[All Platforms][Discover] Removing Pop-Up Suggestions

[ivanismylife]

I've been using Spotify four about five or six years, and while I really enjoy it, the interface is starting to feel more intrusive and less like my music library. On applications that were not subscription-based, such as Windows Media Player and iTunes, one did not receive suggestions popping up while scrolling through one's music. Now, I feel like I'm often receiving sudden pop-ups for musicians, usually ones that I don't listen to, while I'm browsing through my music. Even if it was a musician I like, I would not want this feature. It feels intrusive and more like I'm being sold something. I don't mind suggestions being there in the home menu. That gives me the option to look if I want without it being pushed on me. Pop-ups, however, are too aggressive.

Some might argue that the company needs to make a profit as well, and while that is true, I'm a premium member. I pay the monthly fee so that I don't have to listen to advertisements. While these pop-ups don't show up in between songs, and while they are instead sponsored by Spotify and not some other company, they are, at the end of the day, advertisements. They're meant to sway you in to listening to an artist. 

By removing pop-up suggestions, Spotify would be less intrusive and more like a personal music library. 

[devnullca]

It's clearly a policy decision to push ads. I'm out, cancelling spotify for tidal at the end of this billing cycle.

[#3]

A Popup/browser tan appears in-app every time I open the app (even if I just closed it/changed to another app). It started appearing when I cancelled my subscription because I was changing to a family plan. Now that I changed it, it keeps appearing.
I’m using iOS 16.1, Spotify 8.8.12.472.

[Dnuttzz]

Spotify just keeps closing these complaints all over the forum. Today I got a “recommendation” popup for The Wall Street Journal podcast. Love how they can call this anything other than an ad. 10000% certain Spotify gets paid for that recommendation, thus making it an ad. What to say about the “check out the new merch!” popups. CLOTHING SALES ON A MUSIC PLATFORM. Nice. I have paid for premium since 2012 and at this point I get a popup at least once a day. I am in process of loving to Apple or Tidal. Testing both out first. Spotify no longer meets my needs. Another case rod trying to do too much.