[All Platforms][Discover] Setting to Exclude Cover Songs from Discover Weekly

[cphilippsen]

I must admit that Cover tracks has started to annoy me quite a bit, so much that I've unfollowed the playlist. I'm pretty sure that at least 20 of the 30 tracks are cover tracks.

What happened to the recommendation engine?

Listening to an original artist multiple times != recommendation of listening to a cover artist.

I would suggest a settings option to clear cover tracks from Discover Weekly.

[Jonahman10]

I feel like this may be tricky to implement, becuase it is difficult to find a way to find out which tracks are covers. Especially in a field like Orchestral music, where you might say every recording is a cover! And sometimes the "original version" is not actually the original, just the version that made it famous.

[blake]

Updated: 2016-05-31

Marked as New Idea and edited title to make it easier to find via search.

[blake]

I believe @Jonahman10 is right, this could be challenging to implement. You may also want to add your support to this idea about controlling the Discover Weekly playlists.

[Marco]

Edit: This idea has been reposted here.

Updated on 2017-05-26

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[Blutarsky]

Ah, Spotify’s Discover Weekly. Once upon a time (say, 7–10 years ago), this was the holy grail of music nerds: a mysterious algorithm whispering in your ear, “Hey, want to meet your new favorite artist?” And magically, it worked. You’d find obscure gems, underground talent, or tracks that perfectly matched your taste.

Fast forward to today, and what do we get? Covers. Covers everywhere. It’s less “discovering new artists” and more “tripping over another generic acoustic version of Wonderwall recorded in someone’s bathroom.” Thanks, algorithm. Truly groundbreaking.

And the best part? These are the same guys who once boasted about their “top-secret, NASA-level algorithm” that could read our musical soul. A black box of genius, a supercomputer dedicated to delivering the perfect track at the perfect time. Now that same brainpower is busy suggesting karaoke renditions of Hotel California by “Some Guy & His Guitar.” Bravo 👏.

At this point, I suggest Spotify should just rename it (just throwing in a few ideas):

• “Cover Weekly: Now with 100% less Discovery”

• “Yet another Cover Weekly.”

• “Spotify Karaoke Weekly”

• “Re-Discover Weekly (Because originals are so last decade)”

• “Discover Weakly” 

• “Covers R Us Weekly”

• “Spotify’s Tribute Band Weekly”

Because honestly, the only thing being discovered is how many ways there are to ruin a classic.

So cheers to you, Spotify. The algorithm that once felt like a friend who got you has evolved into that one annoying dude at parties who won’t stop playing their acoustic cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit.

And just to be clear (before the inevitable “simply block that artist” suggestion shows up): this isn’t about one artist. I might even like that artist! The problem is structural — the playlist itself is swamped with covers of songs everyone already knows, instead of surfacing genuinely new music. That’s the flaw, not the presence of any single performer.

[Blutarsky]

Hahaha, things are getting ridiculous!!!!

Se my current Discover Weakly, we've got two "Rock With You" covers in a row! Come on guys, we're in the AI era, but it looks like Spotify's algorithm is stuck in the stone age 👎

Booooooooooo!