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# Spotify Says Ads In Premium Were A Mistake
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-says-ads-in-premium-were-a-mistake/
- Published: 2018-01-19T15:38:49.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-19T15:38:49.000Z
- Description: Yesterday we reported that a number of Spotify users were upset about an ad showing up in their playlists., even though they had paid for ad-free Premium service. The ad. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/01/spotify-says-ads-in-premium-were-a-mistake.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![Spotify new rectangle](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c9471ca7970b-200wi "Spotify new rectangle")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c9471ca7970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)[](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c9471c68970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Yesterday we reported that a number of [Spotify users were upset](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/01/spotify-premium-users-report-ads-in-playlists-.html) about an ad showing up in their playlists., even though they had paid for ad-free Premium service. The ad was for Spotify's own podcast, but that didn't matte. "Spotify, I will not pay to listen to ads. I dumped cable and I will dump you too," wrote one.Spotify has not responded to user inquiries, but the streamer has now issued a statement saying it was a technical glitch during some tests, and the ads should never have been inserted.“This was a promo for a Spotify podcast called ‘Showstoppers.’ We were testing new ways to promote this in the Spotify client around relevant playlists,” a company spokesperson told [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/19/spotify-accidentally-showed-ads-to-paying-subscribers-when-testing-new-ways-to-promote-originals/?ncid=rss&ref=hypebot.com). “It should not have appeared for Premium users.” 

**MORE: [Spotify Premium Users Report Ads In Playlists](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/01/spotify-premium-users-report-ads-in-playlists-.html)**

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