I'd read that Tidal is similar to Spotify in terms of functionality and catalogue but pays artists better, so I've decided to give it a go.
It took less than ten minutes to switch over, and I was able to transfer all of my playlists across for less than £5. Remarkably easy.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
I switched to Tidal a couple of years ago and drastically prefer it. The sound quality alone is *drastically* better than Spotify. I hadn’t realised how garbage Spotify’s sound quality was until I switched. It was like hearing all these songs for the first time again.
I generally listen to music fairly quietly on laptop speakers when working, so don't notice audio quality much there, but...
I've just done a comparison on my Bose headphones and gosh, yes. Even over Bluetooth, which compresses the audio, I can hear a whole extra layer on ROSALÍA's Berghain. 😮
