Hi @Philip1 Welcome to Pandora!
I've taken a look at the Pandora account associated with your community profile, and I think there may be a little confusion.
Your account is not currently upgraded to a trial, however, it appears you may have enabled a complimentary session of Pandora Premium by listening to on-demand content. This feature is called a Premium Access Session.
In the past, free listeners and Plus subscribers were only able to look for artists and tracks in order to create radio stations. Now, if you search for and select the name of an artist, track, or album, you'll 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 on-demand listening is a feature for Premium subscribers, you will either see an ad for Premium, or be prompted to watch a video ad to unlock Premium access. By accepting the session, you'll automatically be transitioned into the Premium experience, which looks a little different from our free or Plus experiences. Which may explain why it looked a little different.
For more information about Premium Access, you can visit our Help Page.
For more information about the different subscription tiers Pandora offers please visit our Subscription FAQ.
To see if you're eligible for a trial subscription, visit our website here.
I also highly recommend checking out Using Pandora for tips and best practices to get the most out of your listening experience.
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