Music

Just saw an old clip of Steve Jobs talking about why streaming music doesn't make sense for consumers. I wonder what percentage of people actually listen to enough new music to justify the annual cost of streaming?

Guitar player in an indie band. Mix engineer.

Im defintely listening to more than 2 new albums per month. That alone makes it cheaper compared to buying CDs.

I have a feeling most people are in that camp, it would be interesting to see the data. I definitely go months sometimes without adding anything to my regular rotation though.

It just kind of made me stop for a second and go wait...am I paying a subscription to listen to the same music over and over again? lol

I've had that experience before, but nowadays, I consistently find there's enough attraction to bring me back to Spotify. The extensive back catalog is prob the most significant selling points. I wish Spotify allowed us to see the % of our total listening time dedicated to new vs old music.

Yeah the back catalog is such a huge plus. For discovery purposes, streaming really is so tough to beat. I guess you could kind of use Spotify wrapped to get some insight into old vs. new. I’m on Apple Music and my top artists every year rarely change, but idk if that’s true for most people.