Music streaming apps like Spotify are reportedly planning to increase their subscription prices. On November 25, The Hollywood Reporter published a report stating that Spotify will increase its rates in the US in the first quarter of the next year. However, the rate at which the price would increase has yet to be disclosed. Social media users poured in their reactions to the news. One X user commented:“YouTube to MP3 converter it’s time to make a comeback.”N1K0 #retiredbarçafan @nikoculerLINKYouTube to MP3 converter it’s time to make a comebackSharing a similar message, one online commentator said that users may choose other ways of streaming music. According to them:“Folks will just start migrating back to getting their music through other means if they get too greedy again. They have a good balance right now and this threatens to upend that, depending on how much of an increase.”A netizen reacted:“As an artist, I get it… As a consumer, this is bad and only going to get worse. This is a label × streamer problem, not artist × consumer. Instead of raising prices, give artists a fairer cut.”Many X users raised questions about the decision, as one of them asked:“"Interesting" move by the labels, should streaming prices keep up with inflation, or is it fair for labels to pass those costs on to fans? Is it about value for artists, or just more profit for the industry?”Some even shared jokes, as one netizen commented:“Major labels to Spotify: “Inflation’s up 30%, so your $10.99 needs to be $19.99… but don’t worry, we’ll still pay artists in exposure and half-eaten sandwiches.””One social media user called music a “luxury,” saying:“Have salaries also kept up with inflation? Then again, music isn't a basic human need, it's luxury.”Spotify recently launched a recap feature for its audiobooksIf this happens, it won’t be the first time Spotify will hike its prices. In 2024, the price increased by $1. A year before that, the rate increased to $10.99 from $9.99. The news comes at a time when the site introduced AI recaps for audiobooks on the platform. Elaborating on the feature, the website mentions:“A powerful new feature designed to help listeners jump back into stories they've put down - and, for authors and publishers, built to bring your audience back to complete more of your stories.”The official notification also mentioned:“Recaps are available for select English-language titles on iOS - and we're looking forward to expanding soon.”The site explained how the Spotify audiobook recap worked. It said that the recap would only appear if someone had already started listening to the audiobook. When listeners returned to it, they could tap the recap button to hear a short summary of what they had already listened to.The recap only covered the parts they had already heard, so nothing in the story was spoiled. It also said the feature was made carefully using AI, and Spotify was not using audiobook content to train AI models or copy people’s voices.Follow Soap Central for more updates.