It gives families access to soundtracks from Disney, Pixar and Marvel movies, Star Wars instrumentals, classics, sing-alongs and more.
Most streamed songs globally are ‘Shallow’ by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, ‘Sunflower – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Post Malone and Swae Lee and ‘Happier’ by Bastille & Marshmello.Īustralia is one of seven select countries where Spotify has its Disney Hub. The most listened to artists by Spotify Premium Family subscribers globally include Ariana Grande, Drake, Queen, Billie Eilish and Khalid. To celebrate turning 5, Spotify Premium Family analysed how families are listening to music: Since its launch in 2014, Spotify Premium Family has grown to “millions” of subscribers in more than 60 countries, with 50 million tracks and 450,000 podcast titles. “At a time where parents are trying to reduce screen time for both themselves and their family, we’re creating more ways for families to bond over music together, while still celebrating individual tastes and giving parents more control if they want it.”Įarlier today TMN revealed that Spotify is testing a price rise for its family plan in the Scandinavian markets. “We’re always looking for ways to improve the Spotify Premium experience, and the upgraded Premium Family plan brings new features to how families enjoy listening to music and podcasts they love.” said Alex Norström, chief premium business officer at Spotify. Six Accounts: Spotify Premium Family still provides six individual Spotify Premium accounts for family members living under one roof, meaning they keep their saved music and playlists. Parental Controls: a long-requested feature on community boards, parents will now be able to control the Explicit Content Filter setting of all other accounts on their plan.įamily Mix: families get exclusive access to a personalized playlist packed with songs the whole family can share whether it’s during the morning commute, cooking dinner or hanging out on the weekend.įamily Hub: billing users can now manage their Family’s settings in one place, including adding or removing family members, keeping their home address up to date, and adjusting their parental controls. Have any thoughts on this? Let us know down below in the comments or carry the discussion over to our Twitter or Facebook.Family members living under one roof more choices to customize music streaming and podcasts. Why does Spotify think six accounts is needed by a family other than to make themselves look more generous? I mean, people are having kids later in life, and the average US household had 2.6 people in 2017. Surely that’s one way to beat Spotify’s asinine attempt to police its bad policies. I wonder how this works for those in apartment buildings, or shared accommodation like college dorms. This Billboardreport from last year says nearly half of streaming customers are on family plans.
Misuse of Family Plans probably costs Spotify quite a lot of revenue a year.You’ll now have to verify your address with Google Maps every so often.Spotify’s Family Plan is a great deal, but all of the plan members must reside at the same address.Now you’ll have to use Google Maps to verify the address or risk termination of the whole plan.
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That disappeared in a privacy backlash, but a new version of the verification is back. Last year, Spotify did something similar, by requiring Family Plan members to confirm their exact GPS coordinates. If you’re on a Spotify Family Plan, expect to have to verify your address Furthermore, users will also have to reverify from “time to time,” or risk suspension of their plans. Last month, they updated the terms and conditions of the Family Plan to include the need for everyone on the plan to show actual proof they all live at the same address. Spotify is putting its foot down on misuse of its Family Plan.