Amazon Raises Music Unlimited Prices in US and UK

Amazon will raise prices for Music Unlimited in the US and UK. And in France?

To say that everything has been growing lately is an understatement. The prices of raw materials are rising, which of course has direct consequences for the prices of processed products, but also for services. Unfortunately, the IT world is no exception. For example, giant Amazon decided to increase the prices of its music streaming service Music Unlimited.

Amazon to Raise Music Unlimited Prices in US and UK

As such, Amazon Music Unlimited prices will rise in the United States and UK, with an increase of $10-11 across the Atlantic and £10-11 across the English Channel from February 21, 2023. Offers reserved for students will also see price increases, again by $1 or £1, rising from $5 to $6 and £5 to £6 respectively in the two countries. The move follows Amazon’s decision last year to raise the price of Music Unlimited for its Prime subscribers from $8 to $9 per month, or $79 to $89 per year.

Amazon explained that this price increase was decided to “allow us to offer more content and features.”Last year, Apple Music and Deezer also raised prices, and in October 2022, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced that a U.S. price increase for the streaming service was also on the horizon.

Amazon’s music streaming offerings are pretty confusing. Amazon Music Prime is free with a Prime membership, while Music Unlimited is either offered separately or discounted with Prime. Both offer the same catalog of 100 million songs, but Amazon Unlimited offers higher quality (lossless audio and spatial audio) as well as the ability to listen to music offline, enjoy it on multiple devices, access personalized radios, and more. other.

And in France?

This price increase has not been announced for France at this time, but France is eligible for the Amazon Prime price increase, and there’s a good chance the music streaming offering will be affected here as well. To be continued!