Spotify to Raise US Subscription Prices Early Next Year

[MacRumors]

Spotify will raise subscription prices for users in the United States in the first quarter of next year, according to the Financial Times, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The report links pressure from major record labels on both Spotify and Apple Music to raise subscription prices. They argue prices have lagged inflation, while subscriptions remain cheap compared to video services such as Netflix.

Wall Street analysts say the price increase is critical to Spotify's stock, as the company pushes to show profitability. JPMorgan analysts have projected a $1-a-month price rise would boost Spotify's annual revenue by $500 million.

Spotify recently raised prices in multiple countries across South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company has not raised prices in the U.S. since July 2024.

A Spotify subscription costs $11.99 a month in the U.S., compared with $9.99 when it launched in the country 14 years ago. Spotify currently costs $1-a-month more than Apple Music for individual plans.

Article Link: Spotify to Raise US Subscription Prices Early Next Year

 

[yuvaldv1]

I hate Spotify for their reluctance to add features (a functioning Apple Watch app, lossless etc).
They really make you feel like they're doing you a favor by adding features that other services have had for years.

 

[MrRom92]

Spotify just finds ways to get worse and worse. As if their fake lossless wasn’t bad enough

 

[racer1441]

And people laugh when I still buy my media.

 

[Scott LaPointe]

Buy your music, it's more fun to discover new tracks on your own based on your own browsing as opposed to what a computer thinks you should like. This is a huge miss for todays generation.

 

[appleuser21]

Give them a break guys. They just released an updated Apple TV app after YEARS of development.
They'll never going to financially recover from this.

 

[segfaultdotorg]

I’m glad I subscribe to Apple iMusic, they never raise prices!

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Perfect timing to switch to the $99 annual plan for 2026 while it's still $99!

 

[Boeingfan]

And people laugh when I still buy my media.

I still buy CD’s. I’ll play what I want, when I want.

 

[Boeingfan]

Perfect timing to switch to the $99 annual plan for 2026 while it's still $99!

A hundred bucks per year for the rest of your life..?

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

I’m glad I subscribe to Apple iMusic, they never raise prices!

Except for when they did in late 2022.

 

[sundog925]

I hate Spotify for their reluctance to add features (a functioning Apple Watch app, lossless etc).
They really make you feel like they're doing you a favor by adding features that other services have had for years.

They have a fine working Apple Watch app and lossless streaming. I’m confused by your post.

 

[sundog925]

Perfect timing to switch to the $99 annual plan for 2026 while it's still $99!

I got free Hulu with mine. So I can’t switch.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

A hundred bucks a year for the rest of your life..?

Yep...assuming you collapse and draw your last breath in Dec 2026.

 

[joshuamj]

I canceled Spotify earlier this year due to their investments in AI weaponry. Good riddance 🥰

 

[iMac The Knife]

Perfect timing to switch to the $99 annual plan for 2026 while it's still $99!

Where do you see the option for an annual plan? Are you in the US? This is all I am seeing:

 

[Imperial926]

It seems extraordinary to me that with all the advantages of the Apple eco-system anyone would even vaguely consider using Spotify. Just to top things off their payments to artists are also amongst the lowest.

 

[Naraxus]

Just kick this damn freeloader & his slimy company the **** off the App Store already Apple. Daniel Ek & That Fortnite bozo need to be brought to heel.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Where do you see the option for an annual plan? Are you in the US? This is all I am seeing:

View attachment 2582288

Spotify $99 Annual Card [Digital] SPOTIFY ANNUAL PASS $99 DIGITA - Best Buy

Shop Spotify $99 Annual Card [Digital] products at Best Buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Price Match Guarantee.

www.bestbuy.com

 

[iMac The Knife]

Spotify $99 Annual Card [Digital] SPOTIFY ANNUAL PASS $99 DIGITA - Best Buy

Shop Spotify $99 Annual Card [Digital] products at Best Buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Price Match Guarantee.

www.bestbuy.com

Ahhh, thanks!

 

[surferfb]

This can’t be right. I was told prices would go down now that Spotify can bypass the App Store.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

It seems extraordinary to me that with all the advantages of the Apple eco-system anyone would even vaguely consider using Spotify. Just to top things off their payments to artists are also amongst the lowest.

Maybe because many think it's a better music service? You may like everything Apple, but my opinion (and I'm not alone) is that the curated playlists, among other things, are better with Spotify (which is true for me). It's hardly extraordinary...

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

This can’t be right. I was told prices would go down now that Spotify can bypass the App Store.

I've always paid for Spotify outside the App Store. Clearly your comment has an agenda, but as far as I know, I can't get the app outside the App Store so what's changed?

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Ahhh, thanks!

They have them at Target, too. If you have a Redcard they are $94.05.

 

[cantankarousgeek]

Wait, Spotify have horrendous business practices, pay artists a pittance, and still aren't profitable?