Spotify.
I've been persuaded to pay a tenner a month for hearing the music without ads but - and here's the big BUT - I am sceptical about the business model and what it means for artists. I'm of the generation that bought records and then bought some of them again on CD, so in my mind there is a direct connection between my having the pleasure of listening to an artist's work and them receiving some financial benefit. But how does Spotify work? I'm sure the artists must get a royalty but how does it compare with what they would get if I made a physical purchase?
As it happens, I have gone out and bought a couple of albums that I've first listened to on Spotify but there are several that I've listened to more than once but not purchased. And I feel a bit bad about that. Am I freeloading?