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I've had Spotify Premium for four years at $9.99.
And it's going up $1.00.
For the enjoyment I get out of it and all the new music I've found, that really doesn't feel like a huge increase, TBH. If they were jumping $5-$10 I might be angry, but one dollar? GTFO.
I expect things to get more expensive over time, just reasonably so.
In 2014 a standard premium plan was $10 for one person, a family plan (6 people) would cost you $15.
Historically not bad to have a single dollar increase over nearly 10 years.
Apple Music is one dollar above, 10.99 for one persion, 15.99 family, so it's a fairly consistent pricing model for the big players anyway.
Apple Music is the one streaming service I pay for and it's because it fits in better with my tech ecosystem than alternatives.
A real damn shame the rest of streaming services can't agree on fair and consistent pricing.
Agreed.
I pay $2.20/m for a YouTube Family plan, which includes YouTube Music, via setting up with VPN, none needed for use just billing.
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I'm not sure that's a fair comparison, as spotify/apple music provide much functionality google/YT music does not.
Here is an article from May of this year that touches on concept I'm trying to raise here:
https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-music-vs-spotify-1120611/
They are different products for different use-cases that overlap in core areas (in my opinion). With that said, I'm slightly surprised as it does package in video ads as well but it's probably just because Google can subsidize with the established overarching userbase they have.
Personally, none of those things are important to me, but ad-free YouTube is something I do care about. It makes YTM no-brainer better value than Spotify.
Yes YTM most certainly has value of its own, just different use-cases for the two.
If you took my comment to mean you should switch, then I worded it poorly. Use what makes the most sense for what you want out of the service!
Edit: I actually just saw that YT is changing their pricing for premium as well:
louis rossman video about YouTube pricing changes (skip to 5:20)
I haven't seen any email from them yet, either it hasn't effected Family Plan pricing or it's a US specific change.
For real. I love Spotify. I've had a paid membership for many years, and it's easily one of the best values for the money. The algorithm knows my musical tastes pretty goddamn well, because my Spotify generated playlists are usually goldmines of stuff I'd never heard before or completely forgot about.
My only problem is how little the artists make off the service... but it's a catch-22 because I've ended up going to concerts and/or buying merch from artists I only knew about BECAUSE of Spotify.
I feel you there. I try to support the artists when they come to town too.
Spotify is my best source for casually finding out that [X] artist is coming to town.
This is the way.
I expect things to get cheaper over time as the company learns how to run more efficiently and use new technologies to lower running costs. It never happens, but I always expect it to.
I'm not sure what country you're living in, but here in America, that's an unreasonable expectation.