do you buy music? and where? why? ...why not?

I don't pay for anything I don't have to, and music definitely falls into that category. I'm not really a big music fan, but YouTube has pretty much everything if I did want to listen to something.

Eye sight of both my mother and mother-in-law have worsened over last years. So now I buy exclusivelly vinyls, because it has large enough format to be seen and I really want to scare them with my favourite album covers :3
PIC related, my last purchase:

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There's nothing for me like Bandcamp. I love it and it's the only source that helps me find new artists thanks to the excellent Bandcamp weekly show. I just don't want to think of the possibility of something bad happening to it and I honestly don't think it will go any time soon because it is profitable.
https://bandcamp.com/kaiser_ali

I just use spotify and youtube. I mostly listen to 90's rock Nirvana, Tool, Sound Garden, Pearl Jam. I also like Sinatra and Dean Martin, Elvis and The Beatles. And I also really like Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa.

Funny. I saw this thread the day I learned that Darkspace would be releasing a new album next February... I used to purchase lots of CDs, quite a few vinyls and tapes, but the last few years, not really. I would like to preorder that upcoming Darkspace album -and I'm fine with the price, $16 USD- but shipping would cost me $15.75. USD, again. All in all, that would be about 40-45$ CAD. That's... way too expensive for a simple digisleeve (not even a proper digipak). I'm waiting, hoping to see it available on amazon.ca.

Bought a few CDs and some albums in digital format on bandcamp too. But my (physical) collection mostly comes from labels, small distros, eBay and sometimes, from the artists themselves. Most of it is listed on rateyourmusic.

Fun fact: I used to think that artists would get more money from Bandcamp than, say, selling from iTunes or Amazon, but Ronan from VNV Nation (purchased a track from the guy and I had the pleasure to exchange a few emails with him) said that as far as royalties and % go, Bandcamp wasn't actually any better.

So, yes, I still buy music, just not as much as I used to. If I'm not listening to my collection ripped on my computer, I'll use... youtube for my musical needs. O_o no, not premium

I haven't bought any music from Bandcamp, but I've been thinking about it. I've got some stuff on my wishlist. I've also been wanting a lifetime membership to Magnatune, but they only have one option to do so. $300 bucks is out of my price range. Though it is nice that they have free daily downloads.

It's just easier to buy my music from Steam, especially during sales. It only sucks that you have to own a game before you can purchase its OST. Some of my music also came from Humble Bundle, from way waaaaay back, when they had indie soundtracks in with their cheap af indie game bundles.

Here are some of my favorite soundtracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgP5jeBccfI&ab_channel=Deaner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gi5-mEVEc4&ab_channel=Svings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdGv6dI06go&ab_channel=VideoGameMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg0IjOzopYU&ab_channel=Luigi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on-xvGdFTIU&ab_channel=eStecko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2P8qqkHS_g&ab_channel=Juan3M3R

I dislike streaming service, I prefer having MP3's that I can listen to whenever I want, whenever I go without the need for an online service. Freedom!

I was never one to buy music, what I had in terms of physical purchases when I was a teenager were a few records. Then when I saw the songs being sold on websites, I thought they were too expensive and then streaming came along. Since then I use Youtube Music and I am satisfied.

I buy CDs from time to time, anywhere I find them (gigs, online shops, physical shops). Mostly for support and collection, I don't really use them.
If the artist I want to support didn't release any physical copy, I'd buy the digital, first place being Bandcamp as it has the lowest cut afaik (especially since Bandcamp fridays). However, it only happened once, but fml I used iTunes as I had some credit left there since forever lmao

I'm a musician myself and my Bandcamp profiles are on the artist side, I'm not sure if this is what you really asked xd
Anyway here they are:
https://midnightreveries.bandcamp.com/
https://deepstareband.bandcamp.com/

Another vote for bandcamp here. I buy physical from there when the artist provides autographed copies of their albums.

(mine: bandacamp . com/icaio)
streamgifts . com/giveaway/KFMFl/castle-break

@icaio BTW, if you wanted to direct people to your Bandcamp page, be advised you misspelled the links in your post.
band a camp instead of bandcamp
st r eamgifts instead of steamgifts

I sometimes end up buying CD's most likely because of nostalgia for days of yore, but there is no way I could ever buy every release I love. I don't buy digital as I prefer my purchases to have something tangible. Which is a thing that bothers me with video games to this day, especially since almost all purchases are for an indefinite service and not literal ownership.

vinyls

I buy sometimes on Qobuz for flac version and I buy ost on steam.

Back in my younger days I bought all my tapes and then later cds. Later in life, things just had higher priority and stress didn't allow me to sit down and listen to music like the old days.
Now it is the same. I might listen to my old library I have and radio. But other then that no. There is to much going on/stress for me to take time. And radio is not like what it used to be, to much commercials and less music.

Just Spotify and YT Premium

No I do not buy music. So I buy it nowhere. I just don't like it.

I buy CDs from artists I like (and whose album I like) because it's like the most affordable piece of merch.
And I do have a nice modern CD player that shows the CD off in a sort of frame.

It's fun to thrift for CDs though. Compilations CDs are so rare, we used to have everything back in the day. Best ofs, romantic songs, club songs.

Bandcamp, but only during Bandcamp Fridays.
Else, Ototoy or Uta 573.
Supraph Online (some Czech store for retail musics that also happens to have some digital ones) if the ones above don't have what I'm looking for or (for Bandcamp) it isn't the right day.
And lastly, Apple's iTunes if it isn't on either of the above.

All because I'm actually buying their musics, given the lack of DRM throughout the stores I listed.

And as for the order...
For Bandcamp, it would be because I'm always hesitant with whomever controls it at any given time and would rather the artist to have the cut.
Ototoy because it seems trustworthy and I have yet to see someone recommending against it.
Uta 573 because it is owned by Konami from what I can gather outside of the site so a vote of trust when Konami is on an ok standing.
Supraph Online because it also seems trustworthy, even asking a Czech contact which recognized it as a retailer. But it's a bit lackluster on the digital selection and the Czech Crown is a bit expensive for me... e.e"
And iTunes because, even though they have a pretty good selection and somehow the titles from the store (not to be confused with the subscription) are actually DRM free, you're stuck with their proprietary launcher in proprietary systems (iOS, Mac and/or Windows). And I don't like Apple. But at least they don't complain about the program being run on a virtual machine, so I just move the musics to the host machine and and make a copy converted to MP3 to play on the go.

And I know there are other stores, but either they use DRM for their releases, they have regional locks, or I have yet to test them.

I'll buy CD's from used goods stores like thrift stores and pawn shops on occasion (since they're normally only $1 or $2), then rip them as FLAC files. I keep the CD's as long as I enjoy them (even though I'm only using the ripped FLAC files), and delete the files + give away the CD's if I don't like them or get tired of listening to them.

Usually on bandcamp since most of the artists I listen to are indie artists I found on twitch (and yes, twitch has a great music community with very talented people).