[nine_k]

It would be great to be able to buy an album, pay the upfront cost, and then stream it for free.

This is how Bandcamp works. I greatly prefer it to Spotify, but only because I'm not generally interested in mainstream bands.

[ulrikrasmussen]

Same, I love Bandcamp, and I am truly worried that Epic will find a way to ruin it. It is one of the last places on the internet I know of where you can easily buy music for download (i.e. you actually own it).

[Godel_unicode]

You can buy and download DRM-free music from Apple and Amazon.

[bravetraveler]

Also Qobuz - I like the 'hi res' availability and various format choices

One of the few services that seems to give Linux users like myself a decent experience

[aaaaaaaaaaab]

As lossless files?

[Godel_unicode]

Not that it matters since you can’t hear the difference, but yes.

[aaaaaaaaaaab]

Can you tell me where is the "download lossless file" button on Apple Music?

[mmarquezs]

Unfortunately for the Apple case the new lossless option is only available for Apple Music subscriptions.

With Apple Music here is the info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212183

[mftb]

I use Bandcamp. I started because many of the artists I listen too, put their music on Bandcamp. I briefly considered paying for Spotify, but at every turn they make it difficult to get to the music I want to play. Why would I pay for that?