Last year Amazon increased the price of its family plan and the discounted version of Music Unlimited available to members of its Prime scheme. Most streaming services have instigated some price rises in recent years, though usually in relation to discount or bundle packages.

Because of inflation that means the real cost of subscribing to a streaming service has been declining each year. The music industry, of course, has been pushing for a price increase for years, given streaming is a revenue share business, so subscription prices have a direct impact on the streaming monies received by record labels and music publishers, and therefore artists and songwriters.ĩ.99 has been the baseline price of subscription streaming in the big dollar/pound/euro markets since Spotify first launched in the 2000s.

You will begin seeing the new price on your first bill after that date”.Īpple Music instigated a similar increase last year, making price rises across the music streaming sector much more likely. From next month that baseline price will increase from 9.99 to 10.99.Īn update to Amazon’s FAQs web page says: “To help us bring you even more content and features, we’re updating the prices of select Amazon Music Unlimited plans. Business News Digital Top Stories Amazon follows Apple’s lead with 9.99 to 10.99 price increase on Music Unlimited By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 20 January 2023Īmazon is increasing the baseline price of its music streaming service in the UK and US, following Apple’s lead.

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