Spotify increases its US subscription prices for the third time in 3 years

https://sherwood.news/markets/spotify-increases-its-us-subscription-prices-for-the-third-time-in-3-years/

16•avonmach•1h ago

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remus_rm•1h ago

awesome! Thanks for the 3 month free!

amanaplanacanal•1h ago

Cancelled mine a while ago. My partner likes watching YouTubers on the TV, and I can't abide ads. So I pay for YouTube, get rid of the ads, and get free music streaming as a benefit. Win win win!

DoesntMatter22•1h ago

I have youtube premium to avoid youtube ads and now I use YouTube Music myself and it's great. Saves me money and I love it

marginalia_nu•22m ago

I rage quit Spotify a few years ago because they kept breaking how the app worked with frustrating regularity. This was around when they changed the hue of the spotify icon to a slightly different one.

YTM is arguably a worse product, but also a consistent one with zero UX churn, which I'll take any day of the week.

Youtube Premium is also very nice if you spend any time ever watching youtube videos.

alturp•1h ago

I recently switched to an iPod and have a Samba server that I can use to access my music library on the go if needed, via WireGuard. Honestly, I could not be more happier with it. I think there are very few advantages for technically inclined people to still pay for streaming services, and the fees are not one of them.

analogpixel•4m ago

I've started doing the same thing; I'm back to paying for my music, and listening to it on the devices I choose.

pepperball•1h ago

I haven’t cancelled Spotify etc but I axed HBO max after what seemed to be the third email about another price increase in a short period.

Funny thing is, if they just had offered me larger one-shot price increase, I’d have paid it no mind likely. Something about the drip-feed of price increases in such a short time pissed me off enough to cancel though.

jqpabc123•43m ago

Thanks for reminding me why I don't have a Spotify account.

chistev•38m ago

What do you use?

deejaaymac•13m ago

I personally use jellyfin and supply the media myself, though there are much better ways to do it.

Alternative: https://nuclearplayer.com/

mahmoudhossam•8m ago

There is also navidrome https://navidrome.org

fred_is_fred•19m ago

I don't think it's nearly as good but I use Apple Music streaming since it's bundled and doesn't actively fund Joe Rogan's insanity.

analogpixel•3m ago

Long ago I canceled my spotify because they were giving millions to Joe Rogan, but not the artist actually making music. You could spend a year making a solid album and make a fraction of what some dude that just spews gibberish makes in one episode.

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