It’s similar to how music went from people buying albums to listening on iPods and phones. You can’t fight the tide, and if you’re not in their proposing solutions, you’ll have to live with someone else’s solution. Streaming (in its current form) isn’t great for artists, but the industry dragged it’s heals for so long they were left with no other choice.
Salvo@aussie.zone 1 week ago
The other choices are to buy albums from record stores, or acquire digital music from the High Seas.
iTunes and Apple Music is still one of the lowest-friction ways to purchase music; while downloaded Apple Music has DRM, iTunes Purchases don’t.
I have a playlist in iTunes of Apple Music that I want to buy. When I do have some disposable money, I purchase it. I then make sure it is downloaded to a computer so it is backed up in case that record label has a dispute with Apple. Burning to CD is a waste of plastic.