Credit to Bri Taliaferro

For years, Spotify has been advertising its premium features and no ads membership to listeners who are willing to pay for a better, more peaceful experience. Now, that more peaceful experience is free. Spotify now allows all listeners to select whatever song they want to listen to in the moment and have unlimited skips.

“I didn’t even know about this, but I don’t mind it,” junior Bryce Peterson said.

These changes come as a shock that have left many thinking what Spotify is trying to do. According to a Spotify press release, they are trying to connect more listeners with artists, songs and music in general. In reality, premium users are weighing their options on whether they should cancel their membership.

“I might just stop paying and move to the free one,” Peterson said.

Ads remain the big difference between paying and free, so the real question on users minds is how long until Spotify is completely ad-free.