The nicest thing about it is that it offers a 3 month trial period, long enough to know if this is what you’re looking for, however, it’s quite buggy and may be confusing to navigate. If you have an iDevice, the option that makes the most sense is Apple Music, which launched in South Africa in June 2015. Beats listening to radio DJs any day.ĮDIT: Rdio and MixRadio have been removed as these services do not exist anymore. You can use most of the services without paying a subscription fee after the trial period, but the “catch” is listening to ads. If you are using a service that’s not available locally like Spotify – good for you, but here’s a list of music streaming services you can subscribe to from South Africa and for a fee you get the benefits of ad-free music, offline play and use on desktop and mobile.
Today’s top 5 post is around music streaming services available in South Africa. I tried very hard to support the artists I love (I won’t rule out buying an album again) but for the most part, I just stream new music. Ok, so nobody actually pays for music anymore, right?