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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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  • DENISEDEMATTOS
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New Home Feed Interface?

Sorry but this new "tiktok-like" interface is so ugly. Spotify needs to realise that a familiar design on one app absolutely doesn't work for others. It doesn't "promote discovery" and honestly just makes me feel less inclined to scroll through hundr...

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  • nin302
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Solved!! Changing Artist Name

Hey,Recently I added myself to Spotify for artists and was curious, I put my artist name in as iiiQ. Now I have been verified but yet the name is displayed as Iiiq which in my opinion looks a little weird. I also have distrokid as a distributor, I wa...

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  • Hey, Recently I added myself to Spotify for artists and was curious, I put my artist name in as iiiQ. Now I have been verified but yet the name is displayed as Iiiq which in my opinion looks a littl...
  • Maxim
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Lyrics not showing up

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWin 11 My Question or IssueLyrics on most songs will not show up. Normally if the lyrics were not added yet, the microphone icon would not show. However, these songs do have the microphone symbol but when cli...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Win 11   My Question or Issue Lyrics on most songs will not show up. Normally if the lyrics were not added yet, the microphone icon wou...
  • erikam12
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Solved!! Do my distributor " Distrokid " pay me correctly ???

Dear Community, I hope someone here can help me. I have a Spotify for artists account and I don't see how I can contact Spotify directly. My problem is that I think my music distributor " Distrokid " is not paying me correctly. I googled and found ou...

  • Roadie
  • Dear Community,   I hope someone here can help me. I have a Spotify for artists account and I don't see how I can contact Spotify directly.   My problem is that I think my music distrib...
  • WesDeLux
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Superuser Contribution The newest olympian episodes don’t play

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceIphone 13Operating SystemIos 16 My Question or IssueThe newest olympian episodes from 8- dont play. The ones before that eork perfectly fine and everything else seems to too. However rhese don’t they just keep loading a...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Finland Device Iphone 13 Operating System Ios 16   My Question or Issue The newest olympian episodes from 8- dont play. The ones before that eork perfectly...
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Superuser Contribution Why spotify is removing songs and albums

PlanPremium CountryIndiaDeviceIphone Operating SystemIos My Question or IssueIm noticing that spotify is removing songs and albums from last 3 months and why. Im a frequent listener on spotify this should not happen i have my playlists but i have not...

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  •   Plan Premium  Country India Device Iphone  Operating System Ios   My Question or Issue Im noticing that spotify is removing songs and albums from last 3 months and wh...
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Superuser Contribution Amazing by One Eskimo

Hi Everyone...and SPOTIFY TOO! Just wondering why the AWESOME SONG by One Eskimo called AMAZING has been greyed out and not able to play? Can someone tell me please? It's one of my ALL TIME FAVE SONGS!!!

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  • Hi Everyone...and SPOTIFY TOO! Just wondering why the AWESOME SONG by One Eskimo called AMAZING has been greyed out and not able to play? Can someone tell me please? It's  one of my ALL TIME FAV...
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Superuser Contribution Home screen not updating

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceSamsung s22 ultraOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueFor the last couple of weeks the 8 playlists at the top of my homescreen have remained the same whereas they used to update with w...

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  •   Plan Premium Country UK   Device Samsung s22 ultra Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue For the last couple of weeks the 8...
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Solved!! Free Concert Tickets?

Hi! I heard that if you're an obsessive fan of a music artist then you will get free concert tickets to see the artist / info about upcoming albums. I listen to a band nearly every day but, I haven't got any emails from Spotify about it yet... So, I ...

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  • Hi! I heard that if you're an obsessive fan of a music artist then you will get free concert tickets to see the artist / info about upcoming albums. I listen to a band nearly every day but, I haven't...
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Unavailable album

Hello, can someone tell me why is this album region locked in my country (Serbia) : https://open.spotify.com/album/2AX3vMS7gYbrS7tALE4U7Qbut the others are available. Does anyone have the same issue?

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  • Hello, can someone tell me why is this album region locked in my country (Serbia) : https://open.spotify.com/album/2AX3vMS7gYbrS7tALE4U7Q but the others are available. Does anyone have the same...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot change country in Live Events

I’m part of a Family Plan with payments done in Japan, but I’m currently based in the United States. I want to see recommended Live Events in the US, but nothing pops up for any US city (with message “No events found”). However, when I change the Liv...

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  • I’m part of a Family Plan with payments done in Japan, but I’m currently based in the United States. I want to see recommended Live Events in the US, but nothing pops up for any US city (with message...
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Superuser Contribution Not finding album from artist page, but can play it from own playlist

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevice(iPhone 11 pro max)Operating System(iOS 16) My Question or IssueI wanted to play Tarja’s christmas album, but it has disappeared from her albums in artist page (both Finnish christmas albums Henkäys ikuisuudesta (2006) ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device (iPhone 11 pro max) Operating System (iOS 16)   My Question or Issue I wanted to play Tarja’s christmas album, but it has disappeared from her album...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution can't open audiobook on my iphone

downloaded audiobook to my spotify computer but on my iphone it only gives me an old 4 minute promo version and I cannot get rid of thisthe audiobook is Yellowface

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  • downloaded audiobook to my spotify computer but on my iphone it only gives me an old 4 minute promo version and I cannot get rid of this the audiobook is Yellowface
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Smart Shuffle not working as expected

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWin 11 My Question or IssueDisregarding just how awful Smart Shuffle is, it is still not working as stated in https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Introducing-Smart-Shuffle/td-p/5516566 . Speci...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Win 11   My Question or Issue Disregarding just how awful Smart Shuffle is, it is still not working as stated in https://com...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Bell Icon for New Releases Gone

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 16.6My Question or IssueWhat happened to the bell icon for new releases? I love keeping up with new releases from artists that I listen to, and now the bell icon is gone after a recent update a...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S. Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 16.6 My Question or Issue What happened to the bell icon for new releases? I love keeping up with new releases from artists th...
  • Yordan
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A music called "Under the empty in Paris" by Akira Ishikawa vanished.

Plan: PremiumCountry: Brazil More information:I've tried to find the music on other apps like youtube, but it simply just exists on Spotfy. When i click it, a message pops up saying Unavailable content (Conteúdo Indisponível) in Portuguese. I fully u...

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  • ...aying Unavailable content (Conteúdo Indisponível) in Portuguese.    I fully understand that it might have been just removed or something, but does someone know where i can find this music? i...
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Superuser Contribution feedback: wrong song in a playlist

In this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1lEmZQJ3oaw?si=b35124421de446de the song: 'Pyaar ki ek kahaani' does not belong. Its wrong genre for this playlist.

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  • In this playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1lEmZQJ3oaw?si=b35124421de446de   the song: 'Pyaar ki ek kahaani' does not belong. Its wrong genre for this playlist.
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Unwanted songs

My Question or IssueI have spotify premium and when I am listening to my Favourites list every third song is NOT one of my favourites. How do i stop this? No other playlist does this.

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  • My Question or Issue I have spotify premium and when I am listening to my Favourites list every third song is NOT one of my favourites. How do i stop this? No other playlist does this.
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Superuser Contribution Audiobooks additional content

Plan PremiumCountry UKDevice Pixel 7pro / PC (Win11)Operating System Android 14 / Windows 11 My Question or IssueI've just started listening to Black Holes by Brian Cox and in the introduction it mentions associated literature (diagrams) which are ne...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Pixel 7pro / PC (Win11) Operating System Android 14 / Windows 11   My Question or Issue I've just started listening to Black Holes by Brian Cox and...
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