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Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jennifermasami — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 03:59:22 GMT

I don't know what algorithm is happening to make me suffer through every obscure or poorly done cover of a song that I may or may not even like, but it's really getting old. Passing that off as something in a "Discover Weekly" playlist is just making me discover that I'm getting annoyed at having to hit skip so much.

How has this not been addressed yet? At least make a feature where you can shut off that annoying trait that seems to define Spotify nowadays. Stop being so basic! Dear God please.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

Daemoroth — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:10:38 GMT

Jesus H Christ yes! Decided to give Spotify another go after a long break and my current playlist has 12 covers in a f***ing row. I liked the originals, please play THEM FFS.

*Edit: Alternatively, can Spotify explain, if I dislike them will it stop playing COVERS or will it stop playing those songs altogether?

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jennifermasami — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:52:46 GMT

I agree, at least introducing some aspect where we can opt out of that formula specifically would go a long way for me personally

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

Peter — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:06:21 GMT

Hey folks,

There's an idea which seems relevant to your suggestion in the Idea Exchange.

Feel free to add your vote to it here.

Any questions, we'll be here 🙂

P.S. In case the idea doesn't get enough votes in time and gets archived, do feel free to submit a new one!

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

iftomkins — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:55:20 GMT

Yes, thank you for saying this. The cover songs are too much. And it came out of nowhere. One day it was like the algorithm gave me a "he likes cover songs" checkmark, and then the deluge came, 10 in a row for sure (or so it seems).

Please, please update the algorithm around this, or give me an option to toggle OFF covers. Merci.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jennifermasami — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 03:24:54 GMT

It really is terrible! At least give us the option to turn it off. It’s really not fair that those are being passed off as originals either, it’s never obvious that it’s a cover and a lot of users probably have no idea.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

david_la_rosa — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:45:00 GMT

Totally concur, how many more Cure / Depeche Mode covers must I endure?

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AndrewSakai — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:49:42 GMT

Yep. My issue for years. I'm stuck on my own playlist now all because of fear of getting annoyed caused by these covers.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jennifermasami — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:19:03 GMT

It's a fear I live with every day (when my playlist ends and Spotify goes rogue)...

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jennifermasami — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:31:12 GMT

How sad they think something can top the original. I also genuinely wonder for younger peeps who aren’t even aware it’s a cover.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jennifermasami — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:31:38 GMT

I agree!! I occasionally try it out again and then am always disappointed.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

tchvil — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:51:48 GMT

I'd like to vote for any new idea to stop covers appear that massively.
But your link doesn't work: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Discover-Filter-Remixes-amp-Covers/idi-p/4675160
It says something about not having enough privileges to access it.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jennifermasami — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:07:04 GMT

I'm not sure what that link is, but this is the only post I've made about this topic.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jennifermasami — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:09:41 GMT

Hi Peter, this link does not work for anyone.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jtpotato — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 05:53:51 GMT

Can we at least make it so that it's less misleading? Something next to the song that says "Cover" or whatever because I've added songs to my playlists through Discover Weekly only to realise months later that those are the covers (and I really prefer the originals, thank you very much)

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

jdenz — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 18:21:52 GMT

Looks like the Idea Exchange has been closed? FFS I'm sick and tired of listen to rip-offs of Hendrix's Hey Joe, etc.

Pls add a feature to turn off non-originals.

Ad addendum : even if I dislike the original song, the covers still come up.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

CarlosE — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:18:43 GMT

Hey @jdenz,

Thanks for posting on the Community 🙂

Other users had a similar idea and posted it here. We'd recommend taking a look at its Status for more info. We’d suggest adding your vote and subscribing to the idea to get notified as soon as we have any updates to share.

If you need anything else, the Community is here for you.

P.S. In case the idea doesn't get enough votes in time and gets archived, do feel free to submit a new one!

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

moonflowers66 — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:47:13 GMT

Please find a way to stop my Discover weekly from being rammed with terrible covers of great songs. I used to love my Discover Weekly but now it is just full of terrible acoustic covers by mundane melancholy miseries who belong at an open mic night rather than on my weekly playlist I like the original songs but sadly these never get played either please find a way to resolve this as it's a popular issue.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

czubai — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 08:36:14 GMT

Still an issue in 2023, bumping this thread.

Re: Stop. With the Cover Songs.

primeminista — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:12:20 GMT

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