Gonna again plug my alternative music retailer list here:

https://codeberg.org/jessienab/AwesomeListOfMusicRetailers

A collection-in-progress of online stores offering music in high quality, accessible, and permanently ownable formats. Say no to DRM'd music!!

#Bandcamp #bandcampalternative #drmfree #Music #musiccollection #Audio

@jessienab There are good reasons to avoid it (I use it only as a last resort) but Amazon Music is also worth mentioning I think.

If anyone has more suggestions definitely reach out please!
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@robby Amazon Music I have been wondering about, but is their music sold DRM free, or does it require some sort of app or convoluted process to download/stream?

Requiring an account is not a restriction on a service being included on the list btw since many sites it's easier to have one than to not :)

If I buy an album on Amazon Music, do I get pure FLAC files I can put on any device that supports that format; or can I convert them to any lossy format I want without issue?

Mainly I feel not inclined to include them only because of the whole deal about e-books being DRMed, thus figuring that audio would be DRMed as well... but any info is appreciated!

@jessienab I had to double check the filetype that I have gotten - It’s been MP3 for what I have gotten from Amazon Music. The quality has been perfectly fine to my ear, but I am no expert on the matter. I don’t know if they provide FLAC / lossless files.

You can see the purchase options on any listings from here for example though: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Songs/zgbs/dmusic/digital-music-track/. Clicking through a few, they all have MP3 download options. That is what I have done for some things that I haven’t been able to find elsewhere.

Mainly I feel not inclined to include them only because of the whole deal about e-books being DRMed

Yeah I totally get not wanting to support Amazon for being a bad company in general, but I think they actually handle music reasonably (besides whatever their streaming is, don’t really care to look into that).

@jessienab I've got loads of DRM free game soundtracks in FLAC or other formats, downloaded straight from GOG and HumbleBundle sites. In case of Steam you need their full client to dl the music, but than it's just a folder with FLACs you can do whatever you wish with.