Listening to Spotify in all its unlimited access and ad-free glory is pretty much a requirement for most people these days (especially if you're sick and tired of that Spotify guy's voice) and it will not cost you an arm and a leg. But what if you have an entire household clamoring for their very own account? The expenses of paying for multiple subscriptions would then get to you. Your favorite music streaming service is trying to help you out with that by giving you big discounts with its Spotify Family package.
Now we know what you're saying. Why should you need to get more than one account when you can just share? Well, you don't really want your kids to know that you're actually listening to their One Direction playlist right? And also, there is just a limited number of devices that will let you play music simultaneously. With Spotify Family, you can maintain up to five different accounts, with separate log-in details, personalized recommendations and their own playlists and saved music as well. All subscriptions will get the usual ad-free listening experience, offline access to music they've saved and full access to its catalog that currently has over 20 million songs, with 20,000 being added everyday.
With the advent of more and more music streaming services like Google's All Access, Pandora, Deezer, and others, Spotify has to up its game in order to keep up with the competition. They've been experimenting with several ways to commercialize its service. One that they've recently adapted is to let those who watch their video adverts to the end get an additional 30 minutes of ad-free playback (obviously, for those just using the free service).
Those who have a regular Spotify premium account, which costs $9.99 per month, will get 50% discount when you add another subscription to your account. You can add as many as four more for each account, meaning you will only be paying $29.99 per month for five subscriptions, instead of $49.95. Spotify Family will roll out in the US first but will eventually be available globally in the next few weeks.
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