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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...
Apple definitely exploits their dominance to kill innovative companies. I was a Spotify premium user for a long time. Then I got an Apple Watch to run with, but needed to download music to listen offline. Not surprisingly, I discovered that Apple doe...
Apple definitely exploits their dominance to kill innovative companies. I was a Spotify premium user for a long time. Then I got an Apple Watch to run with, but needed to download music t...
Spotify Star
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This album (https://open.spotify.com/album/0eaidQGhlb8BjkqotY8Lii?si=A8ITLgfDQXykhSHPjm3zsQ&dl_branch=1), released yesterday, is not music produced by the same artist, OTR, who released this album: https://open.spotify.com/album/2ipEAI9zGgsbf0CSkYBVS...
This album (https://open.spotify.com/album/0eaidQGhlb8BjkqotY8Lii?si=A8ITLgfDQXykhSHPjm3zsQ&dl_branch=1), released yesterday, is not music produced by the same artist, OTR, who released this albu...
Spotify Star
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I listen to songs in different languages and would like to look at the singer/title of the song in the original language. I don’t see any option to switch the settings to this (currently my Spotify is automatically changing everything to English).
I listen to songs in different languages and would like to look at the singer/title of the song in the original language. I don’t see any option to switch the settings to this (currently my Spotify i...
Spotify Legend
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CountryUSDeviceDesktop, Pixel 3Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi! I was a premium member several years ago. My main reason for leaving was I wanted a service that allowed the upload of my own purchased albums to fill the void for song...
Country US Device Desktop, Pixel 3 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I was a premium member several years ago. My main reason for leaving was I wanted a service that...
Moderator
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I am trying to explain that there is an album missing from the Bourne Trilogy Film Score. The Bourne Supremacy is the middle film. It is not listed on Spotify and this must be an error! The first and last scores are but only 4 individual tracks from ...
I am trying to explain that there is an album missing from the Bourne Trilogy Film Score. The Bourne Supremacy is the middle film. It is not listed on Spotify and this must be an error! The first and...
Music Fan
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Why not have a morning show that is balanced and fair? The Get Up morning show is so liberal and biased that it is hard to listen to.
Why not have a morning show that is balanced and fair? The Get Up morning show is so liberal and biased that it is hard to listen to.
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Hello Community! Spotify does not allow public playlist folders and does not provide an API for folders. Looks like they are limiting some features for users not to have too many playlists.It's time to scale-out Spotify and give access to all these g...
Hello Community! Spotify does not allow public playlist folders and does not provide an API for folders. Looks like they are limiting some features for users not to have too many playlists. ...
Moderator
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PlanFamilyCountryUsaDevice(Samsung Note 9 Volvo Sensus My Question or IssueWhen hiding a song in a Playlist on my phone when I play the Playlist on the app on my Volvo Senses the song is not hidden. It would be nice if it synced to the device. The Sp...
Plan Family Country Usa Device (Samsung Note 9 Volvo Sensus My Question or Issue When hiding a song in a Playlist on my phone when I play the Playlist on the app ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceGalaxy A7/ PCOperating SystemAndroid 10/Windows 10 My Question or IssueAs you can see in the screenshots here, there are some local files I have downloaded (from moving them from my local files on my pc to a playlist,...
Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Galaxy A7/ PC Operating System Android 10/Windows 10 My Question or Issue As you can see in the screenshots here, there are some local f...
Spotify Legend
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Spotify continues to remove Metal, country, and podcasts that do not bootlick SJW talking points, yet leave Ghetto rap that is racist towards white people and promotes cop killing. In fact Spotify repeatedly endorsed rap that promotes cop killing. Sp...
Spotify continues to remove Metal, country, and podcasts that do not bootlick SJW talking points, yet leave Ghetto rap that is racist towards white people and promotes cop killing. In fact Spotify re...
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So when I go to add songs to my que, I assume it will be available indefinitely.However, it is not. After several hours or if I close the app I notice when I hit play none of those songs play.Any reason why?Any work around?Also any way I can see and ...
So when I go to add songs to my que, I assume it will be available indefinitely. However, it is not. After several hours or if I close the app I notice when I hit play none of those songs p...
Spotify Legend
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When playing an artist, albums are played newest to oldest. Is it possible to reverse the order so they are played oldest to newest? PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Ore...
When playing an artist, albums are played newest to oldest. Is it possible to reverse the order so they are played oldest to newest? Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhon...
Spotify Legend
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I will not try to post my long text the third time since my posting always gets removed instantly and i dont know why. This is mostly a test if i can post something at all. I collected some Evidence showing that shuffle is not even remotely random. I...
I will not try to post my long text the third time since my posting always gets removed instantly and i dont know why. This is mostly a test if i can post something at all. I collected some ...
Spotify Legend
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I have a free account and recently the number of commercials outweighs the songs I actually hear. I've counted three commercials to each song. That's excessive. The cost per month of an ad free subscription is prohibitive but this commerical to music...
I have a free account and recently the number of commercials outweighs the songs I actually hear. I've counted three commercials to each song. That's excessive. The cost per month of an ad free subsc...
Spotify Star
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How often does Spotify update its artist biographies from Rovi/Tivo?
How often does Spotify update its artist biographies from Rovi/Tivo?
Regular
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My Question or IssueI’ve got a problem. Here’s a brief summary of what’s happened: I recently released a single for an upcoming album, I promoted it to my audience and friends, but two of my friends decided to stream my new single on loop which got m...
My Question or Issue I’ve got a problem. Here’s a brief summary of what’s happened: I recently released a single for an upcoming album, I promoted it to my audience and friends, but two of my friend...
Casual Listener
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i realize that advertising pays for content, but do i really need to listen to the same kohls ad every two sons, repeatedly, all day long?
i realize that advertising pays for content, but do i really need to listen to the same kohls ad every two sons, repeatedly, all day long?
Spotify Legend
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Hey! Love Spotify. Just wanted to notify you that Cymande's album dates (except for their first) are not correct. Would be cool if you updated them.Best,Lenny
Hey! Love Spotify. Just wanted to notify you that Cymande's album dates (except for their first) are not correct. Would be cool if you updated them. Best, Lenny
Spotify Star
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I'm curious about release cover songs to Spotify. I know that Spotify pays song publishers automatically, and so a license/permission is not needed to release cover songs. However, what about cover songs done with prerecorded (karaoke) accompaniment?...
I'm curious about release cover songs to Spotify. I know that Spotify pays song publishers automatically, and so a license/permission is not needed to release cover songs. However, what about cover s...
Moderator
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I must have played Ludovico Einaudi’s song Una Mattina at least 25 times in the last month and it has never shown up on my On Repeat playlist. By contrast, I play some other tracks a few times and they score near the top of the playlist. This algorit...
I must have played Ludovico Einaudi’s song Una Mattina at least 25 times in the last month and it has never shown up on my On Repeat playlist. By contrast, I play some other tracks a few times and th...
Spotify Legend
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