Spotify customers’ fury as it hikes prices by up to £24 a year from June

SPOTIFY customers have been left furious by the music streaming giant's plans to hike prices by up to £24 a year.

The changes, which come into effect from June, will apply to Spotify's Premium Student, Duo, and Family plans subscribers.

New customers will start paying the higher prices from this Friday, April 30.

Customers on Spotify's Family plan will be hit with the highest hike, as the package will increase from £14.99 to £16.99 - an extra £2 a month.

Meanwhile Student and Duo plans will increase by £1 a month - we've rounded up all the price changes in the box below.

Spotify is yet to confirm whether its standard Premium subscription will stay at the current price of £9.99 a month.

The price hikes sent Arsenal fans into a fury as it came on the same day its founder Daniel Ek began a £2.5billion takeover bid of the club.

Customers have vented about the changes on Twitter, with one user saying: "Spotify are increasing the student plan monthly price by a quid not happy."

While another added: "Uh? Spotify increased the price of premium student? Whyyyyy?"

And a third wrote: "Spotify want to put up the price of my family subscription by £2 [a month], then I hear that Spotify want to buy Arsenal!!