Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions

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Spotify is raising prices for its 200 million ad-free subscribers for the first time in over a decade, the platform has announced.

In the UK prices will rise by £1 a month, to £10.99 for an individual plan, £14.99 for a premium duo plan and £17.99 for a family plan.

The price of a student plan remains unchanged at £5.99.

The move follows other streaming services which have also increased subscription costs.

Similar price hikes also apply to the US, Canada and 49 other territories.

In the US, the cost will go up from $9.99 to $10.99 (£8.57) for those with an individual plan.

 

The premium duo plan will increase from $12.99 to $14.99, the family plan from $15.99 to $16.99, and the student plan from $4.99 to $5.99.

"So that we can keep innovating, we are changing our Premium prices across a number of markets around the world," the music streaming service said on Monday.

"These updates will help us continue to deliver value to fans and artists on our platform."

Spotify said users "will be given a one-month grace period before the new price becomes effective, unless they cancel before the grace period ends".

The company raised prices of US family plans and UK student, duo, and family plans in 2021. Individual subscriptions were previously unaffected.

Apple Music, Peacock, Netflix, Max, and Paramount+ have also recently raised subscription prices.

 

The new Spotify Premium cost matches the monthly plans of competitors Apple Music and Amazon Music.

In an April earnings call, Swedish CEO Daniel Ek said the company would "like to raise prices in 2023".

"When the timing is right, we will raise it and that price increase will go down well because we're delivering a lot of value for our customers," Mr Ek said.

 

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[marin]

Damn, here its going up 10B a month. May have to rethink my music. ????

[ozimoron]

1 minute ago, marin said:

Damn, here its going up 10B a month. May have to rethink my music. ????

Amazon Music is cheaper than that and hi-res to boot.

[marin]

2 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Amazon Music is cheaper than that and hi-res to boot.

139B a month now and nary a problem one for 4 years. I will stick with it. 

[Medicine Man]

You are better off with YouTube premium in Thailand, the same audio quality as Spotify (YouTube music) plus you can watch YouTube without the annoying ads...

[stoner]

7 minutes ago, Medicine Man said:

You are better off with YouTube premium in Thailand, the same audio quality as Spotify (YouTube music) plus you can watch YouTube without the annoying ads...

they have ads on youtube video's ? 

[MrJ2U]

I paid for the premium for years until switching to the free version.

 

For my circumstances I don't find any concernable difference.

 

Here's a workaround for no adds:

 

"How To Install XManager On Android For Free Spotify Premium"

https://troypoint.com/xmanager-spotify-apk/

 

 

 

[twizzian]

I just upgraded my free sub to the 3 month for ฿129 premium. Two days after the offer ended, the prices are up. It’s a clever snare, especially if you have to pay the extra quid or dollar.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Spotify Premium in Thailand for now 139b per month, previously 129b per month, is a great deal for a great service... And the ad-free version provides a lot of other benefits, such as being able to listen to full albums intact instead of in shuffle mode.

 

The new rate works out to about $4 per month USD for Thailand-based accounts. The same ad-free account based in the U.S. is priced at $10.99 per month now. And yet all the same western music is available for TH accounts as is available in Spotify accounts based elsewhere, in my experience.

 

The Thai Spotify premium account for a month is basically the same cost as a single Starbucks fancy coffee drink. Hard to argue with that. I'm not gonna lose sleep over a 10 baht per month price increase, the first one of its kind in some time.

 

 

https://www.spotify.com/us/premium/

 

 

[VocalNeal]

On 7/25/2023 at 4:37 PM, marin said:

Damn, here its going up 10B a month. May have to rethink my music. ????

I just listen to Caroline. For me much the same as food, music is just music.