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TL;DR
- Spotify has raised the costs of its plans but once more, the second time inside a yr.
- Spotify Premium within the US will now value $11.99 a month as a substitute of $10.99; Spotify Duo will value $16.99 a month as a substitute of $14.99; whereas Spotify Household will now value $19.99 a month as a substitute of $16.99.
- No new advantages are coming with this value improve.
It hasn’t been lengthy since Spotify elevated its Premium costs within the US. The platform elevated its costs in July 2023 (albeit for the primary time in over a decade), and now it has elevated them once more, clocking a second improve inside a yr.
As introduced by Spotify, the corporate is growing the costs of Spotify Premium for Particular person, Duo, and Household plans. Spotify Premium within the US will now value $11.99 a month as a substitute of $10.99; Spotify Duo will value $16.99 a month as a substitute of $14.99; whereas Spotify Household will now value $19.99 a month as a substitute of $16.99.
New subscribers within the US will obtain the elevated costs instantly, and current subscribers within the US will obtain an e mail over the subsequent month explaining the brand new costs.
What do you get for the elevated costs? For now, nothing. There are not any new advantages related to this value improve. Spotify mentions that it sometimes updates its costs in order that it may “proceed to put money into and innovate on our product options and convey customers the most effective expertise.”
Spotify lately introduced a value improve for a number of worldwide markets, so the value improve within the US was virtually anticipated. Nonetheless, it’s nonetheless shocking when it truly occurs, because it modifications the service’s worth quotient, particularly in comparison with opponents like YouTube Music.
In the meantime, don’t maintain your breath in the event you had been ready for lossless audio to reach on Spotify underneath the Spotify Hello-Fi or different branding. That characteristic has been noticed within the works lately however has nonetheless not gone reside, years after being introduced. If Spotify comes round to releasing it someday quickly, it’ll doubtless come by way of a good higher-priced subscription tier.
Customers have additionally been sad about Spotify’s determination to brick the Spotify Automobile Factor. Public outcry over the choice compelled the corporate to subject refunds for the discontinued product within the type of subscription credit.
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