diff --git a/librespot/audio/__init__.py b/librespot/audio/__init__.py
index dcc6d33..6a831da 100644
--- a/librespot/audio/__init__.py
+++ b/librespot/audio/__init__.py
@@ -321,12 +321,6 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
                     packet.cmd, len(packet.payload)))
 
     def _is_premium_user(self) -> bool:
-        """Best-effort check whether the current Spotify account is Premium.
-
-        We rely on Session user attributes populated from the AP product_info packet.
-        Historically, the attribute named "type" contains values like "premium", "free",
-        "open", etc.
-        """
         try:
             raw = (
                 self.__session.get_user_attribute("type")
@@ -355,16 +349,6 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
         retry: bool = True,
         _attempt: int = 1,
     ) -> bytes:
-        """Request the audio key directly from Spotify (Premium accounts).
-
-        This mirrors the working logic from the standalone AudioKeyManager
-        helper in temp.py: it sends a request_key packet with the payload
-        [file_id][gid][seq][zero_short], waits for a response, and retries
-        a limited number of times with simple backoff.
-        """
-
-        # Allocate a new sequence number for this request and register
-        # the callback that will receive the response.
         with self.__seq_holder_lock:
             seq = AudioKeyManager.__seq_holder
             AudioKeyManager.__seq_holder += 1
@@ -389,18 +373,15 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
             if key is not None:
                 return key
 
-            # No key returned; treat this like a transient failure.
             last_err = RuntimeError("Audio key request returned no key")
         except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
             last_err = exc
         finally:
-            # Ensure we don't leak callbacks if anything goes wrong.
             try:
                 AudioKeyManager.__callbacks.pop(seq, None)
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
-        # Decide whether to retry or give up.
         if retry and _attempt < self.max_spotify_audio_key_retries:
             self.logger.warning(
                 "Spotify audio key request failed (attempt %d/%d): %s",
@@ -408,7 +389,6 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
                 self.max_spotify_audio_key_retries,
                 last_err,
             )
-            # Simple linear backoff to avoid hammering the server.
             time.sleep(5 * _attempt)
             return self._get_spotify_audio_key(
                 gid,
@@ -417,7 +397,6 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
                 _attempt=_attempt + 1,
             )
 
-        # Give up after the configured number of attempts.
         self.logger.error(
             "Giving up fetching audio key from Spotify after %d attempts; gid=%s fileId=%s (last error: %s)",
             _attempt,
@@ -433,14 +412,27 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
             )
         )
 
-    def get_audio_key(self,
-                      gid: bytes,
-                      file_id: bytes,
-                      retry: bool = True) -> bytes:
-        # If the user is Premium, Spotify will return audio keys directly.
-        # In that case, do not use the SpotiClub API.
-        if self._is_premium_user():
-            return self._get_spotify_audio_key(gid, file_id, retry=retry)
+    def get_audio_key(
+        self,
+        gid: bytes,
+        file_id: bytes,
+        retry: bool = True,
+    ) -> bytes:
+
+        is_premium = self._is_premium_user()
+
+        if is_premium:
+            try:
+                return self._get_spotify_audio_key(gid, file_id, retry=retry)
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Spotify audio key fetch failed for premium user; falling back to SpotiClub API: %s",
+                    exc,
+                )
+                print(
+                    "\n[AudioKey] Spotify refused or failed to provide the audio key. "
+                    "Falling back to SpotiClub API...\n"
+                )
 
         global spoticlub_user, spoticlub_password, spoticlub_client_serial, spoticlub_loaded_logged
         if not spoticlub_user or not spoticlub_password or spoticlub_user == "anonymous":
@@ -499,9 +491,6 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
 
                 resp = requests.post(server_url, json=payload, timeout=AudioKeyManager.audio_key_request_timeout)
 
-                # If another client instance is already active for this
-                # SpotiClub user, we will will reply with HTTP 423 and
-                # instruct this client to wait before retrying.
                 if resp.status_code == 423:
                     try:
                         data = resp.json()
@@ -549,7 +538,6 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
                 if len(key_bytes) != 16:
                     raise RuntimeError("[SpotiClub API] Woops, received Audio Key must be 16 bytes long")
 
-                # After the first successful SpotiClub key fetch, enable the loader for future calls.
                 with _spoticlub_audio_key_loader_lock:
                     _spoticlub_audio_key_loader_enabled = True
                 return key_bytes