Apple Increases Prices For Apple Music & Apple One Over “Rising Licensing Costs”
Apple is raising prices for its music streaming service, Apple Music, for subscribers in the U.S. and other countries.
The individual plan for Apple Music will not cost $11.99 a month, up from $10.99.
“As a result of rising licensing costs, Apple Music is increasing its subscription price beginning today,” Apple said in a statement as the reason for the price increase.
The family plan for Apple Music is now $19.99, up from $16.99, while the student plan is $6.99, up from $5.99.
In tandem, Apple also increased a number of tiers of its Apple One bundles, which include Apple Music.
The individual plan is unchanged, and subscribers will continue to pay $19.95 a month. The price increase starts with the Family tier, now $27.95 (up from $25.95), and the Premier plan, now $39.95 (up from $37.95).
This is the first price increase for Apple Music since October 2022, when the individual plan rose by $1 from $9.99.
Apple Music’s monthly subscription price increase follows Spotify’s price increase earlier this year. Spotify raised the price of its Premium subscription from $11.99 to $12.99, so Apple’s offering is still cheaper at this rate.
Subscription services are raised from time to time, and in August 2025 Apple increased the price of Apple TV to $12.99, up from $9.99. Prior to that, Apple TV’s last subscription increase occurred in October 2023, when the service rose by $3. This price increase didn’t affect Apple One prices, which bundle services such as Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, iCloud+, Apple Fitness+, and Apple News+ depending on the tier.
