{"id":1978106,"date":"2025-08-25T02:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T02:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1978106"},"modified":"2025-08-25T02:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T02:47:24","slug":"spotify-will-raise-prices-as-music-giant-introduces-new-features-eyes-1-billion-users-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/spotify-will-raise-prices-as-music-giant-introduces-new-features-eyes-1-billion-users-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify\u00a0will raise prices as music giant introduces new features, eyes 1 billion users: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Spotify\u00a0will raise prices as it invests in new features and targets 1 billion users, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing the music streaming provider\u2019s Co-President and Chief Business Officer Alex Norstrom.<\/p>\n<p>The increases would be accompanied by planned new services and features, the FT quoted Norstrom as saying in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify\u00a0did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"36920444\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Spotify has said it would raise the monthly price of its premium individual subscription in some markets next month.  <span class=\"credit\">Roman Tiraspolsky \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier in August, the Swedish firm said it would<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/04\/business\/spotify-to-raise-premium-subscription-price-in-some-markets-stock-surges\/\">\u00a0increase\u00a0the monthly price<\/a> of its premium individual subscription in some markets from September, as it looks to improve profit margins.<\/p>\n<p>It said the price will rise to 11.99 euros ($14.05) from 10.99 euros in markets including South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cPrice increases and price adjustments and so on, that\u2019s part of our business toolbox and we\u2019ll do it when it makes sense,\u201d Norstrom told the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Price increases combined with cost-cutting efforts in recent years helped\u00a0Spotify\u00a0achieve its first annual profit\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify\u00a0will raise prices as it invests in new features and targets 1 billion users, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing the music streaming provider\u2019s Co-President and Chief Business Officer Alex Norstrom. The increases would be accompanied by planned new services and features, the FT quoted Norstrom as saying in an interview. 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