Was last summer's Spotify price bump actually a secret plan to drastically reduce streaming payouts to musicians?

Apparently, Spotify went down a similar path of reasoning. Now, you can subscribe to what the company calls the Basic plan. This plan costs $10.99, like Premium used to, and it offers you access ...

Spotify has brought in a new basic plan for individuals and families in the U.S. It costs $10.99 per month, but it has the benefits of the Premium Individual plan without audiobooks.

As Spotify noted on its website (via Reuters), the new plan costs $10.99 monthly and is now available to US subscribers. Spotify's new Basic plan is just $1/month cheaper than the Premium plan ...

US Senators have asked the FTC to investigate Spotify’s bundling trick, which saw it automatically opt premium subscribers ...

Two senators called on the FTC to investigate Spotify over a bundling plan that reduces royalty payments by hundreds of ...

Spotify introduces new Basic streaming plan at $10.99/mo in the US, ... The new streaming plans were launched a few weeks after Spotify increased the price of its Premium plan from $10.99 to $11.99.

Morgan Stanley’s 11th annual Audio Entertainment Survey found that in 2024, 17% of U.S. individual premium subscribers opted into the less expensive basic plan, while 10% of family plan ...

Spotify Premium costs $12 for an individual, $17 for a two-person plan, and $20 for a family plan. Here's how to get a deal.

For Prime members, Amazon Music Unlimited costs $9.99/month or $99 annually. Non-Prime members pay $10.99 monthly, and Spotify Premium costs $11.99 monthly. Both music services also have family plans.

Other features included 20 - 30 hours of audiobook listening, another feature that Spotify took away from basic users and paywalled in Premium this year. That said, the premium tier only comes ...