Amazon has announced that it is raising the price of its Amazon Music Unlimited subscription service, both sides of the pond.
The price hike will see the cost of an individual plan increase by $1 / £1 per month, while the family plan will go up by $3 / £3 per month.
The new prices will come into effect on 29 January for new customers, while existing subscribers will see the change on their bill from 5 March.
The new pricing structure means that an Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plan will now cost $10.99 / £10.99 per month for Prime members (or $109 / £119 if you pay annually), or $11.99 / £11.99 a month for non-Prime members.
The Family Plan, which allows up to six family members and devices to share a subscription, will now be $19.99 / £19.99 a month, or $199 / £199 for a year.
Like its streaming rivals, Amazon Music Unlimited offers lossless HD quality streaming, as well as spatial audio tracks, and its catalog is now on par with Spotify’s premium offering with more than 100 million songs available.
An Amazon Music Unlimited Family plan also throws one free audiobook per month from Audible’s Plus catalog into the mix, which is something that Spotify has also recently done over in the US, where Premium users can get 15 hours of audiobook listening per month.
The recent price adjustments by both Amazon Music Unlimited and Spotify have resulted in remarkably similar pricing structures.
Both platforms now charge $19.99 per month for their Family plans, allowing up to six users access. For individual subscriptions, the difference is minimal: Spotify Premium costs $11.99 per month, while Amazon Music Unlimited is slightly cheaper at $10.99 for Prime members.
However, non-Prime members will also pay $11.99 for Amazon Music Unlimited, matching Spotify’s price.
