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    <periodOfReport>2016-01-14</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001230276</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Pandora Media, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>P</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001364096</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Robinson Kristen</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PANDORA MEDIA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2101 WEBSTER STREET, #1650</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>OAKLAND</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94612</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Human Resources Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>98616</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Market Share Units</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>46000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                    <value>D</value>
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        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock (Right to Buy)</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>37.88</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2024-03-03</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>58700</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This amount includes 4,866 shares of common stock and 93,750 unvested restricted stock units, which include the remaining unvested shares in the following grants: (i) 33,000 restricted stock units that vest in four equal annual installments beginning on 2/15/2015, pursuant to the terms of the March 3, 2014 RSU grant, and (ii) 69,000 restricted stock units that vest over a total of four years, with 25% vesting on 2/15/2016 and thereafter 1/16th of the total number of shares vesting quarterly, pursuant to the terms of the March 11, 2015 RSU grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to the terms of the March 11, 2015 MSU grant, represents the target number of market share units which may be earned over a three-year period based on Pandora's annual relative total shareholder return compared to that of the Russell 2000 Index. The actual amount earned and eligible for vesting may be between 0 and 200% of this number, depending on actual performance.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each market share unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Pandora Media, Inc. common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to the terms of the March 3, 2014 grant, the option grant vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 25% of the total number of shares on 3/3/2015 and thereafter 1/48th of the total number of shares vesting monthly.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeremy Liegl, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-01-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
