This was the platform’s biggest price rise yet, affecting anyone on the Spotify Premium Family tier, as well as students, who saw it go from £4.99 to £5.99, and those on the Premium Duo subscription tier, who also saw an increase of £1 per month. The row has come in the wake of a price increase from Spotify last year on some of its premium subscriptions, with many of its approximately 7 million subscribers having to cough up more to listen to their favourite tunes offline, ad-free, and with unlimited skips. Not both.” The musician’s decision led to a backlash against the streaming platform, with more and more users unsubscribing from the service. In a statement, Young said: “They can have Rogan or Young. The controversy began with Spotify’s podcasting heavyweight Joe Rogan repeatedly airing vaccine misinformation, leading to Neil Young, and subsequently Joni Mitchell, removing their entire catalogues from the platform in solidarity with medical and scientific communities. But in the last week, the company has hit the headlines because of criticism from users and musicians alike. It’s also one of the most popular platforms in terms of subscriber numbers. Spotify is one of the biggest streaming services in the world: it’s home to over 70 million tracks and, more recently, 2.2 million podcast titles. You're stuck listening to whatever Spotify plays you if you exhaust them too quickly, much like listening to the radio.Keep your beats pumping with these music-streaming services (iStock) Also, if you want to skip a song you don't want to listen to, be wary since free Spotify only grants you six skips per hour. The free account won't let you go back and listen to the same song again, whereas Spotify Premium will. But what if you want to go back and repeat a song you just heard? Or, just skip a few songs if they're not your thing? Well, free and paid users have different experiences doing that. Playback ControlsĪ fun perk of Spotify is the endless loop of music you can enjoy-songs that fit your preference play one after the other, and you can listen endlessly. With the free account, that's an unavoidable ordeal. If you're browsing Spotify, you're served video ads, and while you're listening to content, you get audio ads. It's hardly a surprise that Spotify Premium grants you an ad-free experience, whereas, with the free account, you have to endure ad disruptions.

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