{"id":241343,"date":"2023-07-24T10:31:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=299642"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:37:30","slug":"the-bad-news-doesnt-stop-now-its-spotifys-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-bad-news-doesnt-stop-now-its-spotifys-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Hit with More Bad News: Facing Challenges Amidst Industry Turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 12 years, the price of Spotify Premium is increasing in the United States and around the world, including Spain. <strong>The subscription will now cost $10.99 per month<\/strong>, as announced by the company today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Spotify\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9b57653a-96d0-11e6-8952-00163ec9f5fa\/2935737074\/spotify-Download-spotify.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Spotify<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/case-spotify-company-success-no-accounts-come-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify has charged $9.99 for its Premium subscription since its launch in the U.S. in 2011<\/a>. &#8220;To continue innovating, we are changing our Premium prices in several markets around the world,&#8221; the company wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2023-07-24\/adjusting-our-spotify-premium-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a post<\/a> announcing the increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;These updates will help us continue to provide value to fans and artists on our platform.&#8221; In other words, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/very-bad-news-for-podcasts-on-spotify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they will charge more to try to retain artists on their platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify CEO CONFIRMS 2023 Price Increase\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tpODRDIndlI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 euro a month, that doesn&#8217;t hurt, says Spotify<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to increasing the price of the individual Premium subscription, <strong>the cost of Duo will rise from $12.99 to $14.99, the Family plan from $15.99 to $16.99, and the Student plan from $4.99 to $5.99<\/strong>. According to the company, current subscribers will have a one-month grace period before the new prices take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spotify&#8217;s price increase is not entirely unexpected, considering that all other major streaming music services have announced a similar price hike in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s Spotify\u2019s turn to increase prices <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pEZq5pyQ0j\">https:\/\/t.co\/pEZq5pyQ0j<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3TOXfsRvh\">pic.twitter.com\/V3TOXfsRvh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Verge (@verge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge\/status\/1683435060651864065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple was the first to increase its prices last October, followed by Amazon in January of this year, and both Tidal and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/streaming-does-not-stop-raising-another-platform-but-that-decides-to-raise-its-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube Music Premium have announced price hikes this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all cases, the main price change has been the same: a one-dollar increase in the cost of a standard individual monthly subscription, going from $9.99 to $10.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the price of Spotify&#8217;s Premium plan has remained constant for over a decade, the same cannot be said for its other subscription tiers. Fortunately, within the unfortunate circumstances, the increase is only one euro per month. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/case-spotify-company-success-no-accounts-come-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this won&#8217;t make them rich either<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Spotify\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9b57653a-96d0-11e6-8952-00163ec9f5fa\/2935737074\/spotify-Download-spotify.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Spotify<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify has decided that it will have to go through the box in order to make its music and podcast business feasible. 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