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New Feature To Try On Desktop: Quick Search Shortcuts

Hey folks, The Spotify team is always working to make the software as simple as possible for everyone to use, and for those of you who like to save a bit of time by using keyboard shortcuts, there's a very convenient trick that you may not have notic...

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is there a way to listen spotify music that aren't available in your country?

so there was a music in my playlist and it became unavailable and when i search it up on Spotify it was unavailable in your country is there a way to bypass that because I liked that music

  • Regular
  • so there was a music in my playlist and it became unavailable and when i search it up on Spotify it was unavailable in your country is there a way to bypass that because I liked that music
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[Desktop][Other] Fix Type O Negative Credits

The song Red Water (Christmas Mourning) by Type O Negative from the album October Rust (Special Edition) has an error in the credits. It should be 'Josh Silver' and not 'John Silver'. OCD is a thing and this lapse is clinical precision from Spotify i...

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  • The song Red Water (Christmas Mourning) by Type O Negative from the album October Rust (Special Edition) has an error in the credits. It should be 'Josh Silver' and not 'John Silver'.  OCD is...
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Superuser Contribution Blurry album art in fullscreen

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemAll desktop OSMy Question or IssueIn fullscreen mode, the album art is very low-res and compressed.

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System All desktop OS My Question or Issue In fullscreen mode, the album art is very low-res and compressed.    
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Superuser Contribution weird cover for local file songs

 all the local songs that i add have this weird cover which i dont even know the origin ofhavent added any myself DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10

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  •   all the local songs that i add have this weird cover which i dont even know the origin of havent added any myself     Device PC Operating System Windows 10
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Superuser Contribution Shared song from iphone will not play on Samsung Galaxy S21

My friend shared a song from her iphone and send it to me via SMS. I click on the link in my Samsung S21 phone, it opens Spotify, but doesn’t open the song. The same link will however open on my ipad. There appears to be an incompatibility issue when...

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  • My friend shared a song from her iphone and send it to me via SMS. I click on the link in my Samsung S21 phone, it opens Spotify, but doesn’t open the song. The same link will however open on my ipad...
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What happens to your playlist when a song becomes unavailable?

I have over a thousand tracks on my Spotify "Liked Songs" list.I'm proud of my collection. But what happens if a song become unavailable, does it disappear from my liked list or does it just grey out? If it just greys out it's OK, because I'll know w...

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  • I have over a thousand tracks on my Spotify "Liked Songs" list. I'm proud of my collection.   But what happens if a song become unavailable, does it disappear from my liked list or does it ju...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song unavailable in your country, but I have listened to it for weeks

PlanPremium (Family)CountryThe NetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy s9+Operating SystemWindows 10/android My Question or IssueThe song "Space" by 637godwin and sonny the vampyr got disabled because "The song is not available in your country". This is stra...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Country The Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy s9+ Operating System Windows 10/android   My Question or Issue The song "Space" by 637godwin and sonny the vampyr go...
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What's with all the instrumental songs falsely stating they feature famous artists?

There seems to be a recent(?) trend where a ton of instrumental songs also list famous bands/artists that have absolutely nothing to with the song. Some examples: The Pusher - Taskhwell, 38 Special: https://open.spotify.com/track/4D9DbcYxaaWTgqzyO2qS...

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  • There seems to be a recent(?) trend where a ton of instrumental songs also list famous bands/artists that have absolutely nothing to with the song. Some examples:   The Pusher - Taskhwell, 3...
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Superuser Contribution "I don't like [Artist Name]" not working on Release Radar

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use the automatically generated playlist Release Radar. When the playlist includes a track you don't like there is an option to choose "I don't like [Artist Name]" and w...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use the automatically generated playlist Release Radar. When the playlist includes a track yo...
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Superuser Contribution Your Songs Revealed not showing up nor Spotify Wrapped after a month

I'm certain I listened to more than 30 songs and yet, the only Spotify Wrapped playlist that appears is the Your Artist Revealed one. What am I doing wrong? Was I supposed to listen to a hundred songs this year? Do I need to loop a song multiple song...

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  • I'm certain I listened to more than 30 songs and yet, the only Spotify Wrapped playlist that appears is the Your Artist Revealed one. What am I doing wrong? Was I supposed to listen to a hundred song...
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Superuser Contribution Stop negatively typecasting LGBTQ+ listeners

Based on a listening history including Britney Spears, Ru Paul, Kelly Clarkson, musicals, classical music etc. it doesn’t take a genius algorithm to figure out the demographic of the listener. But, based on this, Spotify is recommending sexually expl...

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  • ...nother called “Jockstrap Stories”.  There is no means of removing these from view or blocking the content. Equality advice services have been approached, due to Spotify’s lack of engagement.&n...
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Superuser Contribution [Discover] Unrelated and unwanted artists are showing up in Release Radar

I will grant you that multiple artists use identical or similar names. However, too many that I have never listened to are showing up in my Release Radar. I can guarantee you that I am not interested in the song FUNDZ - by naldd, Opeth, TAEMIN just b...

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  • I will grant you that multiple artists use identical or similar names. However, too many that I have never listened to are showing up in my Release Radar.   I can guarantee you that I am not i...
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Artist Pictures

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCould you please explain who is responsible for the artist’s pictures? I presume the artist has some say in this, which is how it should be. Is there a policy of what t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Could you please explain who is responsible for the artist’s pictures? I presume the artist ...
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Superuser Contribution Issue with Playlists - no response from Spotify support email

Hi. I have a daily issue which starts at 15:00 GMT - 05:30 GMT where my public playlists are all removed regardless of content / images/ followers (even my profile picture has been removed on occasion)I have raised it over and over with support Spoti...

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  • Hi.   I have a daily issue which starts at 15:00 GMT - 05:30 GMT where my public playlists are all removed regardless of content / images/ followers (even my profile picture has been removed o...
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Top Tracks and Top Artists 2021 Playlists Missing For Austria

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceiPhone 13 Pro Max, Windows 11 PCOperating SystemiOS 15.1, Windows 11 My Question or IssueWhy are there no "Top Tracks 2021" and "Top Artists 2021" playlists for Austria? I tried this with a ton of countries, I couldn't ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device iPhone 13 Pro Max, Windows 11 PC Operating System iOS 15.1, Windows 11   My Question or Issue Why are there no "Top Tracks 2021" and "Top Artists 20...
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Superuser Contribution Error in Album

Dear, item https://open.spotify.com/track/6GsBjUddlx23IYn6sdDigz?si=385dfd3c16434317 in album https://open.spotify.com/album/5gJQrh47RXGBQTCgY8ZMqT?si=0gsm9gtXTLuIBwcjI7Qzww by https://open.spotify.com/artist/33MM9GE3xkoG9IL9IePpdu?si=818880e1607a477...

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  • Dear, item https://open.spotify.com/track/6GsBjUddlx23IYn6sdDigz?si=385dfd3c16434317 in album https://open.spotify.com/album/5gJQrh47RXGBQTCgY8ZMqT?si=0gsm9gtXTLuIBwcjI7Qzww by ht...
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Superuser Contribution Are these two artists the same?

Nazgul's only epic black metal album, De Expugnatione Elfmuth is an all time favourite. Yet, this artist has some more albums on spotify, but these are electronic music, I really doubt they're the same artist, and metal archives dot com provides no i...

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  • Nazgul's only epic black metal album, De Expugnatione Elfmuth is an all time favourite.    Yet, this artist has some more albums on spotify, but these are electronic music, I re...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution IP location, account region which decides the Spotify mix playlist songs version of region

PlanPremium (Family)Region(account): Japan DeviceiPhone, mac, Windows（this problem will not appear at web player）Operating SystemiOS 15, mac OS 11.5, Windows 11 My Question or IssueWhich one decides the Spotify mix playlist songs version of region, a...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Region(account): Japan   Device iPhone, mac, Windows（this problem will not appear at web player） Operating System iOS 15, mac OS 11.5, Windows 11   My Questio...
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Wrong album editing - Need to be fixed

Hi, This (amazing) ambiant album has been edited wrong. Is Bill LASWELL.. and no "Lawell". Please take care of it Oh ! and you should definetly listen this same guy reinterpretation album of Robert Marley. Peace

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  • Hi,   This (amazing) ambiant album has been edited wrong. Is Bill LASWELL.. and no "Lawell". Please take care of it 😄   Oh ! and you should definetly listen this same guy reinterpretat...
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Superuser Contribution Recommended songs

Seriously, these recommended songs at the bottom of the playlists... Why are they not based on all the music on the playlist? I have for example a very new and very short playlist with only 8 songs where 2 of these songs are in Swedish. Now all the r...

  • Casual Listener
  • Seriously, these recommended songs at the bottom of the playlists... Why are they not based on all the music on the playlist?  I have for example a very new and very short playlist with only ...
  • Eni
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