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Listen smarter, support artists fairly, and reclaim your music experience. Music streaming is everywhere. Digital Service Providers (DSPs) such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music have made listening effortless – but convenience has a cost. The dominant streaming model funnels listener payments into a pooled system that disproportionately favors the biggest artists, while leaving …
What Is User-Owned Music, and Why It Matters in 2025 Reclaiming your music, your data, and your listening identity. The short answer User-owned music means you control your music library, your data, and your listening experience. It’s a shift away from the closed, algorithm-driven platforms that quietly reshaped how we consume music – and a …
Rethinking Music Discovery Beyond Algorithms The Short Answer Crates approaches music discovery through people, not prediction models. With Gems, listeners share meaningful recommendations grounded in taste, context, and trust – not engagement metrics or opaque algorithms. It is music discovery designed for humans. The problem with algorithmic music discovery Most mainstream discovery tools operate inside …
It’s been a while since our last post, but we’ve got a few exciting things to share! New Releases Since our last update, we’ve published three new releases — two for Desktop and one for iOS — packed with improvements, bug fixes, and new features – requested by our Supporters. 👉 For the full changelog, …
Since our last post, we’ve rolled out three new releases packed with fixes, improvements and a handful of new features, requested by you! If you haven’t updated yet, we can’t recommend it enough. Let’s see what’s new. Apple Silicon Build Now Available! Got a Mac with M1, M2, M3, or M4? We’ve got you. Crates …
