Spotify Raises Prices Again in US; Is Belgium following suit?

Spotify has announced a price hike for its premium subscriptions in the US. It is about an increase of 1, 2 or 3 euros. It is not yet clear whether subscriptions will soon become more expensive in Belgium.

In the message: Spotify has its own Blog It announced that subscriptions will become more expensive in the US. “We adjust our prices to ensure that we can continue to invest and innovate to make our products better. We want to provide the best user experience,” it says.

• In its post, Spotify not only pointed to music, but podcasts and Audiobooks. Especially in the last two, the company is investing heavily. For example, subscribers in the United States have access to one Comprehensive database of audiobooks.

details: The price hike is applicable for Premium, Duo and Family subscriptions. Spotify Premium now costs $11.99 per month, up from the current price of $10.99. Spotify Duo will be $16.99 instead of $14.99. Spotify Family goes from $16.99 to $19.99 per month. Students pay only $6 per month.

• The price increases will apply immediately to new subscribers and will be rolled out soon to existing subscribers in the US.

Belgium?

For subscribers in the United States, this is already the second price hike in a year. Overall, Spotify subscriptions have gone up in price by 20 to 30 percent in a year.

That earlier price hike had consequences in our country too, because then Subscriptions are also expensive here. Whether this will happen is still unknown.