DJ Recommending the same set of songs

[imkaiko]

Lately, I've noticed that the DJ is playing the same (or very similar) set of songs over and over again. Is anyone else experiencing this? I understand I can click on "get some different DJ picks" and move on, but I don't remember this happening in the past. At least, the songs didn't repeat this often. I'm curious if this is a bug or if it's intentional to rotate the same songs repeatedly.

Plan

Premium

Device

Android and mac desktop

[Susan_GP]

Hi @imkaiko,

Thanks for posting here in the Community and welcome!

Have you already tried any troubleshooting steps? If not, then it's good to start by logging out and logging in twice in a row. This will resync your account and device. Additionally, could you check if this happens from a different device?

On another note, you can also try clearing the app's cache from settings. This can help improve the performance of the DJ. You can check the steps to do so here.

Let us know how that goes.

[emollie]

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

Operating System

IOS

My Question or Issue

Typically, the Dj feature works pretty well for me, so I enjoy using it. Today, it just keeps repeating: “Up next, we’re visiting an artist you keep coming back to” and then will play a few songs  by an artist I frequent. If I skip or try to “refresh” the vibe, it just does the same sentence with a different artist. Normally the vibes vary from each little set to the next and it will introduce them differently, but even after restarting and updating the app, it seems to be glitching out and just repeating itself over and over. 

[#4]

when i select the dj, it plays the same song genre " now playing what you listened to in 2023" and itll be the same sets of songs the last time it played that. I love the dj option but it doesnt seem to be much of a dj

[imkaiko]

Thanks for the suggestion! Logging out and back in twice in a row seemed to do the trick on my desktop! DJ X got creative again and is playing stuff I like. However, clearing cache on my phone didn’t quite work. Instead of suggesting songs it thinks I like, it’s just playing favorite artists or songs I used to listen to, similar to the posts described below.

[truewill1]

I'd like to note I'm having a similar issue which may have the same cause.  I choose a suggested Spotify mix like Chill Mix, or Upbeat Mix or Country Mix, and then after a few songs, the app starts playing Ambient Sleep Music or Electronic Space music, which I do listen to sometimes before bed, but that's not when I'm choosing these other mixes.  Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated.

[kawww]

Logging in and out every time we want DJ to play something new isn't really a resolution, it constantly plays through the same mix of recommendations for me. If I listen to DJ once in a day, I can't listen to it again (or I get an identical playlist). Listening on different devices too so it's not a device cache issue. This has been happening for over a year - surely you're working on a resolution?

[Stooby]

If you let the DJ cook for too long without adding more "liked songs" and "followed artists" and such, it gets kind of high on its own farts.  Stir the pot.  Don't let it run too long without interacting or it starts going in circles because its designed to do what radio does.  It will find your favorites and play them to death until you hate it as a reward for not interacting.

[repacker]

For me, it does a lot of the same repeating things-- your songs from 2023, and for some reason it loves 2010's for me. But, the really confusing part is the DJ keeps recommending some pop and country songs/artists that I never listen to. I've skipped one at least 10 times and the DJ just keeps bringing it back. Being a developer, I'd love to know what code is suggesting this and why skipping a song over and over (not to mention once), doesn't stop those tracks from coming back. 

Of course, if it would play more songs that I haven't already liked that in a genre anywhere even close to what I might prefer, I'd like more songs but it's difficult with such poor results. So far this morning it's only played songs I've liked. 

They did a good job with the voice though. I guess that's the AI part. The song selection is worse than Pandora 10 years ago.