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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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Indy band album removed because of a too loyal fan base

This is a true story from the band Smokey and the Mirror. We are a folk band. We get by on a shoestring. We raised just under $5000 from our fans to help record our last album, Thin Black Line. We put roughly $5000 of our own money into the album as ...

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  • ...rom a small group of listeners and/or the listeners were predominantly listening to our album more than other content on Spotify. We were shocked. We inquired and it turns our that Spotify has r...
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Revelator Eyes by The Paper Kites Not Available

Hi!I was wondering why Revelator Eyes by The Paper Kites not available on Spotify? The cover is available but I prefer the original version. Does anybody have a clue why it isn't available on here? It's my favorite song and it sucks that it isn't her...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi! I was wondering why Revelator Eyes by The Paper Kites not available on Spotify? The cover is available but I prefer the original version. Does anybody have a clue why it isn't available on here?...
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Superuser Contribution Re-uploading Music Under New Artist Name

Hello, I'm a new artist and I don't have a very big following. I released an ep back in December of last year but I've changed my artist name since then and created a new Spotify page. I want to delete the original page and upload the same ep under m...

  • Visitor
  • Hello,    I'm a new artist and I don't have a very big following.  I released an ep back in December of last year but I've changed my artist name since then and created a new Spotify...
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Superuser Contribution no option to add a playlist description

I'm trying to add a playlist description, but when I click 'edit playlist' I see no option to edit the description. I only see the option to edit the playlist title, and move around the songs. I've tried on my spotify app and on my web browser. I am ...

  • Visitor
  • I'm trying to add a playlist description, but when I click 'edit playlist' I see no option to edit the description. I only see the option to edit the playlist title, and move around the songs. I've t...
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Superuser Contribution Content Request

Would you add Splendora's album In the Grass to Spotify? I love this band a lot and they need love. Here is the link to the album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0RmZl5w-ro&list=PLC97124E89A357824

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  • Would you add Splendora's album In the Grass to Spotify? I love this band a lot and they need love. Here is the link to the album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0RmZl5w-ro&list=PLC97124E8...
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Family Mix

How Spotify algorithm picks music for the Family Mix? There're a lot of songs which I've listened just a few times. But there're no songs that I love. Isn't that weird?

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  • How Spotify algorithm picks music for the Family Mix? There're a lot of songs which I've listened just a few times. But there're no songs that I love. Isn't that weird?
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Searching is challenging for non-english songs having multiple spelling/ transliterations

It is really hard to search for songs which have non-english title (most Hindi songs) because they may be written in many different ways, eg.While searching for Pankaj Udhas's song "Aur Aahista", no result come up.After changing the search to "Aahist...

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  • It is really hard to search for songs which have non-english title (most Hindi songs) because they may be written in many different ways, eg. While searching for Pankaj Udhas's song "Aur Aahista", n...
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US trademark dispute in the UK

A UK based band released their debut single to all platforms including Spotify on 30th March 2020. They have had a claim made against them from an artist in the US of a different genre claiming trademark infringement because they have the same artist...

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  • A UK based band released their debut single to all platforms including Spotify on 30th March 2020.   They have had a claim made against them from an artist in the US of a different genre claim...
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Superuser Contribution The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Hi! I used to hear daily the whole album of The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording. Last year almost every song were took away. Now there are only 3 songs... Why? The author rights finish? It is very sad for me...Thank you for reading!

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  • Hi! I used to hear daily the whole album of The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording. Last year almost every song were took away. Now there are only 3 songs... 😞 Why? The author rights finis...
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Superuser Contribution After song ends, it either restarts from half-way or doesn't go to the next song and stops.

It happens on my mobile device and desktop. When it does restart from half-way, no sound plays while the song goes to the end. To get to the next song, I have to either click/tap on the next song or hit the next button. It doesn't automatically go on...

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  • It happens on my mobile device and desktop. When it does restart from half-way, no sound plays while the song goes to the end. To get to the next song, I have to either click/tap on the next song or ...
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Can the same songs be removed and then added back to an Artist playlist?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceIPHONE 7Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueThis is a long shot, but I’m looking for a song that was removed from the KSHMR radio playlist. It was there the 5/9/20 and gone 5/10/20. I remember the beat. Don’t rememb...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device IPHONE 7 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue This is a long shot, but I’m looking for a song that was removed from the KSHMR radio pl...
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Where are the women

I have been using Spotify for years, but I am disappointed. I feel that Spotify is not doing a good enough job accurately, including female artists in their curated Playlists. For Example, in the playlist "Political Punks," There are fifty songs, sev...

  • Newbie
  • I have been using Spotify for years, but I am disappointed. I feel that Spotify is not doing a good enough job accurately, including female artists in their curated Playlists.  For Example, in ...
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Put actual rock music in The Rock list and Rock This Playlist

I just went to search for some new Rock music, so I headed over to The Rock List playlist and Rock This in the hope that I'd find some great new tracks. I started listening to find that pretty much none of the songs on the Rock List playlist were not...

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  • I just went to search for some new Rock music, so I headed over to The Rock List playlist and Rock This in the hope that I'd find some great new tracks.   I started listening to find that pret...
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Superuser Contribution Can you please add this song!!

I’ve been looking for this song on Spotify for months now! Could you pretty please add it? 电流猫 - 失眠飛行 https://youtu.be/52NffshKz18

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  • I’ve been looking for this song on Spotify for months now! Could you pretty please add it?   电流猫 - 失眠飛行   https://youtu.be/52NffshKz18
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Can you see upcoming songs while shuffling?

Hey,Was just shuffle playing and wondering if it’s possible to see what the upcoming songs about to play are. Is there a way to get a list of the upcoming songs?Thanks

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  • Hey, Was just shuffle playing and wondering if it’s possible to see what the upcoming songs about to play are. Is there a way to get a list of the upcoming songs? Thanks 🙂
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Superuser Contribution reggaeton mix

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WwiHYmcSbFGYAC8JwWrI7?si=sDgd9HonQiWN4Byp1ESSww

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The Sounds of Spotify/The Needle playlists

I really enjoy the playlists that Spotify created with their tech - both the Sounds of Spotify and The Needle playlists that narrow down music taste by location or microgenre - how do you make those kinds of playlists searchable? I was only able to s...

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  • I really enjoy the playlists that Spotify created with their tech - both the Sounds of Spotify and The Needle playlists that narrow down music taste by location or microgenre - how do you make those ...
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Industrial / EBM / Dark electro category

When browsing radio stations or genres, one thing I find is blatantly missing - a Industrial / EBM / Dark electro category.I listen to a lot of VNV Nation, Front Line Assembly, KMFDM, Nitzer Ebb, etc, but this music is difficult to find unless you ha...

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  • When browsing radio stations or genres, one thing I find is blatantly missing - a Industrial / EBM / Dark electro category. I listen to a lot of VNV Nation, Front Line Assembly, KMFDM, Nitzer E...
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Unplugging error

my headset sometimes unplugs and reconnects to my computer, whenever this happens spotify starts going crazy, music stops and it starts to "play all my songs at once" i cant even stop it. There is any way i can fix this? cant afford new headsethttps:...

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  • my headset sometimes unplugs and reconnects to my computer, whenever this happens spotify starts going crazy, music stops and it starts to "play all my songs at once" i cant even stop it. There is an...
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Rapper Mac P Dawg Shot Dead In L.A. - Mac P Dawg Songs

Who has link to Mac P Dawg song on Spotify? The rapper has been shot and killed by gang in Los Angeles Monday night.Source: Mac P Dawg Shot To DeathInstagram: Mac P Dawg Instagram We need his music

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  • Who has link to Mac P Dawg song on Spotify? The rapper has been shot and killed by gang in Los Angeles Monday night. Source: Mac P Dawg Shot To Death Instagram: Mac P Dawg Instagram   😪😭We...
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