There’s also been no announcement as to how artists can begin to submit files for the new tier. Having more users in a higher margin tier would be a boon to the company’s bottom line at a time when it likes to have Wall Street’s full attention. Spotify provided no details as to pricing, but the standard for a hi-def tier for other platforms has been $19.99 per month. One of the things that I find fascinating is that many services promote CD quality as the end-all, while others like Tidal, Amazon Music and Qobuz have evolved past that and offer a true high definition 96kHz/24 bit experience.

Although there were very few specifics given, the company did say that high-definition audio was one of the most requested features that they’ve received.Īudio quality on Spotify currently tops out at 320kbps, so a lossless audio tier would be quite welcome to frequent users (hopefully they’ll be able to hear the difference). Spotify announced that it will be launching its new Spotify HiFi CD quality lossless audio tier later in the year.

Spotify HiFi CD Quality Audio Tier To Launch

Spotify hifi lossless later year