Spotify Premium is raising monthly rates by $1-$2 starting February in the US and Europe. Learn why costs are rising and how artists are reacting.
Spotify Premium is raising monthly rates by $1-$2 starting February in the US and Europe. Learn why costs are rising and how artists are reacting.
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If you subscribe to Spotify Premium 🎧, prepare to see a slightly higher number on your bill next month 💸. Starting in February 📅, the streaming giant is raising subscription rates by $1 to $2 across the board—a move that mirrors a similar price hike instituted in 2024 📈. Users in the US, Estonia, and Latvia 🇺🇸🇪🇪🇱🇻 can expect an email notification shortly 📧 regarding the increased cost of their February billing cycle.
Spotify justifies these “occasional” increases as necessary to “reflect the value” ✨ the platform delivers and to maintain “the best possible experience” 🚀 for users. The company also states that the extra revenue allows them to better “benefit artists,” 👨🎤 noting that it paid out $10 billion to music rights-holders in 2024 💰. However, that sentiment isn’t universally shared; notably, several Grammy-nominated songwriters 🏆 recently boycotted a Spotify-hosted event to protest what they claim are diminishing royalties for their work 🪧.
For subscribers sticking with the service, the Individual plan 👤 will jump from $12 to $13 per month, while the Student plan 🎓 is seeing a similar $1 increase, moving from $6 to $7. Multi-account tiers are seeing a steeper rise: the Duo plan 👥 will now cost $19 (up from $17), and the Family plan 👨👩👧👦 is increasing by $2 to a new monthly price of $22. If these new rates are a dealbreaker, you can follow our guide on how to cancel your plan right here ❌.
Beyond pricing adjustments, the platform has also navigated recent PR challenges ⚠️. Late last year, Spotify came under fire for running recruitment advertisements for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 🏛️. The company defended the placement by noting the ads were part of a wider US government campaign that also ran on platforms like Meta and Google 🌐. Spotify has since confirmed that the campaign has concluded and that no ICE ads are currently running on the service ✅.
