Going official: Spotify subscriptions are set to get more expensive in the UK. According to an email from Spotify sent to UK users, the price of a monthly subscription increases across the board: Premium Student goes from €4.99 to €5.99 and Premium Duo goes from €12.99 to €13. price hike comes to Premium Family, which goes from €99 to €14.99 per month. Spotify says it's "so we can continue to bring you new content and features that you can enjoy as a family and as individuals." Spotify Premium remains unchanged and is still $16.99 per month. The price increase will take effect from April 9.99, 30, although existing Premium members will receive an additional month at the previous price. For these subscribers, the new pricing will take effect on the June billing date. Spotify also says that if you're currently on a trial, after your trial ends, you'll receive one month off the current price before your bill increases to the new price. We reached out to Spotify to find out if users outside of the UK can also expect their monthly spend to increase.
Spotify or Apple Music?
While an extra $1 or $2 a month might not sound like a lot of money, the increase in price for Family in particular could be enough to get users to switch to Apple Music, which still offers a subscription. Family for €14.99. Plus, Apple Music's family subscriptions allow for up to six individual users, while Spotify only seats five, so for larger families, switching to Apple might be a no-brainer, though we think Spotify is the best music streaming service around. music. available today. The news comes after it was revealed that Spotify may be about to launch a podcast subscription service. We've been hearing rumors of a Spotify podcast subscription for some time now, but a new report from the Wall Street Journal says plans and pricing will be announced in the coming days. If Spotify launches a new podcast subscription service, that will put it in direct competition with Apple, which just introduced new subscription options for podcasts, allowing listeners to pay regular fees for additional content and early access for specific creators. There will ostensibly be a crucial difference between the two, though: Spotify won't take any cuts in the revenue podcasters earn, while Apple is cutting 15-30% of subscriptions on its platform (a similar approach to that Apple takes over the App Store). We'll be interested to see if Spotify offers a global subscription or a creator-led model like Apple; Either way, the battle for your ears (and your money) is heating up in the world of streaming.