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Deezer is a French alternative to Spotify, it pays artists a little bit more. https://www.musictrendz.com/post/which-streaming-service-pays-artists-the-most
Qobuz is another French streaming service that pays one of the most in the industry
https://www.legendarymix.com/post/the-streaming-payout-showdown-which-platform-is-truly-pays-musicians-in-2025
https://darko.audio/2025/01/which-streaming-service-pays-artists-the-most/
I ditched Spotify recently after it started pushing MAGA/Musk content for no reason. I tried Deezer and Qobuz and really wanted to like them, but Qobuz had the most godawful terrible recommendations and Deezer's Android app had poorly designed navigation and felt like it hadn't been updated in a decade.
Access Industries has a 41.4% ownership of it. They also own Warner Music Group.
Also:
Sad to learn they are majorly USA owned then. Their offices are still mainly in Paris and the data is processed in France. I have been using them back and forth for more than a decade. At the beginning, you could upload your own library (including copyrighted albums) and make it available for streaming to other people, it was a fun time.