It’s Spotify’s turn to increase prices
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#6D7QF)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge After 12 years, the price of Spotify Premium is increasing in the US. The subscription will now cost $10.99 a month, the company announced today. Spotify has charged $9.99 for its Premium subscription ever since its launch in the US in 2011. So that we can keep innovating, we are changing our Premium prices across a number of markets around the world," the company wrote in a post announcing the increase. These updates will help us continue to deliver value to fans and artists on our platform."
As well as increasing the price of a single Premium subscription, the cost of Duo will increase from $12.99 to $14.99, Family will increase from $15.99 to $16.99, and Student will increase from $4.99 to $5.99. According to an FAQ, existing...