Hi there, @cdbrobi1. 👋
Nice to see you around the community space.
Looks like you've enabled complimentary sessions of Premium. Since you're upgraded to Plus, you have the ability to start a complimentary session in order to listen to content on-demand (ex. playlists, albums, tracks on-demand). Playlists are only a feature of Premium.
You can find out more about how these sessions work in this helpful article: Premium Sessions
For Plus Listeners:
In the past, free listeners and Plus subscribers were only able to look for artists and tracks in order to create radio stations. We've updated your experience so that you have the ability to listen to content on-demand, without being a Premium subscriber.
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 Premium subscribers can listen on-demand, you will either see an ad for Premium, or be prompted to watch a video ad to unlock a complimentary session of Premium.
Keep in mind that upgrading to Premium or accepting a complimentary session of 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 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 Premium fees.
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Length of Premium Sessions:
There's a natural tension between valuable ad space and the listening experience. Because of that, we're actively testing the length of these sessions to provide the best listening experience for everyone. As a result, the average length and availability of your complimentary session may fluctuate. We'll automatically save your on-demand music collection for your next Premium experience.
That being said, your collection isn't missing or being deleted. Your account is reverting back to the normal experience after being in a complimentary session of Premium.
I hope this info is helpful. 🎧
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