Solved!! How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature
I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist
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So my Spotify is deciding to show totally incorrect recently played artists who I haven’t played? They also will not shift from my list no matter how much I listen to other artists. Help!
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