Song Radio algorithm focuses on artist, not song style

damlammu — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:24:17 GMT

Song Radio focuses on artist similarity rather than song characteristics

The Song Radio feature often seems to prioritize the artist’s overall profile instead of the actual musical characteristics of the selected track.

For example:
The song “Karşılaşmak” by Islandman & Muhlis Berberoğlu has a very specific atmosphere, rhythm, and production style.
However, its Song Radio mainly suggests tracks similar to Islandman’s general discography, not songs that match this particular track’s sound or mood.

This results in Song Radio functioning more like artist-based discovery rather than song-based discovery.

I believe Song Radio should give more weight to:

sonic texture
rhythm and tempo
emotional atmosphere
production style
independently of the artist’s broader catalog.

Also this happens consistently with all songs not just Karşılaşmak. And this reduces the discovery quality. I would expect Song Radio to reflect the selected track. Not the artist.

I wanted to share this as feedback, as it affects music discovery quality.

Plan

Premium

Country

TURKEY

Device

Macbook Pro

Operating System

iOS

Re: Song Radio algorithm focuses on artist, not song style

Joan — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:12:13 GMT

Hi there @damlammu,

Thanks for reaching out and sharing this detailed info with us!

Thanks so much for your feedback! We're all very passionate about music so I absolutely get how you feel when you want to find just the right music to suit the mood.

This kind of post would sit right at home in the Ideas section, which is where we gather feedback and suggestions from users like yourself. Here are some suggestions that may be of interest to you:

If any of those sound like something you'd like to see, vote for them to show your support! Nonetheless, you're also welcome to generalize your feedback from this post and submit it as a new suggestion. Make sure the description is clear and concise so our devs know exactly what you'd like to have in the app.

Cheers!

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