Spotify simply introduced that it might be growing costs within the US, however on Friday, it introduced a brand new Primary plan that brings again a $10.99 per thirty days tier. This new providing offers you a similar ad-free music listening perks you’d get on the $11.99 Premium Particular person tier, however you gained’t get the 15 month-to-month hours of audiobook listening that’s additionally included with Premium.
Final yr, Spotify bumped up the price of Premium from $9.99 per thirty days — the worth the service launched at within the US greater than a decade in the past — to $10.99 per thirty days. Now that Premium prices an additional greenback past that, the brand new Primary plan appears to point that Spotify sees demand for a less expensive possibility that drops audiobooks. It additionally creates a music-only providing that’s the identical worth because the $10.99 per thirty days plans for Apple Music and Tidal.
Spotify additionally has a $9.99 per thirty days Audiobooks Entry Tier that offers you 15 hours of month-to-month audiobook time, however if you wish to take heed to music on that plan, you’ll have to listen to adverts.