Your monthly Spotify bill is going up for the first time in over a decade
, which is a subscription for two accounts intended for two people who live together — Duo subscribers will see a $2 increase.
Spotify Premium users will be greeted with this message informing them of the price change, upon opening the app., users will get an email notification about the price increase, as well as a month-long"grace period." This means your upcoming payment will be the last one with the cheaper price. Those currently on trial offers will get one month with the original cost before having to pay the new price. , so if the cost is too high you can always keep your account without paying. But, the free version does not let you play the songs in any order you want, nor does it let you download songs to listen to offline. While it's never fun when a service raises it's prices, Spotify's increase shouldn't come as a surprise.
at the time that it was due to"an increase in licensing costs, and in turn, artists and songwriters will earn more for the streaming of their music."got rid of its"Basic" plan in the US and Canada, forcing new and returning subscribers to now pay at least $15.49 instead of $9.99 if they didn't want to see ads, or switch to the new advertising-supported tier.
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