@Shadb222 Our support team has confirmed that you're currently subscribed to Pandora Plus, not Pandora Premium.
In the past, free listeners and Pandora Plus subscribers were only able to look for artists and tracks in order to create radio stations.
However, we've updated your experience so that you have the ability to listen to content on-demand, without being a Pandora Premium subscriber.
If you're seeing ads, it's most likely because you're triggering a complimentary session of Pandora Premium without realizing it.
Basically, if you search for and select the name of an artist, or track, or album, you should be brought to a "backstage page" where you can either create a radio station or press play. If you press play you indicate that you'd like to listen to that content right away (or "on-demand"). Since only Pandora Premium subscribers can listen on-demand, you will either see an ad for Pandora Premium, or be prompted to watch a video ad to unlock a complimentary session of Pandora Premium.
Keep in mind that upgrading to Pandora Premium or accepting a complimentary session of Pandora Premium is completely optional; you can close the ad and we'll create a station for you to listen to instead (if one is available). Should you decide to accept a complimentary session of Pandora Premium, rest assured that you won't be billed; because the additional cost of these sessions is covered by the advertisement, your account will return to your regular service automatically when the session expires, and you won't be charged any Pandora Premium fees.
Hope this helps explain. Thanks for being a part of the community! 🎶
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