ARTIST RADIO disappeared on recent update

[Cherrie]

Hey there,

My Spotify recently automatically updated and now I no longer have the function to click on an artist and select ‘Artist Radio’. Am I doing something wrong and have to click this feature back on or has the function been taken away for non-paying customers? (Note: I am based in the UK and have an IPhone working on IOS) 

[MattSuda · Accepted solution]

It sounds like you have the new design in the mobile app for free users.

The radio has been discontinued in the new free version.

https://support.spotify.com/using_spotify/the_basics/spotify-on-mobile/

[merlinshawn]

I am disappointed in the way Spotify is trending, the radio feature is what I used most on my phone. I am assuming that the radio is the most used feature on mobile, hence the reason to move it behind a paywall. Looks like its time to dump the stocks and move to Pandora on my phone.

[user-removed]

Radio is the only reason I had Spotify. I will be deleting my account. 

[JoshMS]

While it's true that  'Artist Radio' has been removed,  there is an alternative. Each artist has a playlist titled 'Inspired by ____.' It basically functions the same way. You can find it under the 'Appears On' section of the artist page.

[Cherrie]

Thanks Josh, this helps 🙂 

[sephrinx]

No radio? Isn't that like the entire point of Spotify?

Wow. What a joke. 

I've been a premium user for a long time but have been on free for a while. I'll never be using premium again, and am going to Uninstall. I'll just use something g else for my Music playing. 

What a joke.