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Another messy contaminated artist/track from Release Radar: https://open.spotify.com/album/2GP8Hk9BHsUvJwbDeE393j
The actual End artist here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3i9ugKR4YjORG1wexL4FnR
has albums from the proper End (experimental electronic genre) artist but the profile picture, first two recommended tracks, Singles form another one with a totally music style.
[EDIT]
The proper End artist i'm following (at least at the time I've pressed FOLLOWING button) is this one
https://www.discogs.com/artist/35479-End
Can't even find the other one on discogs.
Plan
Premium
Device
iPhone Xs
Operating System
iOS 10
My Question or Issue
So I like the release radar playlist but sometimes they just put some random artist who has the same name to those I followed and their music isn't even my taste. Is it a bug in the system or do Spotify purposely did that...
Hey all,
So we've seen a few reports from users that get recommendations based on sharing an Artist name.
If you are experiencing this, please send us over the following:
We'll look into this and keep you up to date in this Ongoing Issue.
Thanks!
Thanks for the info @mfishes!
Do you mind providing us with the following info, as requested by @Mario:
For info on how to get the Spotify URI, make sure to check out this Spotify Answer.
Once we have that, we'll pass it on to the right team so that they can investigate further and answer your questions.
Thanks - keep us posted!
This is what I'm seeing
https://open.spotify.com/artist/526lhfTApppqIj1H5BQzaS?si=einvZAoMTkqSWzLf7ZewWg
This is the band I expect
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WPY9nnBy01s5QOt4o4oQX?si=U10T_uzFSzqASJMzBzYjUQ
So weird that this is still an issue at all. I can't count how many times this has happened to me. It's so frustrating. The playlist could be filled with something I'd enjoy but it's not. I mean Spotify obviously has separate pages for each artist, so why are these artists that share the same name even getting into my suggestions???
This hip-hop track:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2zBXS5dTY8BR6jhRcLsVFc
doesn't correspond to the hardcore artist Animosity which the above track is pointing to:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/73XRbbMetqKQQYdrP8TVVU
The track was recommended today in my Release Radar playlist
How this artist name clash is happening? Are these the same artist in Spotify's internal register?
EDIT: These artist clashes seem to happen in Singles and EPs and Appears On sections.
Thanks
Device - Macbook pro
OS version - Mojave 10.14.6
Spotify version - 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b
Two cases of this in my release radar today, and this is not the first time.
Anthony Green should be: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0hxmHf6CqXsOLWgGXjmr7I?si=GqipvYfXSoq7Zy5N5s9QiQ
But now I am seeing this other Anthony Green album showing on this Anthony Green page that I listen to. You can see it listed at the top of the "new releases". Not the same artist.
Lydia should be: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YYxodrdAUSYhO8ueGQtXs?si=DVqHnWEuQFODJTf_qrO8QA
You can also see this song from this other artist is also now showing on this Lydia page in new releases.
TBH I love spotify and have had it for years now, but this drives me crazy. Please do a better job at keeping artists with the same name separate
100% - Just saw a first example of I think someone abusing this - some rando artist by the name "Howlin' Wolf" who must surely be getting insanely boosted due to the name overlap: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4yXnyzrC89foyGBzXp16SW?si=ISVo6rZDTSCGTUG3Sj1OPg
Hey folks,
Thanks for reporting this issue to us. We've now gone ahead and reported it to the right team who will look into it.
Note: If you notice that a song appears under the wrong Artist profile, then this needs to be reported separately as a content error. Make sure to check out this support article for more info on how to do that.
If you're experiencing the issue as described in the original post, make sure to provide us with relevant examples, including:
Thanks! We'll let you know as soon as we have any further updates on this.