Spotify Premium Family now available in South Africa and Egypt

Apart from the two African countries, Spotify Premium Family is now also available in Kuwait, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The Premium Family plan costs R99.99 in South Africa and provides family members living under one roof with up to six accounts. The plan allows all family members to get uninterrupted access to over 50 million tracks and over 1 million podcast titles through their own account. Each family member will have a place for their own saved music, podcasts and playlists, and get Spotify’s recommendations for their unique listening tastes.

“Since Spotify was first introduced locally, it has been exploring ways to introduce new content, features and plans to add value to its users, and while the rollout comes during a difficult climate, Spotify hopes families will find the new plan useful, especially while many parents and children are home,” Spotify said.

“Whether you’re cooking dinner, relaxing or having a dance party in the living room, a recent study conducted by Spotify showed that 98% of parents say they listen to music together as a family, with nearly 59% indicating they listen together daily.”

Premium Family plan features include:

• Family Mix: Families can enjoy exclusive access to a personalised playlist packed with songs the whole family enjoys. Family Mix is updated regularly, and you can control who is in each session to optimise your family’s favourite shared listening moments.
• Parental Controls: Parents will also be able to control the Explicit Content Filter setting of all other accounts on their plan.
• Family Hub: Billing users can manage their family’s settings in one place, including adding or removing family members, keeping your home address up to date, and adjusting your parental controls.

Spotify Premium Family plan is available here and users who haven't tried Premium before are eligible for the first month of Spotify Premium Family for free. For existing individual Premium subscribers, they can switch to Spotify Premium Family by visiting their account page and changing their subscription.

Meanwhile, most other music streaming services in South Africa are offering family plans for about R10 less than Spotify, with Apple Music and Deezer giving first-time premium users the first three months for free.