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New Feature To Try On Desktop: Quick Search Shortcuts

Hey folks, The Spotify team is always working to make the software as simple as possible for everyone to use, and for those of you who like to save a bit of time by using keyboard shortcuts, there's a very convenient trick that you may not have notic...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Artist's songs playing despite selecting "Don't Play This Artist"

I have an artist set to NOT play using the "Don't Play This Artist" feature from the artist page. However, a playlist I am listening to features this artist and the songs do not skip when I am listening to the playlist. In the playlist itself I canno...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have an artist set to NOT play using the "Don't Play This Artist" feature from the artist page. However, a playlist I am listening to features this artist and the songs do not skip when I am listen...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify is still playing blocked artists (especially if they're not the primary artist)

PlanFamilyCountryUSADeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 16.4.1 (a) My Question or IssueI recently blocked Kanye West from being played on Spotify. However, I still have his songs liked in my library, including songs he is credited on as a feature or c...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Family Country USA Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 16.4.1 (a)   My Question or Issue I recently blocked Kanye West from being played on Spotify. However, I still have his so...
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Can dope stereo be a distributor to Spotify then I claim my artist account?

I was looking for a music distributor on Spotify one of them is free and found dope stereo. But I haven't tried uploading my single yet and I want to ask you guys first

  • Casual Listener
  • I was looking for a music distributor on Spotify one of them is free and found dope stereo. But I haven't tried uploading my single yet and I want to ask you guys first
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Sexism is not an equal

Why did you call this equal? There are only women here. This is not equal, it's oppression of men.

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  • Why did you call this equal? There are only women here. This is not equal, it's oppression of men.
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Superuser Contribution My auto play doesn’t seem to be working lately on spotify

I tried everything like loving out and back in, updating the app and my phone and still, everytime I click on a song in search or when I reach the end of a playlist, it doesn’t play recommended songs after and I want it to

  • Visitor
  • I tried everything like loving out and back in, updating the app and my phone and still, everytime I click on a song in search or when I reach the end of a playlist, it doesn’t play recommended songs...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Song Order Within a Playlist Keeps Changing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro/iPhone7POperating SystemOSX High Sierra/iOS My Question or Issue I listen to the Friday Cratediggers Spotify Playlist every week to pick out what I like. Over the past couple of weeks, the order of songs will ra...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro/iPhone7P Operating System OSX High Sierra/iOS   My Question or Issue   I listen to the Friday Cratediggers Spotify Playlist every week...
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entire album gone

This album has been up since 2015 and now is gone... is there any way to fix thishttps://open.spotify.com/album/5lQNDDdE8G3rhwoIfT6KwL?si=qndt8G6OTsa8XySLXSn-9wPlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating...

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  • This album has been up since 2015 and now is gone... is there any way to fix this https://open.spotify.com/album/5lQNDDdE8G3rhwoIfT6KwL?si=qndt8G6OTsa8XySLXSn-9w Plan Free/Premium Country &nbs...
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Ravi Shanker and artists with same names problem

PlanPremiumCountry UK My Question or IssueThere is a new artist - an Indian pop singer called Ravi Shanker - note spelling - which my Release Radar algorhythm is getting confused with the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. It's deeply annoying. The are also...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK     My Question or Issue There is a new artist - an Indian pop singer called Ravi Shanker - note spelling - which my Release Radar algorhythm is getting conf...
  • AdamDamon
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Superuser Contribution Artists blocked that I didn't block

Plan - PremiumCountry - UKToday I went to a specific artist to play one of their albums and discovered that they were marked as a 'don't play this artist'. This is an artist I love and play regularly and would not have blocked. I then noticed another...

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  • Plan - Premium Country - UK Today I went to a specific artist to play one of their albums and discovered that they were marked as a 'don't play this artist'. This is an artist I love an...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Free Audiobooks Not Available Even With Premium Account

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMobileMy Question or IssueRecently the free Audiobooks for premium members plan started. I went to try it out as I have a premium account and it states "locked" and mentions how I have to pay for the content. I've asked my f...

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  • ...ocked" and mentions how I have to pay for the content. I've asked my friends and family and everyone else seems to be able to access the free Audiobooks, so I'm just wondering why I'm locked out. &n...
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Superuser Contribution "Top Hits of Year" lists missing

PlanPremiumCountryCanada My Question or IssueWhere have many of the Spotify generated "Top Hits of Year" playlists gone? In the 1980s set for example, 1984, 1985, and 1987 (three of my favourites) have all disappeared. A number of the "Best of Rock Y...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada    My Question or Issue Where have many of the Spotify generated "Top Hits of Year" playlists gone? In the 1980s set for example, 1984, 1985, and 1987 (thr...
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Superuser Contribution accurate playlist search

PlanFreeCountryU.SDeviceIPhone/PC My Question or Issuethis is a problem i’ve been having for a while. spotify’s playlist search is not entirely accurate. if i search a certain word/phrase it won’t show me every playlist with that word/phrase, and the...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free Country U.S Device IPhone/PC   My Question or Issue this is a problem i’ve been having for a while. spotify’s playlist search is not entirely accurate. if i search a certain wo...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution artists on spotify stats websites i’ve never listened to

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiphoneOperating System(Latest IOS) My Question or Issue I went on spotify stats to check my activity and noticed that ‘Bad Time’ By Lil Tecca and ‘No one noticed’ by an artist I don’t remember were my top 2 all time list...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device iphone Operating System (Latest IOS)   My Question or Issue   I went on spotify stats to check my activity and noticed that ‘Bad Time’ By Lil T...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Coldplay album Love in tokyo

Hi, the Coldplay live album: LOVE IN TOKYO is not available, I have the premium plan and all the other songs work but I can't listen to these. Do you know how to unlock the album?Thank you all Plan PremiumCountry Italy DeviceXiaomi redmi note 13Opera...

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  • Hi, the Coldplay live album: LOVE IN TOKYO is not available, I have the premium plan and all the other songs work but I can't listen to these. Do you know how to unlock the album?Thank you all  ...
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Why can't I buy audiobooks included in Premium?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceAndroid/DesktopOperating SystemAndroid/Win11 My Question or Issue I can't purchase audiobooks that are also included in Premium. This is frustrating as a number of audiobooks I have been listening to (Wheel of Time, Way of K...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Android/Desktop Operating System Android/Win11   My Question or Issue   I can't purchase audiobooks that are also included in Premium.  This i...
  • AegonTC
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Superuser Contribution Blend

PlanFree/PremiumDeviceOppo f25 pro Max Operating SystemAndroidMy Question or IssueWhy does the previously added songs disappear from my Spotify blend whenever I or my friend manually add new songs? Does this have to do anything with premium subscript...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Device Oppo f25 pro Max  Operating System Android My Question or Issue Why does the previously added songs disappear from my Spotify blend whenever I or my friend manual...
  • Vasil
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Album/song filed under wrong artist

https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/5PKnVDcXSrjXjLuRKk9Fbz?si=9w-MBMpOTp6D5L7dfseGMg This track is filed under the 1980's and 1990s thrash metal band Dark Angel, which is incorrect.

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  • https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/5PKnVDcXSrjXjLuRKk9Fbz?si=9w-MBMpOTp6D5L7dfseGMg   This track is filed under the 1980's and 1990s thrash metal band Dark Angel, which is incorrect.
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Superuser Contribution Wondering if a song is region locked or taken down.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm wondering if a song I used to listen to has been taken down, or if it has been region locked? Thanks https://open.spotify.com/track/31Jegls2IaksaPSPcdq9Se

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm wondering if a song I used to listen to has been taken down, or if it has been region loc...
  • MihailY
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