Spotify testing 99-cent Spotify Plus plan — here’s what you get

Spotify testing 99-cent Spotify Plus programme — hither's what you get

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Every streaming service needs a Plus, it seems. Spotify Plus is the latest combatant in the war, or at least it is for those users lucky plenty to have found themselves offered this new feature that Spotify is testing.

Spotify confirmed to The Verge that information technology'due south trialling Spotify Plus, a new $0.99 per month plan that looks to mix aspects of its current free and Spotify Premium tiers. For your monthly dollar, y'all'll get to skip as many songs you want, and you'll also exist able to select specific songs from whatsoever and all albums and playlists. No more than forced shuffling!

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Currently, those not paying for Spotify gets six rails skips per hour, and the ability to select specific songs is express to 15 of Spotify'due south editorially and algorithmically curated playlists.

That $0.99 per calendar month price isn't locked in, though. Obviously Spotify is testing Spotify Plus for a number of different cost tiers, to encounter how much users will spend on the package.

Spotify Plus still packs ads, though, then don't expect to be trusted to DJ a political party. This is nothing exactly new on the market place — simply await at HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock and Paramount Plus.

No other streaming music competitor has this sort of mid-range tier offering. You lot're usually either paying to delete ads, or you're not spending money and hearing them. That includes Apple Music and all three of Amazon's paid music subscription tiers (Amazon Music Prime, Amazon Music Unlimited and Amazon Music Hd).

This offering would help Spotify stand out, giving users more control for i-10th of the cost of its premium plan.

That said, don't bet on Spotify Plus actually coming to fruition whatsoever time soon, every bit a test doesn't necessarily guarantee an eventual product. A spokesperson told The Verge that "Some tests end upwards paving the way for new offerings or enhancements while others may simply provide learnings. We don't accept any additional information to share at this time."

Most recently, Spotify announced Spotify HiFi, a lossless audio tier that ... still hasn't arrived yet.

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Henry is a senior editor at Tom'due south Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple, reviewing devices and services for the past six-plus years. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Magazine. He'southward also covered the wild world of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other manufacture veterans.