Recently we published an article comparing two music streaming services, which are arguably the biggest on the current market: Apple Music and Spotify.
But after a while, it occurred to us that it's worth surveying other options as well, so we can give our readers a fuller picture. Every music streaming service has its best and worst features, and we do recognize that the mainstream doesn't always fit everyone's liking. In this article, we'll skim through the best alternative music streaming services, for those who'd skip Apple and Spotify.
If you're inspired to shift from your current music streaming service of choice, you'll be glad to find out there are third-party apps that transfer your music playlists for you. These are SongShift for iOS, and Soundiiz, which will work on all desktops.
The classic service that's been here long before Spotify and Apple music. Youtube is home to every video under the sun, and that includes music videos. You're probably familiar with the user interface by now, and you can reach lyric videos, live performance videos, audio tracks, and official video clips uploaded in studio quality by the official artist account. If you have an adblocker such as AdGuard for example, you can even enjoy it all ad-free. Plus, all our Baba playlists are on Youtube. If you subscribe to YouTube Premium, the new video streaming service (competing with Hulu and such), you get the music service built-in.
The major disadvantage, though, is that you can't download any of the songs to your mobile device, and you can't play music while using other apps.
This changes if you choose the YouTube Music streaming service, which is a monthly subscription from Google.
Let Josh from 6 Months Later Reviews brief you on YouTube Music:
The user interface on Deezer is very reminiscent of the one you'll find on Spotify or Apple Music. Deezer is excellent in curating playlists, and they do have top 50 and top 100 playlists just like Spotify or Apple Music. It also offers radio channels and podcasts. Deezer has an app for almost any device including smartwatches. There is a free service with ads, 3 different subscription plans, and a 30-day free trial. 
Besides Tidal, Bandcamp is also known to be supportive and generous with its artist, with artists getting as much as 85% of each sale. We're referring to music sales since Bandcamp is primarily an online record store. You can come to Bandcamp to enjoy live music streams, podcasts, and playlists, and if you're into independent or smaller artists, this is the hub for you, as these are usually the artist who upload free music. Bandcamp itself is free, what you're paying for are merch and records. Bandcamp is also a great place to discover new music. 
