Spotify to hike prices by up to £24 a year – here's what's happening

MSE_Molly_G

Music streaming service Spotify has announced it's hiking the prices on most of its paid plans by up to £2 a month (£24 a year). Below we explain who's affected, when you'll see the changes and how to cut costs – whether you want to stick with Spotify or not.

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MattMattMattUK

MSE_Molly_G said:

Music streaming service Spotify has announced it's hiking the prices on most of its paid plans by up to £2 a month (£24 a year). Below we explain who's affected, when you'll see the changes and how to cut costs – whether you want to stick with Spotify or not.

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One has to consider if using deliberately emotive language like "hike" is responsible reporting and journalism, or if it is used to fan the flames of irrational public anger and generate clicks.

RumRat

With CD's costing between £10 and £15 a pop it's still cost effective...I downloaded 11 albums last month not to mention the many individual tunes I selected and it would mount up to have that access.
If you did it the vinyl route it would cost you around double to triple the CD costs.

Browntoa

I've started to make use of SoundCloud, plenty of classic tracks and some new fresh talent, all free

cerebus

MSE_Molly_G said:

Music streaming service Spotify has announced it's hiking the prices on most of its paid plans by up to £2 a month (£24 a year). Below we explain who's affected, when you'll see the changes and how to cut costs – whether you want to stick with Spotify or not.

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Spotify to hike prices by up to £24 a year – here's what's happening

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An 8% increase hardly a "hike"

Shame on mse for generating click bait thought you would be better than this....

nyermen

Isnt it more than 8% (rise on the old price)?    9% for individual, 13% for duo, 11% for family?
And since its been less than a year, higher annualised % rise.

Is it going to artists or profits I wonder (I dont know how the royalties work etc, have to admit, i know its been controversial and possibly unfair to them) 

Neil49

Tidal are bringing their prices down!

I think Spotify are still trying to recoup their losses from the Harry and Meghan debacle. 

cerebus

nyermen said:

Isnt it more than 8% (rise on the old price)?    9% for individual, 13% for duo, 11% for family?
And since its been less than a year, higher annualised % rise.

Is it going to artists or profits I wonder (I dont know how the royalties work etc, have to admit, i know its been controversial and possibly unfair to them) 

You're right about the 9% increase (did the math in my head oopps)

No idea about the rest I don't click on click bait 

Londonbloke456

I'm a current individual premium Spotify subscriber. I just bought the £99 Amazon gift card. I tried to redeem it on my Spotify account and Spotify blocked the redemption. Stating I can't combine my current subscription with the premium code.

booneruk

Londonbloke456 said:

I'm a current individual premium Spotify subscriber. I just bought the £99 Amazon gift card. I tried to redeem it on my Spotify account and Spotify blocked the redemption. Stating I can't combine my current subscription with the premium code.

Interesting! I've done the same. My premium sub ends this time next month, I'm hoping post-expiry I can apply the gift card without any trouble. 

I guess if it comes to it I'll set up a new account and lose access to my playlists etc.

Swipe

I've cancelled my Spotify on this news and signed up to Tidal who coincidentally has just launched lossless streaming today for the old Spotify price