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Sunsetting New Episodes

Hey folks! You may remember that a few months back we tested removing the ‘New Episodes’ from ‘Your Library’. Starting today, we’ll gradually be rolling out this change in order to simplify finding new releases from your followed podcasts and artists...

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Introducing Smart Shuffle!

Introducing Smart Shuffle! We know that our users love creating their own playlists to capture key moments in time – in fact, playlists created by users often become their most-streamed playlist for the first several months but listening to these pla...

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The Heart button is being replaced with a (+) Plus button

Starting in March 2023, the ♡ Heart button will start being replaced with a (+) Plus button for saving things to Your Library. Things that have been saved to Your Library will now show a green ✔ Check icon instead of a green Heart icon. This change w...

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  • MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Radio] Algorithm chooses too many Short songs!

The image is from the desktop app, but it applies to all apps, Android, Web player, etc. I have noticed for already some months that when you Start a Radio from a song, the Algorithm chooses too many short songs, which is useless because many times y...

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  • The image is from the desktop app, but it applies to all apps, Android, Web player, etc.   I have noticed for already some months that when you Start a Radio from a song, the Algorithm chooses t...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Radio is an Echo Chamber!?!?!

Ever since they implemented Daily Mixes, the algorithm has become an echo chamber.Song radios are a flat 50 songs now, but if I play an even remotely similar artist, it plays ONLY songs and artists I've heard before.When I pick a song and just want a...

  • Music Fan
  • Ever since they implemented Daily Mixes, the algorithm has become an echo chamber. Song radios are a flat 50 songs now, but if I play an even remotely similar artist, it plays ONLY songs and a...
  • allthingsmainy
  • Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution [Radio] Radio algorithim still sucks - same songs are still playing.

Hey there!Since it's nearly 2021, and it's been a hard year, do you think you guys could finally fix the **bleep**ing radio algorithms? It's been like this forever. Forget all the features you don't add; Forget all the bugs you don't fix: I just want...

  • Roadie
  • Hey there! Since it's nearly 2021, and it's been a hard year, do you think you guys could finally fix the **bleep**ing radio algorithms?   It's been like this forever.   Forget a...
  • JK141
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Superuser Contribution Why are all my recommended playlists basically the same?

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceAll my devices. Windows 10, ios.Operating SystemLatest versions of all. My Question or IssueLately I've been having this issue where all the playlists or radios or whatever that spotify show me in the "Home" tab are basi...

  • Newbie
  • ...laylists or radios or whatever that spotify show me in the "Home" tab are basically all the same. They consist of songs I've listened to many times. I can't seem to find any new music except for the 3...
  • Lyubka
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    personlization
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    same songs
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Superuser Contribution Start Playlist Radio - "This content is not available."

PlanFreeDeviceWeb Player (Firefox / Chromium)Operating SystemWindows 10 / Linux (Raspberry Pi) My Question or IssueI use spotify exclusively through the web player, and I've developed an issue where it absolutely refuses to Start Playlist Radio. When...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...eveloped an issue where it absolutely refuses to Start Playlist Radio.  Whenever I try, I instantly get a "This content is not available." warning on a blue banner above the controls.  N...
  • Elena
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Superuser Contribution Radio stuck on one playlist

I've had a chat about this with a live agent however, I am stuck on the same playlist no matter what song I have selected when I click "Go to song radio", "Go to playlist radio" and "Go to artist radio". On my home page, all radio playlists have the ...

  • Newbie
  • I've had a chat about this with a live agent however, I am stuck on the same playlist no matter what song I have selected when I click "Go to song radio", "Go to playlist radio" and "Go to artist radio...
  • Alex
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Go to Song/artist radio missing

PlanFreeCountryEnglandDeviceiPhone SE 1st genOperating SystemiOS 15 ish (most recent one) My Question or Issue cant access the go to song radio or artist radio from 3 dots. I found some artists/songs have their artist radio listed under their page as...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free Country England Device iPhone SE 1st gen Operating System iOS 15 ish (most recent one)   My Question or Issue   cant access the go to song radio or artist radio from 3...
  • MafeG
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Radio] Feature to block artists/songs without affecting algorithm due to heartbreak

I really can't stress enough how much I think this should be a feature. I don't know who need to hear this, but anyone with decision making power needs to take it into consideration. Please. There needs to be some way for users to specify songs which...

  • Visitor
  • I really can't stress enough how much I think this should be a feature. I don't know who need to hear this, but anyone with decision making power needs to take it into consideration. Please. There ne...
  • MafeG
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[Android][Radio] Song Radio - No longer a great way to discover new artists/music

When I click Song Radio for a track, it initially takes me to a playlist which has lots of songs of a similar genre by artists I haven't already come across - which is great! However, the playlist that I can see, and the Up Next playlist are two enti...

  • Newbie
  • When I click Song Radio for a track, it initially takes me to a playlist which has lots of songs of a similar genre by artists I haven't already come across - which is great! However, the playlist t...
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    Radio
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Radio songs not updating after more than a month

DeviceAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've recently started using the autoplay feature, which plays new songs after my playlist ends. I've noticed however that it only plays the same songs, no matter what's in my playlist.Since I've started u...

  • Regular
  • Device Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've recently started using the autoplay feature, which plays new songs after my playlist ends. I've noticed however that it only plays the ...
  • Ver
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Superuser Contribution Radio will only play the same five songs first?

I've seen a LOT of posts now spanning several years about the Radio function now being basically useless for finding new music - I've had the same complaint for a while now, but feel like it's reached new heights. My Radio function, no matter what pl...

  • Newbie
  • I've seen a LOT of posts now spanning several years about the Radio function now being basically useless for finding new music - I've had the same complaint for a while now, but feel like it's r...
  • Alex
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[Radio] Bring playlist radios back

Please bring back the feature where you can make a radio station based on a playlist, and where similar songs will continue playing after a personal playlist hits the end.

  • Casual Listener
  • Please bring back the feature where you can make a radio station based on a playlist, and where similar songs will continue playing after a personal playlist hits the end.
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[Radio] Radio Artist/Song Variety

All of my radios play the same artists, no matter who I create a radio for. It always adds the same songs and artists I've been listening to, not matching the genre or vibe of the radio. I understand that the algorithm plays songs I enjoy, but I also...

  • Visitor
  • All of my radios play the same artists, no matter who I create a radio for. It always adds the same songs and artists I've been listening to, not matching the genre or vibe of the radio. I u...
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[iOS][Radio] Song radio playlist refreshes before I've finished listening

So lately I've liked to use the radio feature to choose a song and let it create a playlist around it.BUT, I can't even get through the playlist before it refreshes itself, which leads to things like songs repeating almost immediately or other songs ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So lately I've liked to use the radio feature to choose a song and let it create a playlist around it. BUT, I can't even get through the playlist before it refreshes itself, which leads to t...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist Radio Issues

Whenever I try to start a radio based on a playlist, whether I created that playlist or it is from another user, the radio is not based on that playlist. It uses songs from my personal playlists and can be completely different from the desired playli...

  • Casual Listener
  • Whenever I try to start a radio based on a playlist, whether I created that playlist or it is from another user, the radio is not based on that playlist. It uses songs from my personal playlists a...
  • Mihail
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[Desktop][Radio] Advertisment

They don't give us a full 30 minutes after watching several unskippable ads, and they give me way too many ads, and to me, it is awful.

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  • They don't give us a full 30 minutes after watching several unskippable ads, and they give me way too many ads, and to me, it is awful.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [All Platforms][Radio] Remove song from autoplay

Is it possible to remove a song that keeps playing during sessions of autoplay? 'Playground' by Steve Lacy ALWAYS plays when I'm autoplay listening. I hate it. Please is there a 'blacklist' option that I can add this song to so that it will never aut...

  • Casual Listener
  • Is it possible to remove a song that keeps playing during sessions of autoplay?   'Playground' by Steve Lacy ALWAYS plays when I'm autoplay listening. I hate it. Please is there a 'blacklist' ...
  • Jeremy
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[All Platforms][Radio] Improvement on Spotify Radio UX

I thought about an improvement that could be done when starting the radio from a song which I’m listening to in that moment. When I see the view with all the songs based on that song the first one, so the song that I was listening to isn’t marked as ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I thought about an improvement that could be done when starting the radio from a song which I’m listening to in that moment.   When I see the view with all the songs based on that song the f...
  • LudoCaesar
  • Casual Listener
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Cancelling SXM and want to recreate those channels on either Spotify or Stations. How?

Rather than paying $15/month for SiriusXM, I would rather recreate the channels that I listen to the most on either Spotify or Stations. Anyone have suggestions on how to do this?Additionally, I think it would be a great move if Spotify could do this...

  • Casual Listener
  • Rather than paying $15/month for SiriusXM, I would rather recreate the channels that I listen to the most on either Spotify or Stations. Anyone have suggestions on how to do this? Additionally, I ...
  • osornios
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [All Platforms][Radio] Don't play this artist - on all platforms linked to account

Let me illustrate the problem: Last years "most played" included an artist I can't stand and insta-skips during the first few seconds of them playing. I listen to a lot of radio/playlists, and this artist keeps popping up. I usually just skip, but I'...

  • Newbie
  • Let me illustrate the problem: Last years "most played" included an artist I can't stand and insta-skips during the first few seconds of them playing. I listen to a lot of radio/playlists, and this a...
  • Roccondil1
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