Report: Spotify is Still Unsure What to Offer With a “Super Premium” Plan

Spotify is still not ready to share details about the “super premium” plan it’s been working on for many years now. Today, a new report from Bloomberg reveals that the company is still debating about what new features would push “superfans” to pay more than what its current Premium subscription costs.

As you may remember, Spotify first announced that it was working on a lossless audio tier back in February 2021. Two years later, Gustav Söderström said that “The industry changed and we had to adapt.” That was just a couple of months before the streaming service added audiobooks to its Premium subscription.

Back in February, Bloomberg reported that Spotify was planning to launch a new $5.99/month “Music Pro” add-on with higher-quality audio, remixing tools, and access to concert tickets later this year. However, these plans may have changed again as the company continues to add new features, such as custom transitions between tracks, to its existing Premium subscribers.

“Spotify has been unable to settle on the features that should be in such a plan, according to people familiar with the matter. It’s not clear what will entice people to pay. The company must also come to terms with its partners in the music business, including record labels and concert promoters, over the right to offer features such as early access to new music and concert presales,” the Bloomberg report reads.

Spotify, which already offers access to some presales, is reportedly considering offering early access to presales to all of its Premium user base instead of restricting that perk to a super-premium plan. However, that would require the company to issue large upfront payments that may not guarantee an uptick in Premium subscribers.

Overall, it’s unfortunate that Spotify, the largest music streaming service on the market, still doesn’t offer lossless audio or spatial audio, something its competitors, Apple Music and Amazon Music, have been providing for years at no additional cost. Speaking with Bloomberg, a Spotify spokesperson said the company is focused on “building something great for superfans,” adding, “We cannot comment on anonymized and often incorrect speculation about potential future features.”