Pandora Launches Highly-Anticipated Premium Subscription Tier
Posted on March 16, 2017 by Brandon Crist
OAKLAND, CA (03.17.2017) – This week, Pandora launches Pandora Premium – its first ever on-demand streaming tier. Invites for a free trial of Pandora Premium roll out to select listeners on March 15 and an option to upgrade will be available to all listeners over the coming weeks.
Click above to learn more about Pandora Premium.
For $9.99 a month, Pandora Premium combines the best of Pandora's beloved personalized radio with the ability to search and play any track or album as well as a unique set of playlist features tailored to each person's distinct preferences. Listeners can now curate their music experience with an ease of use unmatched by any other service.
"Every day tens of millions of people trust us to choose the exact right songs for them. That's why they spend more time with Pandora than any other music service," said Tim Westergren, founder and CEO of Pandora. "With Premium, we're leveraging our immense trove of data and everything we've learned about personalization to offer a listening experience that sets a new standard for what a music service should be."
Pandora listeners who start a trial will see all of their stations and thumbed up songs and a visually stunning "Now Playing" experience, which pulls a signature color from the album art and changes as each track plays. Innovative new features are designed to make finding and collecting music and building playlists easy:
Playlists, not worklists: Start a playlist with one or two songs of your choice, tap "Add Similar Songs" and put the power of Pandora's Music Genome Project to work to create the perfect playlist for any activity, mood or party.
All your thumbs up: Every song you've thumbed up on Pandora is immediately available in your "My Thumbs Up" playlist. Thumb up a few tracks on any Pandora radio station and Premium will automatically create a new playlist of these songs too.
New music for you… and only you: Browse is stocked with personalized suggestions for the latest releases from current and soon-to-be favorites whether you listen to classical, metal, jazz, hip hop, country, and everything in between.
Offline mode: Download albums, songs stations or playlists you want and bring an end to those moments of deafening silence when you lose a signal.
Search that knows you: Pandora's team of curators, music analysts and data scientists have sifted through tens of millions of tracks to help you quickly find what you really want. No more wading through covers, karaoke versions or tribute tracks to get to your favorite tune.
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Existing Pandora Plus subscribers will enjoy six months of Premium for no additional charge. Trial lengths for existing Pandora ad-supported listeners and those new to Pandora vary. Premium is available now on iOS and Android phones, Google Chromecast, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and in cars from GM, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda and Subaru. It will be available on other platforms, including desktop and popular connected devices, in the coming months
To learn more about Pandora Premium, click here.
To sign up for an invite, click here.
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