In April 2024, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced that the service would get a new paid subscription option that only focused on music, though didn't offer any further details at the time.
If, like me, you've no interest in having audiobooks in your music streaming service, the idea of a cheaper option than Spotify Premium sounded great, especially given the recent Spotify price hike in the US. But we didn't know exactly what we'd get – but maybe we do now, thanks to this new 'Basic' music plan appearing then disappearing in the UK.
