Spotify raising prices by up to $3 as frustrated subs beg it to “just do music”
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/spotifys-2nd-price-hike-in-a-year-raises-prices-in-july-by-up-to-3/
Spotify last raised prices in July 2023.
. hikes #prices for #Premium #subscribers in the #US… again
. @spotify hikes #prices for #Premium #subscribers in the #US… again
#TIDAL is better / pays #musicians better
Spotify hikes subscription price in France by 1.2% to match new music-streaming tax | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/29/spotify-hikes-subscription-price-in-france-by-1-2-to-match-new-music-streaming-tax/
Spotify has hiked its premium subscription in France by an eye-watering €0.13, in response to a new music-streaming tax.
Spotify will kill Car Thing units later this year, tells owners to throw them away
https://9to5google.com/2024/05/23/spotify-car-thing-dead/
After discontinuing the device in 2022, Spotify has confirmed that it will kill any remaining Car Thing units by the end of the year.
. Found Another Way To #Pay Less To #Songwriters
. @spotify Found Another Way To #Pay Less To #Songwriters
https://www.stereogum.com/2262951/spotify-found-another-way-to-pay-less-to-songwriters/news/
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Exclusive: Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/02/spotify-is-quietly-moves-lyrics-behind-a-paywall/
Spotify didn't offer any more detail about why it's now paywalling lyrics, but clearly, it's a bid to push more people to its paid tier.
Apple blocked Spotify’s latest EU update, again
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/24/24139335/spotify-apple-eu-ios-app-update-submission-antitrust-dma
Spotify says Apple has “defied” the European Commission.
Spotify’s lossless audio could finally arrive as part of “Music Pro” add-on
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128584/spotify-music-pro-lossless-audio
It’s been a long road, but we might almost be there.
Spotify is developing a remix feature to rival sped-up TikTok tunes
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128218/spotify-music-remix-feature-sped-up-tiktok-songs
Users get faster versions of songs, while artists still get paid.
