diff --git a/connect/src/spirc.rs b/connect/src/spirc.rs
index bc596bfc..7b9b0857 100644
--- a/connect/src/spirc.rs
+++ b/connect/src/spirc.rs
@@ -237,8 +237,9 @@ impl Spirc {
         let ident = session.device_id().to_owned();
 
         // Uri updated in response to issue #288
-        debug!("canonical_username: {}", &session.username());
-        let uri = format!("hm://remote/user/{}/", url_encode(&session.username()));
+        let canonical_username = &session.username();
+        debug!("canonical_username: {}", canonical_username);
+        let uri = format!("hm://remote/user/{}/", url_encode(canonical_username));
 
         let subscription = Box::pin(
             session
@@ -631,11 +632,11 @@ impl SpircTask {
     fn handle_user_attributes_mutation(&mut self, mutation: UserAttributesMutation) {
         for attribute in mutation.get_fields().iter() {
             let key = attribute.get_name();
-            if let Some(old_value) = self.session.user_attribute(key) {
+            if let Some(old_value) = self.session.user_data().attributes.get(key) {
                 let new_value = match old_value.as_ref() {
                     "0" => "1",
                     "1" => "0",
-                    _ => &old_value,
+                    _ => old_value,
                 };
                 self.session.set_user_attribute(key, new_value);
                 trace!(
diff --git a/core/src/session.rs b/core/src/session.rs
index c1193dc3..926c4bc1 100644
--- a/core/src/session.rs
+++ b/core/src/session.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::io;
 use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::process::exit;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock, Weak};
 use std::task::Context;
@@ -42,12 +43,18 @@ pub enum SessionError {
 
 pub type UserAttributes = HashMap<String, String>;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct UserData {
+    pub country: String,
+    pub canonical_username: String,
+    pub attributes: UserAttributes,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 struct SessionData {
-    country: String,
     time_delta: i64,
-    canonical_username: String,
     invalid: bool,
-    user_attributes: UserAttributes,
+    user_data: UserData,
 }
 
 struct SessionInternal {
@@ -89,13 +96,7 @@ impl Session {
 
         let session = Session(Arc::new(SessionInternal {
             config,
-            data: RwLock::new(SessionData {
-                country: String::new(),
-                canonical_username: String::new(),
-                invalid: false,
-                time_delta: 0,
-                user_attributes: HashMap::new(),
-            }),
+            data: RwLock::new(SessionData::default()),
             http_client,
             tx_connection: sender_tx,
             cache: cache.map(Arc::new),
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ impl Session {
             connection::authenticate(&mut transport, credentials, &session.config().device_id)
                 .await?;
         info!("Authenticated as \"{}\" !", reusable_credentials.username);
-        session.0.data.write().unwrap().canonical_username = reusable_credentials.username.clone();
+        session.0.data.write().unwrap().user_data.canonical_username =
+            reusable_credentials.username.clone();
         if let Some(cache) = session.cache() {
             cache.save_credentials(&reusable_credentials);
         }
@@ -199,6 +201,18 @@ impl Session {
         );
     }
 
+    fn check_catalogue(attributes: &UserAttributes) {
+        if let Some(account_type) = attributes.get("type") {
+            if account_type != "premium" {
+                error!("librespot does not support {:?} accounts.", account_type);
+                info!("Please support Spotify and your artists and sign up for a premium account.");
+
+                // TODO: logout instead of exiting
+                exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn dispatch(&self, cmd: u8, data: Bytes) {
         use PacketType::*;
         let packet_type = FromPrimitive::from_u8(cmd);
@@ -219,7 +233,7 @@ impl Session {
             Some(CountryCode) => {
                 let country = String::from_utf8(data.as_ref().to_owned()).unwrap();
                 info!("Country: {:?}", country);
-                self.0.data.write().unwrap().country = country;
+                self.0.data.write().unwrap().user_data.country = country;
             }
             Some(StreamChunkRes) | Some(ChannelError) => {
                 self.channel().dispatch(packet_type.unwrap(), data);
@@ -266,7 +280,9 @@ impl Session {
                 }
 
                 trace!("Received product info: {:?}", user_attributes);
-                self.0.data.write().unwrap().user_attributes = user_attributes;
+                Self::check_catalogue(&user_attributes);
+
+                self.0.data.write().unwrap().user_data.attributes = user_attributes;
             }
             Some(PongAck)
             | Some(SecretBlock)
@@ -295,47 +311,47 @@ impl Session {
         &self.0.config
     }
 
-    pub fn username(&self) -> String {
-        self.0.data.read().unwrap().canonical_username.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn country(&self) -> String {
-        self.0.data.read().unwrap().country.clone()
+    pub fn user_data(&self) -> UserData {
+        self.0.data.read().unwrap().user_data.clone()
     }
 
     pub fn device_id(&self) -> &str {
         &self.config().device_id
     }
 
-    pub fn user_attribute(&self, key: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    pub fn username(&self) -> String {
         self.0
             .data
             .read()
             .unwrap()
-            .user_attributes
-            .get(key)
-            .map(|value| value.to_owned())
-    }
-
-    pub fn user_attributes(&self) -> UserAttributes {
-        self.0.data.read().unwrap().user_attributes.clone()
+            .user_data
+            .canonical_username
+            .clone()
     }
 
     pub fn set_user_attribute(&self, key: &str, value: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        let mut dummy_attributes = UserAttributes::new();
+        dummy_attributes.insert(key.to_owned(), value.to_owned());
+        Self::check_catalogue(&dummy_attributes);
+
         self.0
             .data
             .write()
             .unwrap()
-            .user_attributes
+            .user_data
+            .attributes
             .insert(key.to_owned(), value.to_owned())
     }
 
     pub fn set_user_attributes(&self, attributes: UserAttributes) {
+        Self::check_catalogue(&attributes);
+
         self.0
             .data
             .write()
             .unwrap()
-            .user_attributes
+            .user_data
+            .attributes
             .extend(attributes)
     }
 
diff --git a/metadata/src/audio/item.rs b/metadata/src/audio/item.rs
index 09b72ebc..50aa2bf9 100644
--- a/metadata/src/audio/item.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/audio/item.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 use super::file::AudioFiles;
 
-use librespot_core::session::Session;
+use librespot_core::session::{Session, UserData};
 use librespot_core::spotify_id::{SpotifyId, SpotifyItemType};
 
 pub type AudioItemResult = Result<AudioItem, MetadataError>;
@@ -43,18 +43,27 @@ impl AudioItem {
 pub trait InnerAudioItem {
     async fn get_audio_item(session: &Session, id: SpotifyId) -> AudioItemResult;
 
-    fn allowed_in_country(restrictions: &Restrictions, country: &str) -> AudioItemAvailability {
+    fn allowed_for_user(
+        user_data: &UserData,
+        restrictions: &Restrictions,
+    ) -> AudioItemAvailability {
+        let country = &user_data.country;
+        let user_catalogue = match user_data.attributes.get("catalogue") {
+            Some(catalogue) => catalogue,
+            None => "premium",
+        };
+
         for premium_restriction in restrictions.iter().filter(|restriction| {
             restriction
                 .catalogue_strs
                 .iter()
-                .any(|catalogue| *catalogue == "premium")
+                .any(|restricted_catalogue| restricted_catalogue == user_catalogue)
         }) {
             if let Some(allowed_countries) = &premium_restriction.countries_allowed {
                 // A restriction will specify either a whitelast *or* a blacklist,
                 // but not both. So restrict availability if there is a whitelist
                 // and the country isn't on it.
-                if allowed_countries.iter().any(|allowed| country == *allowed) {
+                if allowed_countries.iter().any(|allowed| country == allowed) {
                     return Ok(());
                 } else {
                     return Err(UnavailabilityReason::NotWhitelisted);
@@ -64,7 +73,7 @@ pub trait InnerAudioItem {
             if let Some(forbidden_countries) = &premium_restriction.countries_forbidden {
                 if forbidden_countries
                     .iter()
-                    .any(|forbidden| country == *forbidden)
+                    .any(|forbidden| country == forbidden)
                 {
                     return Err(UnavailabilityReason::Blacklisted);
                 } else {
@@ -92,13 +101,13 @@ pub trait InnerAudioItem {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn available_in_country(
+    fn available_for_user(
+        user_data: &UserData,
         availability: &Availabilities,
         restrictions: &Restrictions,
-        country: &str,
     ) -> AudioItemAvailability {
         Self::available(availability)?;
-        Self::allowed_in_country(restrictions, country)?;
+        Self::allowed_for_user(user_data, restrictions)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/metadata/src/availability.rs b/metadata/src/availability.rs
index c40427cb..eb2b5fdd 100644
--- a/metadata/src/availability.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/availability.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ pub enum UnavailabilityReason {
     Blacklisted,
     #[error("available date is in the future")]
     Embargo,
+    #[error("required data was not present")]
+    NoData,
     #[error("whitelist present and country not on it")]
     NotWhitelisted,
 }
diff --git a/metadata/src/episode.rs b/metadata/src/episode.rs
index 30c89f19..7032999b 100644
--- a/metadata/src/episode.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/episode.rs
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ impl Deref for Episodes {
 impl InnerAudioItem for Episode {
     async fn get_audio_item(session: &Session, id: SpotifyId) -> AudioItemResult {
         let episode = Self::get(session, id).await?;
-        let availability = Self::available_in_country(
+        let availability = Self::available_for_user(
+            &session.user_data(),
             &episode.availability,
             &episode.restrictions,
-            &session.country(),
         );
 
         Ok(AudioItem {
diff --git a/metadata/src/track.rs b/metadata/src/track.rs
index 8e7f6702..d0639c82 100644
--- a/metadata/src/track.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/track.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ impl InnerAudioItem for Track {
         let availability = if Local::now() < track.earliest_live_timestamp.as_utc() {
             Err(UnavailabilityReason::Embargo)
         } else {
-            Self::available_in_country(&track.availability, &track.restrictions, &session.country())
+            Self::available_for_user(
+                &session.user_data(),
+                &track.availability,
+                &track.restrictions,
+            )
         };
 
         Ok(AudioItem {