2. In Account Overview, scroll down to Your plan and hit Change plan. This won't delete your Spotify account but will cancel your paid subscription and knock you down to the free tier, which still allows music streaming with advertisements. You'll also keep all of your playlists and saved music.

An interesting point to note is that the price hike in India is steeper than in several other markets. For instance, while Spotify’s European users are expected to see a price increase of around 9%, Indian users are facing hikes of up to nearly 17%, making the adjustment significantly sharper in relative terms.

Spotify has increased its subscription prices in Spain for the second time in its history, making ad-free listening noticeably more expensive for all users.