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[Squall5042]

I get Apple Music for 5 bucks a month through a student membership...

 

[BronsonLee]

well, uh, youtube has basically every song so there's that--the only downside with youtube is if you're on your phone you don't want to use the bandwidth on the video component of the video

I'd plop Youtube straight in the streaming realm considering they want you to have Youtube Music now & it doesn't background play unless you have Youtube Red

Think of it like Spotify's Free tier, only with different restrictions

That being said, converting from Youtube to MP3 is my jam

 

[this_guy]

I pay for iTunes Match rather than Pandora/Spotify/etc. It's $25 a year. Instead of getting access to all the music ever, I get access to my music on all my devices and over the internet. I like it because I can listen to any of my library on my 16GB phone. I rarely buy new albums full price, waiting either for a discount, free giveaway, etc. And most of the stuff I get these days is from Bandcamp. So it works for me because mostly I bought all the music I wanted to buy from the 90s to the early 00s.

Have you tried Google's version with Google Play Music match? It's free for 50,000 songs and you'll be able to listen any where.

I use Google Play streaming (free Youtube Red is nice) because I don't have a large collection of music.

 

[karmaforgotme]

Google Play Music family plans are the way to go. Gives you 5 people on one plan for $15 a month

Apple Music family plan is also $15 a month for 5 people, and Spotify family plan is $15 a month for 6 people.

 

[Transistor]

Apple Music family plan is also $15 a month for 5 people, and Spotify family plan is $15 a month for 6 people.

But those don't come with ad-free YouTube

 

[Guevara]

My wife, on the other hand, subscribes to Spotify (at $5 a month) because she never bothered buying any CDs, and she mostly wants a replacement for radio that sucks less. She claims it's good for discoverability, but she has no interest in following up on anything she discovers. Songza's free tier used to fill that niche, but Google killed it.

I used to love Songza, and was sad when Google bought them.

A few of Songza's playlists still exist in Google Play music, however. You could try searching for them by name.

 

[DragonSworne]

Just give me the whole catalog without restrictions and I'll gladly pay 5 bucks. I don't need those other features like discovery or top trending etc, save that for the higher tier service.

 

[Linkark07]

I only pay $3 per month in Spotify thanks to family plan. One of the best deals I have seen.

 

[dskillzhtown]

But those don't come with ad-free YouTube

That has been a great addition. Much more than I ever thought it would be.

 

[Futureman]

Actually, just grabbed some data and the average American listens to about 4 hours of music per day. $10 divided by 120 is 8 cents per hour. That's a pretty amazing deal if you're average.

Four HOURS per day is the average? That feels crazy high. I somehow doubt that. I loooove music and four hours in one day is a lot.

 

[emag]

I'm on a Spotify family plan, but use it maybe once or twice a month for a track or two. Usually I listen to music I own or free Pandora.

Four HOURS per day is the average? That feels crazy high. I somehow doubt that. I loooove music and four hours in one day is a lot.

Hour commute to work, an hour back, lunch and shopping.

I listen music (instrumental) all through my workday, pausing for calls/meetings.

 

[borghe]

If you listen to a lot of music, sure.

here's my take on it..

$10 is a huge value for what you get. Now I know TONS of people who just really aren't into music. Not only do they not think $10/month is worth it, but to boot they seriously don't even pirate or such. Mostly they do podcasts.

So the question is, are those same people going to find $5/month for a majorly stripped out catalog a good value? We all know the Spotify bait-n-switch is coming. Free is going away and the writing is on the wall for this.. or at least free will change substantially. So is whatever free changes into enough for the casual music listener who doesn't live or die by music, but likes to put something on now and then?

I just can't see someone who legit doesn't want to pay $10 for music, being ok with paying $5 for a much smaller selection. It's like a target audience of someone who doesn't LOVE music, but "loves" it enough to pay $5. Seems like a very small demographic.

 

[Guevara]

Four HOURS per day is the average? That feels crazy high. I somehow doubt that. I loooove music and four hours in one day is a lot.

The average is probably skewed by people who listen to music all day (8+ hours) at work.

 

[The Albatross]

I pay $15/mo for Google's family plan + YouTube Red. i hardly listen to any music though... But my wife uses it and I like YouTube Red for not having ads.

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

It'll be hard for me to move. I've got my entire library on Google already, and $10 isn't really breaking the bank in the first place.

 

[Sotha_Sil]

Google Play + Youtube Red is it for me. No ads on youtube is surprisingly nice to have, and then I do my usual streaming with GP.

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

If people were spending $80/year in 1980, $120 per year seems like a reasonable amount when accounting for inflation.

 

[Future]

$10 per month for what Spotify/Apple Music/Etc are offering is like the craziest deal in history outside of outright piracy.

Most people don't like enough genres to really get that much value. Hell they don't like enough songs on albums they like.

Really we are getting back to where people are realizing people don't want EVERY song in an album, or by streaming standards, EVERY song out there. I truly believe if people just bought the songs they actually like and listen to it'd be way less than $120 a year

 

[gcubed]

People realize this isn't the actual service for $5... It's a different service most likely play or content limited

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Define 'a lot.' $10 is almost nothing, and you get access to almost all music in existence. It's a fucking crazy deal.

EDIT: Actually, just grabbed some data and the average American listens to about 4 hours of music per day. $10 divided by 120 is 8 cents per hour. That's a pretty amazing deal if you're average.

I find normal people don't really talk music all that terribly much, unfortunately

That's what I'm saying, that $10 is insanely reasonable... and artists already get jack shit on that. I'm a bit skeptical of anything lower than that.

I pay for both Spotify and Apple Music because I'm an idiot and I want to listen to Views/Coloring Book the day they come out, but like, $10 in perpetuity and you don't get to own the music you like? It's not the kind of slam dunk deal you think it is, especially since most people just want to listen to One Dance for like, the 150th time.

There's youtube and a free tier for that.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Decoded: Millennials want everything for free. $10 a month is SO MUCH MONEY.

See also: Netflix should have all the movies and TV shows they want for $10 a month.