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Sudden opening and playing of random music

A_tinuke — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:25:18 GMT

for a while now, anytime I open Spotify on my device it suddenly starts playing a random playlist that I don’t know

sometimes I will be listening to my own playlist with songs organized the way I want and once I open Spotify it just stops and starts playing a new song that I don’t care for.
this is extremely annoying

I’ve tried every suggested solution and nothing worked.
It looks like some kind of promotion action but it needs to stop.
kindly help out on this issue.

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

Amay — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:55:47 GMT

Hey @A_tinuke, welcome to the Spotify Community! 🙂🎵

Does this happen on a specific device like your mobile? Check if the same issue occurs on other platforms like the desktop app or the web player.

Let me know which device you are experiencing this problem on:

Device name
Software version
Spotify App Version

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

A_tinuke — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:30:51 GMT

@Amay ….It’s happening on my mobile phone: iPhone 12promax

the software version is iOS 18.7

and the Spotify version is the latest for Spotify: music and podcast on App Store

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

Pondaag — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:47:17 GMT

Hi sooo this issue is currently happening to me too i was so frustrated everytime i open my Spotify app, an artist called Mishaal Tamer always pop up and played the album's songs automatically, is it also happens to android? because now im using IPhone XS Max, IOS 18.7, and Spotify Ver. 9.1.0, any solution for this issue? cause this disturbs me, Thank you.

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

OscarDC — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:35:07 GMT

Hey folks,

Thank you for your messages.

Jumping in just to mention that this behavior where this specific album is playing upon app launch is currently being investigated by internal teams already. At the moment, we don't have a time or date for this to be resolved, but hopefully it will be as soon as possible. We appreciate your reports about this issue.

In the meantime, we'd recommend keeping your Spotify app updated, so you don't miss any improvements coming your way.

Cheers.

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

pablo-codes — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:55:28 GMT

This happened to me also but a new album. LA2. Me and my friend it happened to us today.

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

queensansa — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:30:16 GMT

same for me too and his new album open every single time when i open the app… is he using some kind of bots?

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

Paradox3 — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:21:13 GMT

This is still happening even though the artist is blocked. This is very annoying and irritating

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

Dessi — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:02:14 GMT

Hi folks,

Thanks for joining the thread and reporting this!

For anyone still experiencing this, we'd recommend following these steps as a precaution and to ensure your accounts are secured:

Reset your password. Be sure to also change the password for any service associated with your account, such as your email address, Facebook, or Apple, for example.
Sign out everywhere by logging in to your account page, scrolling down, and selecting it under Security and privacy.
Remove access to any third-party apps from here. You can grant access to them again afterwards if you want.

If this doesn't help, you can try blocking the artist (if it's not one you listen to) by heading to their artist page and selecting Don't play this artist from the 3-dot menu.

As an FYI, our tech team is aware of this issue and is working on a solution.

Hope this helps.

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

Wesalicious — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 03:31:35 GMT

I have been experiencing the same exact issue on the same exact album! Very annoying and I hope a fix comes soon 🙏

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

Joey-listens — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:37:01 GMT

I guess I’ll just delete Spotify.. it’s annoying.. I’m boycotting Spotify I’ve had enough.. 🤦🏾

Re: Sudden opening and playing of random music

Joey-listens — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:40:12 GMT

I think I’m gonna boycott Spotify.. this annoying.. 🤦🏾

I’m switching back to Apple Music

Re: spotify playing random songs when i open the app

Mowunmi — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:51:31 GMT

I have tried all the listed suggestions, no luck. it’s only happening on my IPhone it’s one artist - Mishaal Tamer. I’ve even tried blocking the album. and even though it doesn’t auto play it still stops what i’m listening to and redirects to the albums page