{"id":2367639,"date":"2026-04-10T19:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2367639"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:25:14","slug":"youtube-music-premium-hikes-price-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/youtube-music-premium-hikes-price-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Music + Premium Hikes Price in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"attachment_342712\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-342712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>YouTube becomes the latest subscription streaming service to hike prices in the US, with both YouTube Premium and ad-free YouTube Music affected.<\/h2>\n<p>Look out, YouTube subscribers\u2014the streamflation is coming for you, too. Both services\u2014YouTube Premium and ad-free YouTube Music plans\u2014are hiking prices in the U.S., riding the wave of streaming services to have increased their fees over the last few months.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Premium offers ad-free viewing, background listening, and offline video downloads, as well as access to YouTube Music. YouTube Music plans give you ad-free listening on YouTube Music, but without the perks available on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Premium\u2019s individual plan is increasing from $13.99 to $15.99 a month, while the family plan, which includes up to six accounts, is increasing from $22.99 to $26.99 a month. YouTube Music\u2019s individual plan is increasing from $10.99 to $11.99 a month; the family plan is increasing from $16.99 to $18.99 a month.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, YouTube Premium Lite is increasing prices from $7.99 to $8.99 a month. This plan enables ad-free video viewing on YouTube, but does not include songs or music videos. It also doesn\u2019t allow users to download videos for offline viewing or play videos in the background.<\/p>\n<p>New customers will see the updated pricing immediately, while existing customers will see the new pricing in their next billing cycle starting in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re updating the price for YouTube Premium plans in the U.S. for the first time since 2023 to continue delivering a high-quality experience that supports creators and artists on YouTube,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/digital\/news\/youtube-premium-pirce-increase-youtube-music-us-1236713223\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> a YouTube spokesperson. \u201cThis change allows us to maintain the features our members value most: ad-free viewing, background play, and a massive library of 300M+ tracks on YouTube Music.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>YouTube is just the latest streaming service to have upped its prices. Spotify raised U.S. prices earlier this year, while video streamers like Disney+ and Hulu, HBO Max, and Peacock all increased prices last year. Netflix rolled out a price increase last month, while Paramount+ and Amazon\u2019s Prime Video tier also recently hiked their prices.<\/h4>\n<p>Needless to say, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/YoutubeMusic\/comments\/1shk8kv\/another_price_hike_wtf\/?solution=56209931d5b70f1a56209931d5b70f1a&amp;js_challenge=1&amp;token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da58614d52f9ccb937f72510eea50694884dbb\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">customers aren\u2019t happy<\/a> about it. On Reddit, numerous users said they would be cancelling their YouTube subscriptions, while others said they had already cancelled during the last wave of price hikes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the quickest way to make an extra $300M without doing shit? Raise prices by $2-$3 on your base,\u201d wrote one Redditor. \u201cGreedy bastards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInflation must be really hitting that multi-billion dollar company hard,\u201d quipped another. \u201cThey need our help to get by, since we\u2019re doing much better than them in these trying times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes that mean that we now get lossless audio like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, and Amazon Music?\u201d asked a third. \u201cProbably not!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- END .ss-inline-share-wrapper --><\/div>\n<p><script> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '861435292003562');\nfbq('track', 'PageView'); <\/script><\/p>\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 www.digitalmusicnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger YouTube becomes the latest subscription streaming service to hike prices in the US, with both YouTube Premium and ad-free YouTube Music affected. 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