Spotify to hike its Australian fees
Spotify has announced will hike its Australian subscription fees of its premium subscriber package to $13 per month.
The cost increase will come into force in September, the music streaming service announced on Tuesday.
‘The price of Premium Individual is changing from A$11.99/month to A$12.99/month,’ the streaming giant said in a statement.
‘We’re increasing the price of Premium Individual so that we can continue to invest in and innovate on our product offerings and features, and bring you the best experience.
‘Since you’re already a Premium subscriber, you will pay A$11.99/month until your billing date in September when your subscription will go up to the new price.’
Spotify is the latest online service to recently hike its prices, following Apple Music, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus and Netflix, among others.
All of the major music streamers have upped their prices in Australia, with Apple leading the pack in October 2022.
The price of Apple Music was increased to $12.99 per month, which had previously been $11.99 per month.
At the same time Apple TV also saw an increase of $2, going from $7.99 per month to $9.99 per month.
Tidal, the streamer formerly owned by Jay-Z but now in the hands of former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, held off raising their prices until July 2023.
The change is set to go into effect in August and will see listeners similarly paying an extra dollar per month, going from $11.99 to $12.99 per month.
