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\n\tSpotify\u2019s high fidelity listening feature has been a long time coming. It was first announced in Feb. 2021 at the company\u2019s Stream On event and promoted by Billie Eilish and Finneas. Originally, the plan was to roll out high fidelity audio \u201cin select markets later [that] year\u201d according to the original 2021 announcement, but it never materialized. In early 2022, Spotify posted a status update to its community board<\/a>, stating that HiFi was now on hold. \u201cWe know that HiFi quality audio is important to you,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cWe feel the same, and we\u2019re excited to deliver a Spotify HiFi experience to Premium users in the future. But we don\u2019t have timing details to share yet. We will of course update you here when we can.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAt the time, many onlookers believed this higher quality listening experience was an opportunity for Spotify to raise prices, which would, in turn, amount to greater profits for the streaming service and more royalties for artists and songwriters. In 2015, Tidal launched a HiFi audio plan for $19.99 a month. In 2019, Amazon did the same by launching Amazon Music HD, a new HiFi tier that offered 50 million songs in 16 bit, 44.1kHz and \u201cmillions\u201d more in Ultra HD (24-bit and up to 192 kHz) for an additional cost of $5 per month for existing Amazon Music subscribers.<\/p>\n \n\tBut the hope for a new, higher-priced tier came to a halt in May 2021 when Apple Music entered the high fidelity race by announcing its \u201cSpatial Audio\u201d tier with Dolby Atmos at no additional cost to its users. Later that day, Amazon Music announced that its HD tier would now also be free for all users. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tIn 2023, Bloomberg reported that a so-called \u201cSupremium\u201d tier was in the works at Spotify. The tier was intended to be a higher-priced upgrade from its premium offering, likely including special features like lossless audio<\/a>. To date, it has not come to fruition. <\/p>\n \n\tThe announcement of its integration of lossless audio comes just weeks after Spotify announced its Mix With Spotify<\/a> feature, allowing premium users to create DJ-level mixes and transitions between songs in a playlist. The company also recently added the ability to direct message<\/a> (DM) other account holders.<\/p>\n![\"Spotify](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spotify-Messages-1800.jpg\")
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