“I pay for Spotify Premium, I should NOT be receiving ads,” Reddit user Tomiman ranted on r/Spotify. All of which sounds reasonable for non-paying listeners, but absolutely absurd for those forking over $9.99 a month for a Premium tier expressly marketed as ad-free.Īnother Spotify Premium subscriber heard a geographically-targeted ad in a podcast while driving. And because Spotify hasn’t filled a lot of its inventory, many of the ads repeat over and over again on smaller shows. Other Spotify podcasts are full of lengthy spots. Even worse, Spotify is now inserting ads within the podcast at regular intervals, and making those ads difficult to skip if you’re driving, working out, walking the dog, or doing anything else while listening to the show in the background.īut it’s not just Joe Rogan getting peppered with ads. This year, The Joe Rogan Experience can only be enjoyed on Spotify - that is, after listening to about 10 minutes of ads from multiple sponsors before the start of every episode. Last year, Spotify signed one of the hottest podcasters in the world to an exclusive deal. Surprise! Spotify’s podcasts are now stuffed with ads - even for those paying $9.99 a month for the ‘ad-free’ Spotify Premium. Times Square background photo by Wallula.
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