Every single time I use Spotify, after the first advert it says to enjoy the next 30 minutes ad free. Then after a 2 minute long song, I get 5 minutes of adverts 😑. Every single time

Edit: using mutify now, thank you everyone!

      • 11111one11111@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        20 days ago

        I used to get so annoyed at the auto correct to ducking but after a niece and nephew were introduced as variables I’ve found ducking the most effective sentence enhancer that doesn’t provoke a parent teacher conference for my brother lol

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 days ago

    I used Spotify once years ago. wanted to listen to the Beatles or Bowie or something.

    first song was good. then they started playing Sinatra, then Katy Perry, then someone else.

    I removed it just because if I told you to play “X” you play “X”.

    so glad I still have my 500gb collection of mp3s.

  • jsomae@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Because I have never habituated the use of Spotify, I don’t think about not having it.

  • Omega@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    20 days ago

    It’s a trap. Its been that way as long as I can remember. If any music service offers a longer ad for uninterrupted music, don’t do it.

    • Nindelofocho@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      20 days ago

      Idk how it can even be considered a trap or legal its straight up false advertising, textbook definition

    • isaaclw@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      19 days ago

      They alao have done very little about the misinformation Joe Rogan continues to spout.

      • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        20 days ago

        Last time I checked, uBlock blocked ads on Spotify.

        Yeah, your right. uBlock Origin block advertisement on the browser. However, Spicetify blocks advertisement within the desktop app and allows for multiple add-ons/ extension plus customizing your entire app.

  • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
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    20 days ago

    This is one service I pay for and never had had to worry about ads. I can skip around, download and work it just like my offline music with no differences

    • Oniononon@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      19 days ago

      How many AI songs you have tho? Spotify has other ways to make money for itself and its cronies, namely by shoving fake generated music that big lables own down your playlist so the big label cartel gets more profit.

      • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
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        19 days ago

        Probably not that many since I carefully curate my list and generally only listen to local artists or international that I’m familiar with.

    • Hjalmar@feddit.nuEnglish
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      20 days ago

      I’m also paying for Spotify however I still get ads when listening to podcasts. Really bothering

      • Cenotaph@mander.xyzEnglish
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        20 days ago

        Those arent spotify ads, they’re the ads from the podcast. To my knowledge unless its a “spotify exclusive” all they are doing is fetching the RSS feed for you, not paying the creator anything regardless of your subscription status

      • CmdrShepard42@lemm.eeEnglish
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        20 days ago

        And now they’re showing locked episodes, which drives me up the fucking wall. Seems to only be with all the podcasts that SirusXM is buying up as of late, which unfortunately make up a good chunk of what I listen to.

      • Michal@programming.devEnglish
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        20 days ago

        I feel the same about youtube. I pay for premium, but sometimes creators bake in their own ads. I wish youtube would pay creators enough so they wouldn’t have to do it.

    • Dozzi92@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      19 days ago

      Yeah, the complaining about spotify’s free tier is something I just don’t get. I grew up listening to the goddamn radio. No choice in what to listen to and ads all the time. But when your jam came on, it felt great every time.

      I’m on a family plan with some friends. I’ve discovered a ton of new music because of Spotify. I’ve gone to many shows, bought merch, vinyls, for bands I never would’ve known had it not been for Spotify.

      I’m just not sure what people want, but it reeks of entitlement. If you’re gonna pirate music, by all means, go to town. Nobody cares.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Spotify kind of sucks. I’ve been buying music from the musicians (mostly via Bandcamp) for years. Buying one album a month for like $8 means is cheaper than a subscription, and I now have a huge library of music.

  • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    20 days ago

    I tried YouTube today for the first time in years. Its unwatchable. The frog must have been slowly boiling for years to have so many people accept what Youtube is now. Just wow.

    I managed to watch about 10 minutes but had about 5 ads during that time, taking up several minutes of my time. It broke my focus and I forgot what the video was about.

    Back to Newpipe.

    • Camelbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      20 days ago

      I can only watch it with revanced and sponsorblock, otherwise I’d just watch some of my old downloaded stuff.

      • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        20 days ago

        I was using the official YouTube app since I wanted to use chromecast to get a video up on my tv.

        I havent used revanced, seems interesting also. But Newpipe just does what I need so im happy.

        Already have network wide adblocking but doesnt stop YouTube ads in their official app.

          • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
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            19 days ago

            Its an app? No i still have a dumb tv. 50 inch plasma that has lasted 10 years now i think. And I like that its not smart, so it doesnt talk to random stuff on the internet.

            I guess I will replace it soon but when I do, that tv gets no internet access. :)

    • Shimitar@downonthestreet.euEnglish
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      20 days ago

      I can’t get good automatic playlists on navidrome. Nor any good way to automatically mix my collection satisfactory…

      • ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        20 days ago

        Not entirely automatic, but I found that Navidrome (at least when you use a third party client like Feishen or Symfonium) has smart playlists. I use that to write some simple queries like:

        By genre:

        • Ambient
        • Downtempo

        By listening habits:

        • All Favorites
        • Rediscover Old Favorites
        • Last 100 Songs Played
        • Never Listened To
        • Top 100 Songs

        and so on.

        Obviously, the genre smart playlists assume your music has Genres tags. I use Picard (with the Last.fm genre plugin) for that.

          • ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            20 days ago

            MusicBrainz Picard

            It’s a GUI tool that gives you the ability to tag songs in bulk. It uses the MusicBrainz database to provide relevant metadata, and also provides user plugins (like the Last.fm plugin I mentioned)

            I get my songs in batches (through Bandcamp and youtube-dlp) every couple of months, so GUI is fine for me.

            However, I’m seeing a CLI alternative called https://beets.io/ ? Apparently it is a CLI tool that also queries the MusicBrainz database (or Beatport, or Discogs), and apparently integrates well with Lidarr. I never tried it, however.