Ayu is now on Spotify
Seems like work in progress
Some albums and single are there but it all seems like a total mess https://play.spotify.com/artist/3Mvc8kRgr8LRYYgvFmlZqn |
Uh oh this is driving the sleeping pedantic Ayufag in me wild.
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Great! Thanks for the Info ^^
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O my god yeeeeees!!! Finally!!! This makes me really happy.
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I'm DYING. this was my wish the ENTIRE year!
merry christmas yall! edit: lots of her albums are missing from there, but I found them blocked for playing. perhaps they will unlock for us in the future? there's playlists with her music from Spotify Japan from october. |
I hope this can make her fanbase grew larger, especially US and Europe... although kinda hard to see that.
Anyhoe, I'm happy for this. |
Oh my God, about time!!! This is so exciting, thank you!!!
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I'm so so excited! Finally!
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yessssssssss! a good reason for me to log in my spotify again hahah, always dreaming bout this
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she is also on apple music. However, We are the Queens and A best 15th anniversary are not there.
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I found a lot more albums from visual-kei bands before on Spotify that weren't there when I first got a subscription and I just never checked again. But when I stumbled upon them I was so excited to easily relive stuff I really loved.
I would love to see more ayu music on spotify. |
I'm glad they're making some of her back catalog available. The remixes are extra surprising.
Hopefully they plan on having new releases available on the release date in the future. |
WOW!!! I thought this time would never come! <3 so happy! Apple Music is shit! Love Spotify.
There's even some singles with full tracjlist :O I'm impressed! |
It seems like a lot of J-pop artists are being made available which I swear some aren't even there a couple of weeks ago. Mika Nakashima & Koda Kumi are also there... Tho not exactly the complete discography yet.
Kinda weird that Made in Japan album only has Flower and Mad World lol |
OMG...so happy. finally !
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they just added A Song for xx, LOVEppears, Duty, I am... a bunch of singles and some ayu-mi-x albums. seems like we're getting there! full discography should be up soon I guess.
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This makes me so incredibly happy!! Now if they can hurry up and add (miss)understood and Secret aka my two favourite albums of hers, I will be satisfied <3
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Finally!
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Finally! That's really good news.
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A BALLADS, sixxxx and more remix albums added
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It seems that whenever a music service/store adds asian music, it is always a mess. Missing albums/songs, incorrect information, no pictures etc.
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It's not that easy to add a discography so big like Ayu's all at once tho
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I really think it's avex problem and not Spotify?!
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So like some of the songs are blocked? Weird. Here in the Philippines, all singles and songs up until Rainbow are all playable. My Story to LOVE again are still not there (though some singles from that period are already available). MADE IN JAPAN still only has Flower and Mad World.
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I hope that, with time, all her discography will be put there correctly, but I'm already happy with what we've got. This is like a dream come true! Now I can listen to her music through an official source!
Spotify is so practical that I don't even use another music player anymore. ayu is the only artist I have the albums on my computer... Guess that won't be needed soon! :D |
MADE IN JAPAN is only full available in AWA, since the agreement between Avex and AWA for that release.
If I remember correctly the entire discography as some rare songs from Ayu is available in AWA -the free trial was only 30 days so I deleted it-, but you can find almost 99% in Spotify Japan -the free trial is only 15 hours/month so I came back to my EU account...- AWA made the agreement with Avex, I think is better than Spotify to find Avex music. But Spotify Japan has a very good catalog of Avex. |
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The same as AWA Premium If I remember correctly, but AWA has a bigger japanese catalog in my opinion. I don't know so much about LINE Music, but in the past the entire Avex catalog was there. |
Omg YES!
I'm so behind but... BEST NEWS! Spotify have alot of work on their hands to upload Ayu's disco. I wonder though how the contract with Avex looks like. Since MIJ won't be fully uploaded. Maybe other albums and tracks will be lost in Spotify as well. |
literally died of excitement
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Been waiting for this for a long time!
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There's a few problems with the tracks on the non stop remix albums. They've used the non mixed through track rather than the non stop mixed through track. I have reported the issue to Spotify. It will help if more people do the same.
Fly High on Ayu Trance 2 is the non mixed version. Fly High on Ayu-mi-x II (Non stop mega mix) is the non mixed version too. That's what I've found so far. |
^ And the GREEN remix on the Rule/Sparkle single is Sparkle xD
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So...I'm old-school. Someone educate me: Given that I have Ayu's complete discography on my computer, and on MicroSD cards on my phone and tablets...what advantage do I gain from creating a Spotify account?
Storage space is not a problem. Typically, bandwidth is however. I've yet to find a compelling argument for streaming services such as Spotify. I don't care about "discovering other artists" and such BS. (That said, I'm all in favor of having Ayu on Spotify, obviously - the more exposure she gets, the better...I'm only asking what Spotify can do for me) |
^ I personally only use Spotify if I'm too lazy to download the songs I want to listen to lol
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It's only good for people who are too lazy to download music or don't want to pay for music. I will forever advocate buying physical music.:thumbsup |
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While I would certainly want there to be an option for even higher quality, I am very happy with my Premium subscription, especially now that I can put a bunch of Ayu-songs in any playlist I like. It's easy to use and it's an easy way to carry your music with you across devices without the hassle of files or CDs. Additionally, it's a great way to find new music similar to what you like (as Spotify can give you recommendations for that in several different and very unobtrusive ways) as well as keeping up with more recent hits or revisiting old classics. Supporting Ayu through physical media or paid downloads is naturally preferable (I've done both of those), but Spotify does give an avenue for people to do it in addition to that, or as a cheaper or even free way to do it. :thumbsup This post is not sponsored by or in any way commercially affiliated with Spotify, just felt I had to say it because I was singing its praises so much |
If you guys don't want to wait until Spotify updates with all her discography, Apple Music have all her releases bar "We Are The Queens" for some reason, even full Made In Japan album. Also Today, Flower & Evolution performances from MiJ tour are on her Apple Music page :)
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The conclusion I'm drawing from your post is that it's really targeting those who are into the social aspect of it (I'm not) or can't or don't want to manage their own files (which is something I prefer to do). And maybe technical limitations such as not having enough storage room on your own devices. |
Youtube also has all if not most of Ayu's music uploaded that can be listened to for free and decent quality.:yes
Although, I think sometimes it blocks certain countries on certain tracks. |
That's great! I was wondering when Kumi is going to join it...
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I wonder why Spotify stopped uploading Ayu's albums. :( I was looking forward to adding some songs from RnRC to my playlist. Also, they uploaded such random albums too. Why two live albums and not studio albums?
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Spotify doesn't work here. I wish one day ayu will appear at yandex.music
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Spotify pays Avex for the number of streams on each song. Also, noticed the messed-up discography, but a friend of mine works at Spotify, she tells me the record companies are the ones who insert the albums/playlists into Spotify themselves. So it's not Spotify's fault that the discography are in a mess..
Also, it only recently went up cos Spotify's Japan office just opened a few months back! Guess they're working hard trying to sign contracts with the record companies! |
For anyone who doubts in Spotify, just think that Spotify is like Netflix but have even more good functions. So you use Spotify for the same reasons you use Netflix.They have over 30 million songs in their library and 100 millions active users. That can't be negative.
What Spotify (and Netflix) does for the media industry is an amazing thing itself. The human being is lazy and the general usage of music/videos/movies have always been the easiest way. When downloading entered the world with Napster as the first big site and Napster got the first lawsuits from music/movie companies. This huge problem started with people being illegal rather than going down to the CD store. Enters Spotify or Netflix. Now it's even easier to access to digital media without the hassle of downloading, downloading fanmade subtitles that might match wrong, listen/watch in your computer or transfer to USB sticks or mobile phones. Now everyone instead got access to music/movies directly to your device (and multiple devices as well). Just start the app. Nothing more. And with this being easier than downloading (that is easier than going to the physical store) the general public is more than happy to pay for an subscription. Hooray for smart people working with the digital trends and giving the public what they want instead of trying to get everyone to buy physical. With that being said, I love buying the physical CD's. I got all Ayu's albums (except for some remix), all singles, DVD's etc. I'm a collector and I love to support Ayu. But I love that I don't have to do all the work with taking in songs in my computer and then to other devices, seriously I wan't to spend my time on other things. I love both Spotify and Netflix for the same reasons. Only that Spotify really does have pretty much everything while Netflix lacks in their library. Spotify premium is worth every single penny, it's not even expensive, same as Netflix pretty much even though it's better. And no I'm not either sponsored by Spotify or Netflix in any way. |
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I guess it's avex's fault, as usual, haha. Thank you for the info, me0wie! |
they just added NEXT LEVEL, (miss)understood, Secret, GUILTY, MY STORY, Memorial address and some singles today. nice!
also I just saw A COMPLETE (the tags are a mess btw) and ayu-mi-x 6 there. we're almost there omfg |
I wonder if they gonna fix Made in Japan
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I'm so happy we now have MY STORY and (miss)understood! I just need to have Love Songs in there and Made in Japan, so my favorite albums will all be avaliable!
Guys, just remember that Spotify is another way to support ayu! Nowadays it's really hard for me to buy the physical versions of her albums/singles, so at least I'm supporting her in a way. I know it's very little, but it's what I can do right now. |
Spotify is good for those who just want to hear their favorite songs. Or have no other ways to get a hold of music.
But people who are passionate about music will want more than low quality streaming like Spotify. |
For me i just a nice way to have all music from my non japan artist + Ayu in one place. I hope they will add other avex artists
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AAA got added so its not only Ayu deal
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Love Songs, RnRC and ayu-mi-x 7 are there now!
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I'm really glad that japanese artists are gettin uploaded on Spotify! It's a great streaming service! I hope Koda and Namie get their discographies uploaded too!
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I love that they keep putting stuff up! So awesome. :D
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so... for studio albums/EPs we just have M(A)DE IN JAPAN and FIVE left? for singles, I guess there's almost everything there. they added Sunrise/Sunset, Bold & Delicious/Pride, Moments, AUDIENCE, Far away, and kanariya today
I already saw FIVE there but it's blocked, so it's a matter of time. |
Amazingness, we're not far away from full dicography. :heart I've been busy making four playlists (day, night, dusk, dawn) this evening. This is the best thing eveeeer.
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by the way: http://spoti.fi/2j5CZLl haha |
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They need to fix Mirrorcle World. "TO BE (Instrumental)" is listed as TO BE.
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I am making a playlist with the classic/orchestra versions, so I still waiting for A Classical to be uploaded xD
But I'm in love with having ayu on spotify! Now just MIJ, FIVE and LOVE again are missing from studio albuns. |
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LOVE again and FIVE got added as well. FIVE is just listed as a single for some reason |
YES! "again" added <3 Now I can jam to "snowky kiss".
I did a playlist with her upbeat songs: https://play.spotify.com/user/226iss...DsahJeW3iDNHso |
they also added Party Queen, LOVE again and more singles! now we only have MIJ and We are the QUEENS left! Quote:
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nice! I'll follow yours aswell! |
A Classical is there, finished my Classical/Orchestra playlist <3 https://open.spotify.com/user/ruanbo...dFUajo7bE2DR78
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LOVE, Again, LOVE AGAIN and FIVE are up! Do we miss anything other than Loveappears CD2?
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I've found a theme for my playlists, so I divided them in two. a 1998~2006 one and another, from 2007 to 2016. |
Remember to report any tracks that are incorrect. I'm still waiting on Fly High to be fixed on Ayu Trance 2 and Ayu-mi-x II non-stop megamix. I'm hoping the more people that report, the more likely they are to fix it.
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The A COMPLETE tags are so weird lol
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Spotify is shitty platform, I wish ayufans listened to her CDs real music instead
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I do both + listen to downloaded iTunes Plus when I'm feeling like it lol. I like having many options to listen to her :P |
I love this. I personally love Spotify for most of the music I listen to. So I love having ayu there and making ayu playlists on there
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I totally agree. Don't let the spirit of music die.:thumbsup But it is good for someone that has no way to access her music. I wish we could all have a balance between physical and digital music one day. That way everyone can have the best of both worlds. |
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To me it seems like we can have the best of both at the moment. People who like to stream music can do that and whoever wants to buy CDs can do so as well. Streaming won't stop anyone who wants the CD from buying them. I don't really get why you are so against streaming services. Everyone has their preference. Some care about the streaming quality, some don't. Some want to own the CD and some don't. I think services like Spotify make it easy to listen to music, so even casual listeners get to hear songs they wouldn't buy and instead (possibly) illegally download. |
That balance is getting crushed. What happens to the people who want real music releases when more and more people sacrifice values for the convenience of streaming? That is why many of you may not care, physical music is not a threat to you.
The balance I am looking for is a coexistence of digital and physical. But that can't happen if one is supported way more than the other. Being able to access music online has been extremely beneficial to me over the years. I am not quite against it existing, but more against putting priority of it over cds and vinyl etc. It's a great way to discover new artists and experience what their music is like. Also to try albums out before buying them. But to only stream music is something I won't understand because to my mind, if you care about music, you would want the actual album. It represents the artists finished product. The manifestation of their creative ideas, brought to life. It's not just a plastic case with a disc inside that "takes up sooo much space". So long answer short, I am against streaming services taking over, not them existing. |
No streaming service will stop a person from buying the CD if they want to. Anyone who wants a CD will buy it sooner or later.
I also don't think that one can necessarily say that if you like the music you will want to buy the CD as well. I think you shouldn't assume things just because you yourself would do it like that. I get it, I do that too, but to some having the album or just the download doesn't make much difference. It's about listening to the music itself and you can do that either way. I don't think streaming will lead to no CDs being release anymore so I don't think there is a missing balance. To me it seems both do coexist already. I actually think streaming is leading to a lot of people actually supporting artists they might only casually listen to. I've seen it with my friends and myself: instead of downloading songs online they stream it through Spotify/Apple Music/etc. and the artist gets at least some money. Anyway, thanks for sharing your opinion :) |
Well yes, those who want the CD will buy and those who want to stream will stream. But what happens is, as streaming becomes more and more popular, music companies will decide to stop producing physical albums because it will save them money. Then we have to conform to the streaming lifestyle.:no
The only reason things are balanced now is because there are still many people who are old enough to know the value of collecting music. The kids of today and the future will all be born into this streaming format, causing the death of music collecting.:( But you're welcome, I always like to hear what people think. I'm glad you are optimistic.:laugh |
They still make CDs?
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Agreed with labello
Spotify does not stop people in buying CDs. I still think everyone sees value in owning physicals copies. When the album is good, people are more willing to buy it. I would not have bought Birdy's Beautiful Lies without streaming first, for example. Spotify gives enough credit to the artist. Also, because of streaming I have discovered lots of new artists I enjoy and really want to see live. Spotify is easy to use, easy to share and a much better platfom to get to know an artist, than buying random CDs, just because you only enjoyed one hit they kept playing on the radio. With Spotify we still support the artist. Streaming does not stop them from releasing new music. Also, I really won't mind if companies decided to make less physical copies. Producing is expensive and a lot of waste of material. When you see Ayu's physical sales for examply, it is always around 15k. I would say: release first 10k copies and restock when more people want it. It is less production, less expensive, the product becomes more exclusive (maybe even rare) and the 'waste' is well, easier to handle. That why I don't agree with releases like A BEST -15th Anniversairy Version-. I hate it to say, but it is waste. I care much less when I can listen to the album online. In that way, I still support Ayu in making new music. It comes to mind that not every album is available on Spotify. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have decided not to stream their latest album. I don't think it effected their sales in any way differently. |
I don't really need streaming services.
I did use Apple Music for a while, and while it is convenient having so much to discover and stream being on the way, my mobile internet just isn't enough to use it for a long time. And if I want to use it more, it gets quite expensive with mobile internet. And for using it at home I don't need it anyway. Besides, new material of Japanese artists always need a lot of time getting uploaded. So I cancelled my account again and just bought a bigger card for my mobile phone. Like that I have all my favourite music with me. |
I can't with people who thinks that streaming with end the physical CD market. CDs killed LPs and they are still being released, netflix killed DVD/Blu-ray and they still a thing. Don't worry, they won't end something that they can still make money out of it from collectors and stuff.
I personally don't care for the music streaming business, but I think it's a valid thing for you to know different styles and artists that you would never know otherwise. As someone said early, I only use spotify when I don't care about the album enough for me to buy/rip my own copy. This whole thing "stream vs physical copy" is getting like "you're only a real fan if you listen to her musics with the original copy". Blah. |
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The point is that at this current moment, yes CDs still exist. But streaming will only increase. In the future, CDs will be gone unless people like me try to keep it alive. Future generations will not even know what a CD is so why would they buy them. It costs money to produce CDs and they will stop making them when they stop selling enough to make a decent profit. Just look at the gaming industry. Some games are not even released physically AT ALL and this is becoming more frequent. A sign of the future. If you guys think streaming won't kill CDs, that is a bit of denial. There are people that actually would like CDs to go away they hate them so much. Some people just can't understand this argument because they don't feel the same way as people who prefer physical. Owning the physical copy or building a collection is an emotional thing. Some people love the feeling of owning and holding the physical representation of an artists work. They feel a sense of pride building a large collection of music they love so much. They want to hear their favorite songs in the high quality that they deserve to be heard in. Having something the artist can autograph. Looking at the pictures and artwork. Having the liner notes/lyrics. Those who prefer streaming only just don't understand these feelings, so they don't understand what people like me are talking about. Some people just want to hear the song and that is it. I don't feel that way but there isn't anything wrong with that. Sadly these people have a negative effect on those who love the physical releases. As for the argument of "only true fans by the CD", I think there is some truth to that. If somebody really is a fan, just pressing play on a highly compressed digital file for free, versus buying the album, holding the artists finished product they worked hard on, reading the lyrics, sitting down and listening to it in their room, listening to all the details in the music, admiring the album on the shelf. Those fans just don't see how the album is an integral part of the artist they claim to love so much. For example, I think someone who only streams an artist's music when they can easily buy the CD/vinyl shows a lack of passion for the artist since they don't even think their album is worth paying money for or owning. But this doesn't mean they don't qualify as a fan. |
I used to collect CDs especially in the early 2000's when my Jpop craze was at a high point and would purchase both the CD and CD+DVD edition of singles and albums :dead2 As I've gotten older though I realize that I wouldn't even touch the CDs that are displayed on a bookcase anymore after I ripped them on my computer. I was basically just throwing money away collecting CDs that were gathering dust which is why I turned to streaming. I always just use my phone to listen to music now anyways. I get a bluetooth speaker and I'm good to go. Same goes for my car so I just don't have any need to buy albums anymore :shrug I don't think that takes away the "experience". I never just sit down and look through the booklet while listening to an album anyways so that doesn't relate to me. And that goes for all media really. Video games, music, books, movies etc. I've strictly gone digital. At the end of the day, we're all going to die and it's all materialistic things that isn't coming to the grave with us :\ (sorry to make it morbid at the end lol)
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People need to get over with that. Different times, different ways to listen to music! Just choose what is best for you.
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For me I don't have a steady income at all. Entertainment media in Japan is ridiculously priced. Even I get fed up with it so I get the money problem for sure. Jpop is not a cheap hobby.:bsigh |
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The thing is... streaming is way more accessible than buying physical albums, while also being way more practical. I like buying albums from my favorite artists, but I just buy them for collecting purposes. I'll listen to them using Spotify anyways. lol We're all fans and every one experiences the songs and their passion in different ways. |
We still have books and newspapers even though they come digitally now. We still have newly produced vinyls because people still listen and buy them. So no I don't think streaming sites kills the CD industry. So people can chill, it won't happen. And even if it did I would cheer them on because if we have digital choices in this modern world let's use our evolved technique instead of producing more material things that the world can't break down naturally (see plastic as biggest blame factor). Artists and groups still get their support from fans, they still earn money, they get better promotion and their fanbase usually grows when available on streaming sites. So it's actually a win-win. Look at K-pop - being up on Spotify for years and FINALLY J-pop understands and follows the trend.
And how great isn't it that people actually choses to spend money on sites like Netflix/Spotify instead of illegally download and in no way at all support their idol. It's a great thing that movie and music industry listens to what people want and offer these kind of services that streaming is. Thank you! And I btw, are one of those crazy collectors that have all Ayu's albums (-some remix albums), all singles e.t.c so I totally understand the emotional value. And I will always support Ayu in both physical CD's, going to concerts and using streaming services. But not everyone can or want to. Totally fine. I'm happy Avex understands that Spotify is great for them and their artists and taking this move into the future instead of fighting against it (because that's loosing). Quote:
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I'm more a physical buyer myself but I am loving reading the discussion on streaming vs physical. I have actually logged into Spotify again to check out some of the Ayumi playlists. (Although I don't find them easy to find!)
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