{"id":2054933,"date":"2026-07-21T12:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2054933"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:23:41","slug":"apple-music-increases-subscription-prices-cites-rising-licensing-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2054933","title":{"rendered":"Apple Music increases subscription prices, cites \u201crising licensing costs\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/apple-music@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Apple Music increases subscription prices, cites \u201crising licensing costs\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>All price increases will come into effect immediately<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T13:23:41+01:00\">21st July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/apple-music@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Music logo\" title=\"apple-music@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Apple Music logo. CREDIT: Thomas Fuller\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Apple Music is increasing its subscription prices with immediate effect due to \u201crising licensing costs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks the first price hike from the music streaming giant since October 2022, and the company have said that it has been done to an increase in licensing costs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the planned changes, the individual plan in the UK is now going up from \u00a310.99 to \u00a311.99 per month, and the family plan is rising from \u00a316.99 to \u00a319.99.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, the individual plan has also gone up from \u20ac10.99 to \u20ac11.99, the family plan has gone too from \u20ac16.99 to \u20ac19.99, and the student plan has also been affected, rising to \u20ac6.99 every month.<\/p>\n<p>Across the US, the individual plan is changing from the previous cost of $10.99 up to $11.99, the family plan is also rising from $16.99 to $19.99, and the student plan is rising by one dollar each month \u2013 going from $5.99 to $6.99 monthly.<\/p>\n<p>All price increases will come into effect immediately.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apple Music increases their plan prices:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Student: $5.99\/month \u2192 $6.99\/month<br \/>\u2022 Individual: $10.99\/month \u2192 $11.99\/month<br \/>\u2022 Family: $16.99\/month \u2192 $19.99\/month pic.twitter.com\/HS8fS996tk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Apple Music isn\u2019t the only streaming platform to increase prices in recent times. At the end of 2025, Spotify raised individual premium subscriptions from \u00a311.99 to \u00a312.99 per month. That was the third \u00a31 increase in Spotify subscription prices for UK users in three years.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Apple Music confirmed that it would be implementing new features to let users know if they are listening to music that was made using AI.<\/p>\n<p>Before the changes, the label or distributor needed to manually choose if it wanted to flag when artificial intelligence had been used, however, the new changes mean that it is \u201crequired\u201d when uploading new content to the streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>The update came after a study, conducted last year, revealed that 97 per cent of people \u201ccan\u2019t tell the difference\u201d between real and AI music. Before then, figures in 2024 warned that people working in music were likely to lose a quarter of their income to AI over the following four years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as Apple, Deezer has also tackled the rise of AI-generated content \u2013 which it said in September made up 28 per cent of content on the platform \u2013 sharing that it had demonetised 85 per cent of all AI-generated tracks on its site using an AI-detection tool.<\/p>\n<p>Bandcamp has banned all AI-created tracks too, saying: \u201cWe reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI-generated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the AI-recognition feature, Apple Music also implemented a new aspect that allowed its users to import playlists from other streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paul-mccartney@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Paul McCartney (with Ringo Starr on video call) surprises Beatles fans taking Magical Mystery Tour in Liverpool<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Apple Music is increasing its subscription prices with immediate effect due to \u201crising licensing costs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks the first price hike from the music streaming giant since October 2022, and the company have said that it has been done to an increase in licensing costs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the planned changes, the individual plan in the UK is now going up from \u00a310.99 to \u00a311.99 per month, and the family plan is rising from \u00a316.99 to \u00a319.99.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, the individual plan has also gone up from \u20ac10.99 to \u20ac11.99, the family plan has gone too from \u20ac16.99 to \u20ac19.99, and the student plan has also been affected, rising to \u20ac6.99 every month.<\/p>\n<p>Across the US, the individual plan is changing from the previous cost of $10.99 up to $11.99, the family plan is also rising from $16.99 to $19.99, and the student plan is rising by one dollar each month \u2013 going from $5.99 to $6.99 monthly.<\/p>\n<p>All price increases will come into effect immediately.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apple Music increases their plan prices:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Student: $5.99\/month \u2192 $6.99\/month<br \/>\u2022 Individual: $10.99\/month \u2192 $11.99\/month<br \/>\u2022 Family: $16.99\/month \u2192 $19.99\/month pic.twitter.com\/HS8fS996tk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Apple Music isn\u2019t the only streaming platform to increase prices in recent times. At the end of 2025, Spotify raised individual premium subscriptions from \u00a311.99 to \u00a312.99 per month. That was the third \u00a31 increase in Spotify subscription prices for UK users in three years.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Apple Music confirmed that it would be implementing new features to let users know if they are listening to music that was made using AI.<\/p>\n<p>Before the changes, the label or distributor needed to manually choose if it wanted to flag when artificial intelligence had been used, however, the new changes mean that it is \u201crequired\u201d when uploading new content to the streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>The update came after a study, conducted last year, revealed that 97 per cent of people \u201ccan\u2019t tell the difference\u201d between real and AI music. Before then, figures in 2024 warned that people working in music were likely to lose a quarter of their income to AI over the following four years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as Apple, Deezer has also tackled the rise of AI-generated content \u2013 which it said in September made up 28 per cent of content on the platform \u2013 sharing that it had demonetised 85 per cent of all AI-generated tracks on its site using an AI-detection tool.<\/p>\n<p>Bandcamp has banned all AI-created tracks too, saying: \u201cWe reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI-generated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the AI-recognition feature, Apple Music also implemented a new aspect that allowed its users to import playlists from other streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/apple-music-increases-subscription-prices-cites-rising-licensing-costs-3958212&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/apple-music@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Apple Music increases subscription prices, cites \u201crising licensing costs\u201d All price increases will come into effect immediately By Liberty Dunworth 21st July 2026 Apple Music logo. CREDIT: Thomas Fuller\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple Music is increasing its subscription prices with immediate effect due to \u201crising licensing costs\u201d. 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