Spotify prices just went up in U.S. and U.K. — what you’ll pay now

Spotify prices just went up in U.S. and U.K. — what you'll pay now

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Spotify is about to bump up the price of its subscription plans in the U.S. and U.K. The new prices will come into result on Apr 30. Here's everything you need to know most the new pricing structure, and how to secure an actress month at the electric current toll.

Spotify Premium Family unit Plan subscribers in the U.South. are now receiving emails with the updated pricing information. The standard plan is now at $16 per calendar month, up from $fifteen. Users in the U.Thou. are also receiving emails, letting them know about the new status quo. Different in the U.S., all plans are being affected, with the exception of Spotify Premium's £9.99 price tag. Premium Pupil, Premium Duo and Premium Family are all getting a price increment.

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The electric current pricing structure sees customers paying a monthly fee of £iv.99 for Spotify Premium Student, £12.99 for Spotify Premium Duo, and £14.99 for Spotify Premium Family.

As of Apr 30, Spotify Premium Student will cost £5.99, Spotify Premium Duo will come in at £13.99, while Spotify Premium Family is getting a slightly larger increment, bringing its new price to £16.99 per month.

If y'all already have an agile account which yous're paying for monthly, Spotify is giving you a grace menstruation of one extra month at the existing cost. Just be enlightened that there's no escaping the rollout, and yous'll have to relegate yourself to paying the new price come May 30. Anyone partaking in a Spotify trial volition also become 1 month at the current toll, and then now is the perfect time to sign up for one.

Spotify's price hike is contained to the U.Thou. for now. Whether the alter in price will come to other regions is not known at this time. Merely equally recently every bit February, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told the Financial Times the company is treading "very carefully" when it comes to raising its prices in the U.S. market.

"In that location are definitely [parts] of the U.South. where it's starting to go mature, merely big portions of the U.S. are just at present discovering streaming. That's why we're playing it very carefully in the U.S."

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