Amazon Music UnlimitedPay, got worseUS
Prime-member Individual and Family prices raised
Amazon Music Unlimited Individual for Prime members rose from $8.99 to $9.99 a month; Family from $15.99 to $16.99
What changed
- Individual (Prime members)
- Was Before: $8.99/mo or $89/yr
- After: $9.99/mo or $99/yr
- Family
- Was Before: $15.99/mo or $159/yr
- After: $16.99/mo or $169/yr
- Individual
- Before: $10.99/mo
- After: $10.99/mo
- Unchanged
When it hits your bill
- New subscribers
- Existing subscribers
- Next monthly renewal on or after
- per Amazon's Music FAQ
What this means for you
Prime members pay $1 more a month (or $10 more a year) for Individual, and Family costs $1 more a month (or $10 more a year). Individual without Prime stayed at $10.99.
Context
2022$8.99
2022$9.99
this change$10.99
2025$11.99
2026$11.99
now
How we know
An archived copy of Amazon's Music FAQ from Jun 22, 2023 lists $8.99 a month for Prime members and $15.99 for Family.
By Aug 16, 2023, the FAQ says Prime-member Individual goes to $9.99 and Family to $16.99 a month.
It says new customers see the new price from August 15, 2023.
Existing customers pay it from their next monthly renewal on or after September 19, 2023.
Sources
- Amazon Music FAQ: before, $8.99 Prime / $15.99 Family (Jun 22 2023) · archived copy
- Amazon Music FAQ: 2023 Subscription Plan Pricing Changes (Aug 16 2023) · archived copy
- TechCrunch: Amazon Music Unlimited is raising prices for Prime members, family plan users (Aug 16, 2023) (secondary)
Full research notes
Amazon's Music FAQ section "2023 Subscription Plan Pricing Changes" (captured August 16, 2023) says the Individual Plan for Prime members changes from $8.99 to $9.99 per month, $89 to $99 per year, and the Family Plan from $15.99 to $16.99 per month, $159 to $169 per year. "From August 15, 2023, new customers will see the updated price"; for existing customers it applies on or after September 19, 2023, on their next monthly renewal. The June 22, 2023 capture of the FAQ still lists $8.99/month or $89/year for Prime members and $15.99/month or $159/year for Family. The non-Prime Individual price ($10.99) is unchanged.
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