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The idea was born a long time ago, and now I am implementing it.
I wonder how people find new music?

Below are the survey points presented in more detail:
1) Recommended by friends/acquaintances
2) I visit warez sites (...)/ torrents (...)/ thematic forums (...); I download whatever is posted
3) I check musical encyclopedic sites (...)/ music label sites (...)/ sites that post interviews (...)
4) I search on Last.fm/VKontakte etc.
5) I find music playing in public places
6) I go to concerts, where I hear something new
7) Music is pushed on me by advertising
8) I do not have a music collection
9) Other <write in the thread>

P.S. multiple options may be selected.

I don't even know, it just somehow finds its way to me.
Probably when I'm looking for other music to download, I accidentally come across an artist, get interested, and listen.
Last.fm suggested a couple of bands, but it's not very helpful.
In Guitar Hero, I sometimes hear something new; recently, I listened to Disturbed there, downloaded the album, but I've put it aside for now because I'm not in the mood for that kind of music right now.
I also have a huge collection of music CDs that my sister gave me; sometimes, I take a disc from there and listen to it.
A year (or more? oO I don't even remember anymore) ago, I downloaded the Gothic Spirits compilation; it doesn't have much gothic music, but I discovered several good bands there (Epica - now my favorite after Nightwish, Therion, Graveworm, Eyes of Eden, Draconian, Eluveitie, Midnattsol, Tristania...).
A year and a half ago, I was watching A-one, and I discovered Clawfinger there.
And the very first band (The Prodigy) that I listened to was also recommended to me by my sister, but she doesn't listen to that kind of music herself. And I don't listen to it anymore either.

The topic should be moved to the music section.
I find almost everything on Last.fm.

4) I search on Last.fm/VKontakte, etc.

Why did you put them together? :(

There are two main folders. The first one (100GB+) contains everything I've listened to before (a lot of mythology-related music), and the second one contains only J-Pop and K-Pop.

I have 120++ myths, but I still need to process them, so the number will be much smaller. Friends sometimes give me advice and share things. Also, friends always complain that they have nothing to listen to, so they ask me to give them something, saying they have absolutely nothing. I never have that problem; I have several unlistened-to discographies. The same goes for computer games; they always buy 5+ games, borrow games from me, somehow manage to finish them all in a week, and want more, even though they aren't hardcore gamers (they do a lot of other things at the same time), while I never finish games that quickly. I have several game discs that I haven't even put in the drive yet, and I want to play them. I guess I'm just slow.

Why did you put them together?

They both belong to the category of websites where you can listen to music without downloading it.

These are the types of sites where you can listen to music online without downloading it.

To do this on Last.fm, you need to pay. However, that's not its main advantage.
By the way, Medzhi, are you there?

By the way, Meji, are you there?

There's no Last on the list. That's probably why I put them in the same category. :smile04:

The main point is searching by tags, although you can listen to previews on both platforms, and Last.fm also has free compositions. I don't see any reason to categorize Last.fm and VKontakte as different, as Last.fm is also a social network, with its own groups, VIPs (called subscribers), etc. Perhaps the thematic trolling and the requirement to post a photo are the differences, although I haven't posted a photo on VKontakte either :3.

The main advantage of Last.fm is the ability to revel in the number of listens.
And of course, similar artists.

Very useful indeed.

The most interesting story happened with my favorite artist (Tom Waits): a friend gave me his album, which she bought somewhere in the States, attracted by the original cover (as I remember now, it was the album "Blood Money"). She couldn't listen to it, of course, and gave it to me, just like that – "well, you're a bit eccentric, you should like it." I hadn't even heard of him back then, but I did like it. And I liked it immediately. Now I have his complete discography.

sometimes friends recommend them, but I don't remember any instances where I started listening to these bands. Usually, I'm the one recommending and introducing people to music.
Although, you could count Emily, whom Revan listened to, and I also tried listening out of curiosity (maybe I was looking for something specific, or maybe I stumbled upon it somewhere, I don't remember). But I don't listen to everything, just a few songs.
There was also a story with Muse, when my brother's friend gave him a disc with various songs, and there were three Muse songs on it. I started listening, then downloaded their albums, and now they have a special place in my collection.

I used to hear songs on the radio (a few times online) and discover bands that way. But mostly, I find them through TV, especially A-ONE. I've found many good bands that way. And of course, I use Last.fm. I search for bands in similar artists, then I add them on VKontakte and listen to their songs. I add what I like, and over time, I download the albums.

It just happens, completely randomly. A little bit from "TV," a little bit from the last.fm website, and a little bit just by randomly seeing it somewhere.

Besides the standard and random methods, I also use another one – this group:
http://www.lastfm.ru/group/Группа+для+людей+с+супер+музыкальной+совместимостью
What’s funny is that I actually have extremely high musical compatibility with almost all the members of this group :D

The latest tags are indeed very appropriate.