Bye Spotify, Hello MP3s

Bye Spotify, hello MP3s 01 May, 2026 I was on and off on different streaming subscriptions like Spotify or Apple Music for a long while. I would eventually cancel my subscriptions for 2 main reasons, price and the algorithm. In Germany, Spotify premium it's 12.99€ per month. That's not a huge price tag, but it's also not insignificant. I felt ok paying for it when I was regularly listening to music, but often times I just had periods when I would just listen to a couple of hours per month. So the expense just felt a bit unjustified. The non premium version of Spotify is decent for a short listening session, but the ads get really annoying after a while. The second reason is that somehow I would end up listening to always the same music.

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