MARTIN Lewis has revealed a major change that’s coming for Spotify users.
The digital music service is upping prices for thousands of customers over the coming weeks.
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People with a Premium, Duo or Family account will see the cost of their packages rise by £1 a month.
The Premium bundle is increasing from £9.99 to £10.99, the Duo package from £13.99 to £14.99 and the Family bundle from £16.99 to £17.99.
That means these subscribers will be forking out an extra £12 a year.
It is the first time Spotify has upped the price of its Premium package since 2008.
Martin took to Twitter yesterday to reveal that the platform was making the price hike, sharing an article from the moneysavingexpert.com website.
The price hikes will impact new and existing customers.
Spotify has said it is emailing existing users giving them one-month’s notice of the change.
Customers are also getting personalised messages on their smartphone apps telling them how much their package will go up by.
That means if you are an existing customer you’ll get at least one more month at your existing price before being charged the new amount.
What can you do?
If you don’t want to fork out an extra £1 a month, you can always cancel your Spotify subscription fee-free at any point.
You’ll carry on getting the service until your next billing date, then your account will be switched to a free one.
Bear in mind the free bundle is limited and most songs are played on shuffle, plus you have to listen to adverts.
To cancel, you just have to log in to your Spotify account, go to “Your Plan”, then click “Change Plan” and scroll to “Spotify Free” and click “Cancel Premium”.
If you don’t want to move to the free bundle, you can always downgrade your package.
For example, if you’re paying for the Family bundle and there’s only two of you, you could save £3 a month downgrading to the Duo package.
Alternatively, you could come off Spotify altogether.
Amazon Music is available to Prime members for just £8.99 a month, although if you’re not a Prime member it is £10.99 a month.
You can get a free 30-day trial if you want to try it before paying though.
If you’re not happy, you can cancel for free without having to pay anything.
Meanwhile, you can subscribe to YouTube music for £9.99 and cancel at any time.
If you’re more a fan of underground music, you can subscribe to a SoundCloud Go plan for £5.99 a month.
Or, you can opt for its SoundCloud Go+ service for £9.99 and get access to all the songs on the platform.
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