Spotify or Deezer??

Which one is the best?

New to these 2 so any information is welcomed

 

I've briefly used Deezer but I've got a subscription to spotify and much prefer that.

Spotify is only worth having though if you pay the tenner a month for premium. Because then you can download stuff to listen offline. Not an issue if you have unlimited data, regular spotify in that instance would probably be okay, but if not, premium us worth it for a tenner a month. Easy to use and a massive catalogue of music.

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Both rip off musicians

 

Spotify but Pete is right

 

Both abhorrent companies.

The idea of paying to stream music seems bonkers to me. Pretty much every song out there is available to listen to for free gratis.

 

Do you think that music should be free?

 

The radio is. When I go out on a night the music there is. When I hear music blaring out of someone's car I don't pay for that. I guess, in short, I think that to listen to it (e.g. stream etc.) should be but to own a copy (e.g. a download, a CD etc.) then it shouldn't be.

 

I've got Spotify, and would definitely recommend it. Not used the new Apple music one yet, or Deezer, so I can't compare.

 

I also have Apple music, tenner a month and you can listen to whatever you want online or offline, and you have access to all user and apple playlists, bargain!

 

I would hope that streaming companies pay for the music. I don't know whether they do or not but to me streaming sites are like the radio (except of course you get a choice).

 

They do pay a little bit something, but I've read that these sums are ridiculously small. You might find this article interesting:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/03/how-much-musicians-make-spotify-itunes-youtube

 

Youtube + Offliberty = Free music

 

I've tried both and ended up joining Deezer. Both have their good and bad points so the best thing to do is use them both and see which suits your needs best.

 

Radio isn't free. We pay a licence fee (BBC) or advertisers cover radio costs. Each time national radio plays a song they pay ~£50 to PRS that distributes the money to the writers, the performers and the labels (depending on the agreement), this is each time a song is played. Spotify pays <0.01 cent per play which is then redistributed according to contractual agreements.

If you own a business which is open to the public and wish to play music or radio, then you need to pay PRS a fee which is then distributed to artists. Music played at Oakwell on matchdays is covered by a PRS licence, fees are paid to artists played via PRS. Music blaring out of somebody's car should already be covered (radio or bought physically) therefore you don't need to pay twice. Live music in a pub is covered by PRS (the venue pays a fee per event which is redistributed, bands fill in forms with set lists).

Who should pay the musicians to produce your free streamed music?

 

Give over. I know the point you are trying to make. Don't get all high and mighty without understanding what I was saying.

FYI all music that streams should be free, Spotify charging so you don't get an advert is balls but that's their business plan. As is paying musicians 0.0001 pence for every stream utilising your £10.

there's enough open source sites that musicians are quite happy to upload music to to allow me to listen for free. If I like it I can then buy it and own it.

 

That's good. I wasn't replying to him.