How am I supposed to send you Balkan new wave with Cyrillic song titles if you aren’t on Spotify though, there’s basically no way to then search for it on AM
I toyed with going Apple Music for a minute but there were some things I didn't like about the interface that are compounded because I would be using the Windows version and there were some things missing on Apple Music that I can get on Spotify. The nail in the coffin was being able to write a Python script that can create a playlist of everything a band has on Spotify in chronological order by just typing a command in PowerShell, something that wouldn't be possible with Apple. Sadly, a Spotify user I remain.
Honestly, facts edit: okay I did find it, but only when I searched just “scarlet” in artists and found them 28 rows down because I knew what their promo image looked like
From an independent musician point of view, my band got 5k more plays on Spotify this year than on Apple Music. The other platforms, we get even less attention. On Spotify, we get added to playlists, people discover us, I can tag our music in Instagram posts, etc. That's why I just stay on Spotify, personally. All giant corps are corrupt anyway, so might as well stick with the one that helps me out the most?
Long overdue they added albums. Haim dominated my 2025. I reckon Better Days would have claimed the top spot or at least challenged it if it wasn't a later in the year release. Similar to "From Zero" which came out late 2024, now in the top albums for 2025.
Per usual, there are some correct things about mine and some extremely odd things that make no sense. Cross referencing with last.fm, my supposed third top song is a song I’ve only listened to twice this year, fourth top album is actually my 103rd top, and fifth top artist is actually my 127th top. Kind of baffling how off some of their tech is! Look forward to the proper year in review from Last.fm in January