I had been a member from November 2017 till May 2019 and again since March this year. I had the email, but no mentioning of any discounted prices. My membership is still up until end of August, so it could have to do with this. However, I think it's not a good idea by VMP to send out these price increase and add-on increase emails without at least offering discounts to long term members.
I certainly wouldn't go for a year. Too dangerous. I'm not sure if monthly subscriptions will still be available. If I really wanted a certain RotM I would just do monthly. The worst is that add-ons have become so expensive, it takes away the best part of the membership in my opinion.
Supposedly they are sending the offer out as your due for renewal. As you are this month you should already have yours according to them on socials.
Monthly is back = $52 There doesn’t appear to be an existing subs discount at all on that tier.
I’m a little salty that it’s happening as they release the first essentials in 10 months that I actually want, I might have gone to $40 or an old price 3 month for a good copy of that spiritualized record, but maybe that’s a good omen that I wasn’t supposed to buy it from them and that there’s a good non plain wider pressing coming down the line.