Discover on mobile is spamming me (sponsored?) recommendations

[AlexT]

iPhone 5S, latest iOS and spotify app. UK user.

Scrolling down on my discover feed, nearly 50% of the entries are playlists from 'NOW That's What I Call Music!' - I don't follow this entity, I don't listen to the same style of music (pop) at all. It's completely irrelevant and pretty frustrating.

This stuff doesn't appear on the desktop app's discover page.

Are these sponsored advertisements? Have I listened to a radio song that happens to be in one of their playlists and now I'm opted-in to their spammy history?

Thanks

[Peter__]

Weird, would it be possible to grab some screenshots of this and what it looks like on your desktop? As far as I am aware there is no "sponsored" content in discover apart from the banners at the top on desktop (which you can hide on premium).

[AlexT]

Here you go, some snaps from mobile discover vs desktop discover.

Desktop has no entries for 'Now That's What I Call Music'.

http://imgur.com/a/sNw3E

[Peter__]

Strange, what is your Spotify username shown on your online overview?
https://www.spotify.com/account/overview/

[AlexT]

<snip>, on both iPhone and desktop and web. Long-time member.

[AlexT]

Oh hmm.

I've just navigated to Now That's What I Call Music!'s page using the desktop app and it says I'm following them.

Whoops - I must have fat-fingered the follow button, and presumably that's why it's showing up on my mobile discover.

Weird that they're not showing up on the desktop discover though!

[Peter__ · Accepted solution]

Yeah I was just about to check your profile! If you unfollow them it may take a little time for them to vanish from your feed. 😉