I'm self-hosting my own music server and I want to

add new music to it

buy it and thus reward the artists whose music I put on there (i.e. no piracy)

not deal with physical media (I'm not a collector, and I want to avoid plastic waste)

own the files; no DRM or similar bullshit

use a European vendor, or at least non-U.S.

I used to buy my music through Amazon, but I've cancelled my account in early 2025 (for obvious reasons) and I'm not going back. I'd love to hear your suggestions: what platforms do you know that fulfil the above criteria? And how do you get your music?

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[–] MrFloppy@feddit.org 5 points 5 days ago

Audials (Romania, Germany) e.g. "Audials Play" offers legal recording of internet radio stations by capturing unencrypted audio streams for personal, non-commercial use, effectively acting as a digital recorder. It enables users to listen to and record thousands of stations, automatically splitting tracks, adding ID3 tags, and according to law, does not bypass copy protection.