Music Streaming Price Hikes: A Timeline
Published 2026-07-13 · TrimWell Media
Spotify's repeated increases
Spotify increased U.S. Premium prices in 2023, again in 2024, and a third time in February 2026, with its Duo and Family plans seeing the largest dollar increases — a pattern of near-annual price hikes for its most popular tier.
Amazon Music's parallel increases
Amazon Music raised prices for its Music Unlimited subscribers in the U.S. and U.K. in February 2026, following a previous increase in 2023, tracking a similar cadence to Spotify's hikes.
Who has held steady
Apple last raised prices for its individual and family music plans in the U.S. in 2022, and YouTube Music/Deezer have not raised prices since 2023 — both notable holdouts against the broader trend of annual or near-annual increases across the category.
What this means for your subscription total
If your household pays for a music-streaming subscription alongside 4-5 video streaming platforms, music alone has likely gotten more expensive multiple times in the past three years without any change in what you actually listen to.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- When did Spotify last raise its prices?
- February 2026, its third U.S. Premium price increase in three years.
- Has Apple Music raised its prices recently?
- Not since 2022 for its U.S. individual and family plans, as of this writing.
- Which music streaming service raised prices in February 2026?
- Both Spotify and Amazon Music raised U.S. prices in February 2026.