Spotify Is Planning a Pricier Tier With Better Sound and Concert Tickets
Spotify Is Planning a Pricier Tier With Better Sound and Concert Tickets
Spotify is working on a new premium subscription level called Music Pro that would cost an extra $6 per month on top of what you already pay, according to Bloomberg. The package would give subscribers higher-quality audio, early access to buy concert tickets, and tools to remix songs. The company expects to launch it sometime in 2026.
Right now, Spotify Premium costs $11.99 a month. If you add Music Pro, your total bill would be around $18 monthly.
What You'd Get With Music Pro
The new tier would include three main features.
Better audio quality would mean songs sound clearer and crisper—closer to what you might hear from a CD or vinyl record. Apple Music and Tidal already offer this kind of high-quality streaming.
Remixing tools would let you edit and tweak songs directly in the Spotify app. Think of it like giving amateur music producers a simplified version of the software professionals use to make records.
Concert ticket access would mean you could buy tickets to live shows before they go on sale to the general public. Exactly which venues and concerts would be included hasn't been announced yet.
Why Spotify Is Doing This
Spotify makes money from subscriptions, but the company keeps very thin profit margins because it has to pay record labels every time someone streams a song. Adding a higher-priced tier lets Spotify earn more money from users who are willing to pay for extra features, while keeping basic streaming affordable for everyone else.
This follows a pattern the streaming industry has adopted. Apple and Tidal already sell premium tiers with better audio quality. Spotify is trying to stand out by bundling that audio quality with two other perks—music-making tools and concert access.
The Challenges Ahead
Actually delivering on these promises is complicated.
High-quality audio files are much bigger and require more data to stream. That means Spotify would need to spend money upgrading its computer networks to handle the extra load, especially when lots of people are listening at the same time.
The remixing tools need access to the individual instrument tracks from songs—vocals separate from drums, for example. Most songs in Spotify's library are mixed into one file, so Spotify would either need to hire people to separate thousands of songs, or negotiate deals with record labels to get those individual tracks.
The concert ticket part means working with existing ticketing systems and promoters. Getting real early access to popular shows would require making deals with many different venues and concert organizers.
The Real Question
The bigger picture here is whether customers actually want all three of these features bundled together, or whether it feels like too much at once. Spotify is very good at streaming music. Whether it can build equally good remixing software and concert partnerships at the same time is an open question.
The price also matters. A $6 bump is a 50% increase over what Premium costs now. That might appeal to people who love music and concerts. But it might be steep for casual listeners.
If Spotify pulls this off well, Music Pro could be a real draw. If the audio quality is noticeably better, the remix tools actually help people be creative, and the concert tickets deliver genuine early access, then customers will pay. But Spotify needs to execute all three pieces smoothly—not just one or two of them.
