As a Spotify user, I’m not really ok with how much they pay artists… But I don’t use Spotify for “streaming”, I use it to discover new music, find obscure bands, their algorithm is amazing at that.
I could easily selfhost as you suggested, but then it would be my own music bubble.
I go to concerts and buy merchandise as much as possible when I want to support an artist.
Buying the music and selfhosting a streaming server is an option, though obviously not for everyone
As a Spotify user, I’m not really ok with how much they pay artists… But I don’t use Spotify for “streaming”, I use it to discover new music, find obscure bands, their algorithm is amazing at that.
I could easily selfhost as you suggested, but then it would be my own music bubble.
I go to concerts and buy merchandise as much as possible when I want to support an artist.