Bad news for Spotify users around the world. According to a press release from the green circle, users from "South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region" will now be paying more for their Spotify sub to tune of about $1 a month.
That's less than ideal, especially considering how much Spotify already costs. Thankfully, this price rise is yet to appear in any kind here in the U.S., although it could be telling us what to expect in the future.
Even more expensive
Users in the unlucky territories are going to recieve an email telling them more about the price rise, which Spotify says is to "continue to innovate on (its) product offerings." Given how many new features Spotify brings out every year, it's no great surprise that it's looking for some money from it's users.
Yet still, those of us who appreciate higher quality audio are left high and dry, with no news about Spotify HiFi.
This new price hike makes the streamer more expensive than the likes of Apple Music and Tidal in the affected territories.
U.S. to follow?
Maybe, although this price rise brings the price to parity with U.S. users who've already faced similar hikes in the past. It comes after the firm suffered from a drop in stock prices (via Engadget), so it's likely that it's trying to recoup some costs by passing them on to end users.
Whatever happens, now looks like the perfect time to start thinking about hopping over to one of the other best music streaming services — might I suggest Qobuz, my personal favorite service? It sounds way better, and the AI DJ isn't there to annoy you.
