diff --git a/librespot/audio/__init__.py b/librespot/audio/__init__.py
index 22a263f..c53346e 100644
--- a/librespot/audio/__init__.py
+++ b/librespot/audio/__init__.py
@@ -322,10 +322,83 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
                 "Couldn't handle packet, cmd: {}, length: {}".format(
                     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")
+                or self.__session.get_user_attribute("product")
+                or self.__session.get_user_attribute("product_type")
+                or self.__session.get_user_attribute("subscription")
+                or self.__session.get_user_attribute("account_type")
+                or ""
+            )
+            product = str(raw).strip().lower()
+            if not product:
+                return False
+
+            if "premium" in product:
+                return True
+
+            # Legacy/alt plan names occasionally seen.
+            return product in {"unlimited"}
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    def _get_spotify_audio_key(self, gid: bytes, file_id: bytes, retry: bool = True) -> bytes:
+        """Request the audio key directly from Spotify (Premium accounts)."""
+        tries = 0
+        last_err: typing.Optional[Exception] = None
+
+        while True:
+            tries += 1
+            callback = AudioKeyManager.SyncCallback(self)
+
+            with self.__seq_holder_lock:
+                AudioKeyManager.__seq_holder += 1
+                seq = AudioKeyManager.__seq_holder
+                AudioKeyManager.__callbacks[seq] = callback
+
+            try:
+                payload = struct.pack(">i", seq) + gid + file_id
+                self.__session.send(Packet.Type.request_key, payload)
+
+                key = callback.wait_response()
+                if key is None:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Audio key request failed")
+                return key
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                last_err = exc
+                self.logger.warning("Spotify audio key request failed (try %d): %s", tries, exc)
+                if not retry or tries >= 3:
+                    break
+                time.sleep(1)
+            finally:
+                try:
+                    AudioKeyManager.__callbacks.pop(seq, None)
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Failed fetching Audio Key from Spotify for gid: {}, fileId: {} (last error: {})".format(
+                util.bytes_to_hex(gid), util.bytes_to_hex(file_id), last_err
+            )
+        )
+
     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)
+
         global spoticlub_user, spoticlub_password, spoticlub_client_serial, spoticlub_loaded_logged
         if not spoticlub_user or not spoticlub_password or spoticlub_user == "anonymous":
             try:
diff --git a/librespot/audio/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-314.pyc b/librespot/audio/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-314.pyc
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diff --git a/zotify/__pycache__/album.cpython-314.pyc b/zotify/__pycache__/album.cpython-314.pyc
index 7f46fc7..62df1d0 100644
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diff --git a/zotify/__pycache__/playlist.cpython-314.pyc b/zotify/__pycache__/playlist.cpython-314.pyc
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diff --git a/zotify/__pycache__/track.cpython-314.pyc b/zotify/__pycache__/track.cpython-314.pyc
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diff --git a/zotify/album.py b/zotify/album.py
index 99ddb81..9ede74a 100644
--- a/zotify/album.py
+++ b/zotify/album.py
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ def download_album(album):
             track[ID],
             extra_keys={
                 'album_num': str(n).zfill(2),
+                'album_total': str(len(tracks)),
                 'album_id': album,
-                # Used by download_track() to decide whether to insert a Disc folder.
                 'album_multi_disc': '1' if album_multi_disc else '0',
             },
             disable_progressbar=True
diff --git a/zotify/app.py b/zotify/app.py
index c41fe6a..b103829 100644
--- a/zotify/app.py
+++ b/zotify/app.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def download_from_urls(urls: list[str]) -> bool:
                             'playlist_song_name': track_obj[NAME],
                             'playlist': name,
                             'playlist_num': str(enum).zfill(char_num),
+                            'playlist_total': str(len(playlist_songs)),
                             'playlist_id': playlist_id,
                             'playlist_track_id': track_obj[ID]
                         })
diff --git a/zotify/playlist.py b/zotify/playlist.py
index 166a19d..043aebf 100644
--- a/zotify/playlist.py
+++ b/zotify/playlist.py
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ def download_playlist(playlist):
         download_track(
             'extplaylist',
             song[TRACK][ID],
-            extra_keys={'playlist': pl_name, 'playlist_num': str(enum).zfill(2)},
+            extra_keys={
+                'playlist': pl_name,
+                'playlist_num': str(enum).zfill(2),
+                'playlist_total': str(len(playlist_songs)),
+                'playlist_id': playlist[ID],
+            },
             disable_progressbar=True
         )
         p_bar.set_description(song[TRACK][NAME])
diff --git a/zotify/track.py b/zotify/track.py
index 1e80afc..08c432f 100644
--- a/zotify/track.py
+++ b/zotify/track.py
@@ -372,7 +372,62 @@ def download_track(mode: str, track_id: str, extra_keys=None, disable_progressba
                             Printer.print(PrintChannel.SKIPS, f"###   LYRICS_UNAVAILABLE: Lyrics for {song_name} not available or API returned empty/errored response   ###")
 
                 else:
-                    Printer.print(PrintChannel.PROGRESS_INFO, '\n###   STARTING "' + song_name + '" ###' + "\n")
+                    prog_prefix = ''
+                    if mode == 'album':
+                        cur = extra_keys.get('album_num')
+                        total = extra_keys.get('album_total')
+
+                        if cur and not total:
+                            # No info about total tracks? Let's query the album from Spotify's API in last resort
+                            try:
+                                album_id = extra_keys.get('album_id')
+                                if album_id:
+                                    locale = Zotify.CONFIG.get_locale()
+                                    resp = Zotify.invoke_url_with_params(
+                                        f'https://api.spotify.com/v1/albums/{album_id}/tracks',
+                                        limit=1,
+                                        offset=0,
+                                        market='from_token',
+                                        locale=locale,
+                                    )
+                                    total_val = resp.get('total') if isinstance(resp, dict) else None
+                                    if total_val is not None:
+                                        total = str(total_val)
+                            except Exception:
+                                total = total
+
+                        if cur and total:
+                            prog_prefix = f'({cur}/{total}) '
+                    elif mode in ('playlist', 'extplaylist'):
+                        cur = extra_keys.get('playlist_num')
+                        total = extra_keys.get('playlist_total')
+
+                        if cur and not total:
+                            # Same fallback for total tracks in playlist
+                            try:
+                                playlist_id = extra_keys.get('playlist_id')
+                                if playlist_id:
+                                    locale = Zotify.CONFIG.get_locale()
+                                    resp = Zotify.invoke_url_with_params(
+                                        f'https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks',
+                                        limit=1,
+                                        offset=0,
+                                        market='from_token',
+                                        locale=locale,
+                                    )
+                                    total_val = resp.get('total') if isinstance(resp, dict) else None
+                                    if total_val is not None:
+                                        total = str(total_val)
+                            except Exception:
+                                total = total
+
+                        if cur and total:
+                            prog_prefix = f'({cur}/{total}) '
+
+                    Printer.print(
+                        PrintChannel.PROGRESS_INFO,
+                        f'\n###   {prog_prefix}STARTING "{song_name}" ###\n'
+                    )
                     if ext == 'ogg':
                         # SpotiClub : TEMP? : For albums/playlists, wait 5 seconds between OGG tracks to avoid
                         # spamming the SpotiClub API for audio keys.