6500 different songs by 1650 artists last year for me. I wouldn't say I listen to that much music, but buying individual albums is completely unrealistic. I've bought some, mostly to support artists, but in the future I'd be more inclined to buy merch (which is often unfortunately hard to find.) Similar to Steam, pirating is so much worse that paying a little for quality streaming is acceptable. As for data, I'm practically giving that away with last.fm anyway.
It's a combination of Spotify's fantastic weekly playlists, keeping up with new releases, and exploring new genres.
It's a combination of Spotify's fantastic weekly playlists, keeping up with new releases, and exploring new genres.