Spotify users can pay for Spotify Premium to get ad-free playback, but some subscribers are still hearing ads.

"I get ads on Spotify with premium inbetween podcast episodes, it's happened on my Samsung s22 and pixel 7. If I skip it it just serves another, I don't pay $250 a year to listen

Reports of Spotify Premium subscribers hearing ads have emerged over the past few days — here's what the company has to say.

Spotify has responded to complaints from Premium users hearing advertisements while hearing content, saying an investigation is underway.

Spotify matched its best quarter ever for subscriber growth during the fourth quarter of 2024, the music streaming giant reported on Tuesday

One of the benefits of paying Spotify for one of its Premium subscriptions is ad-free playback, alongside downloading songs for offline listening and organizing your queue. However, some subscribers are reporting that they're still hearing ads.