https://www.cnet.com/news/pandora-now-lets-you-search-and-play-without-having-to-pay/ >Pandora will let you listen to whatever song you want without signing up for a $10-a-month subscription, by giving you a 15-second video ad to watch instead.  >The new feature is aimed to help Pandora better compete with Spotify, the biggest streaming-music service that offers free on-demand listening, by holding people's hands to becoming subscribers.