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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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I need better recommendation system

Need a better recommendation system depending on the time in the day, in the morning I tend to listen something refreshing, energising and at night I tend to listen something relaxing peaceful. But still the recommendations are mismatched and I have ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Need a better recommendation system depending on the time in the day, in the morning I tend to listen something refreshing, energising and at night I tend to listen something relaxing peaceful. But s...
  • osornios
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Since moving to another country, I've lost access to several albums

I recently relocated to another country and noticed that I've lost access to several Brazilian music albums that I used to enjoy regularly. I believe this may be related to regional availability of content.Could you kindly let me know if there's any ...

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  • I recently relocated to another country and noticed that I've lost access to several Brazilian music albums that I used to enjoy regularly. I believe this may be related to regional availability of content...
  • osornios
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Playback speed on music

I know the app has adjustable playback speed on podcast but could we look into getting it for music as well? As someone who is trying to learn the drums on my own, it would be nice to be able to slow down songs will practicing.

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  • I know the app has adjustable playback speed on podcast but could we look into getting it for music as well? As someone who is trying to learn the drums on my own, it would be nice to be able to slow...
  • osornios
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Superuser Contribution Recently played and listening activity

I noticed a friends recently played artists will glitch and update with 20 new artists but their listening history does not update at all. Why does this happen?

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  • I noticed a friends recently played artists will glitch and update with 20 new artists but their listening history does not update at all. Why does this happen?
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Superuser Contribution Same location different results

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen I search for certain songs on my account the results are 'unavailable'. But if I search ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue When I ...
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I can't listen to specific song on Spotify.

There is a specific song by José José that all my friends in Mexico can listen to and I can't. They send me the link and when I click it, the song does not appear. Why can't I listen to it?

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  • There is a specific song by José José that all my friends in Mexico can listen to and I can't. They send me the link and when I click it, the song does not appear. Why can't I listen to it?
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Solved!! Step Up: Movie Soundtrack

Does anyone know why the soundtracks for the first "Step Up" movie aren't available on Spotify like the sequels?

  • Casual Listener
  • Does anyone know why the soundtracks for the first "Step Up" movie aren't available on Spotify like the sequels?
  • Amayy
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Superuser Contribution Why are all(?) the audiobooks suddenly only available as samples?

All of the audio books I have looked at today are only available as samples even though it says they are available in premium and I have premium. Is this a bug? There is no way to pay for them either and it doesn't have the locked icon on it so it le...

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  • All of the audio books I have looked at today are only available as samples even though it says they are available in premium and I have premium. Is this a bug? There is no way to pay for them either...
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Some Songs Which Are Not On Spotify

Why are some songs not on Spotify? I could not add "ISA - Bomb" and "Steerner & Kavela - Horizon ft. Matthew Steeper" because I could not find these songs on Spotify.

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  • Why are some songs not on Spotify? I could not add "ISA - Bomb" and "Steerner & Kavela - Horizon ft. Matthew Steeper" because I could not find these songs on Spotify.
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Superuser Contribution i had a pop up but i accidentally closed it

i opened the app and there was this cool interactive game but i accidentally dismissed it without thinking. i didn't get a chance to see what its asking and i cant find it anywhere. how do i get it to pop up again?

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  • i opened the app and there was this cool interactive game but i accidentally dismissed it without thinking. i didn't get a chance to see what its asking and i cant find it anywhere. how do i get it t...
  • Ivelina
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Superuser Contribution 404s and heartbreaks student

Hello, I'm trying to get premium student, once I follow the steps in "get premium student" step 1 fill out the sheerID verification form goes to 404 page. Also I tried in safari and chrome in private window I got the same issue. besides my phone I tr...

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  • Hello, I'm trying to get premium student, once I follow the steps in "get premium student" step 1 fill out the sheerID verification form goes to 404 page.  Also I tried in safari and chrome in ...
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Username Search & "Songs" tab of Search Bar

I would like to better understand how the "Songs" tab of Spotify Search Bar are populated when specific Usernames are searched. I understand there could be a combination of factors that contribute to this such as a user's Artist profiles, Ai, algorit...

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  • ...ontribute to this such as a user's Artist profiles, Ai, algorithm ect. I have noticed a tremendous amount of threatening content that change on a daily basis under three usernames owned by one specific i...
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Superuser Contribution How to change podcast recommendation language?

How to change podcast recommendation language?I want recommendations from another than I live in. But they seem to be location dependent.What am I doing wrong?

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  • How to change podcast recommendation language? I want recommendations from another than I live in. But they seem to be location dependent. What am I doing wrong?
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Superuser Contribution On my Android, the "Clear Queue" button is not showing up when I go in to clear it. What do I do?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not hide songs from the playlist.

Por alguna extraña razón cuando presiono el botón de "ocultar canción" no funciona, necesito ayuda, ese problema apareció hace unos días. Spotify Duo Premium

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  • Por alguna extraña razón cuando presiono el botón de "ocultar canción" no funciona, necesito ayuda, ese problema apareció hace unos días.😭   Spotify Duo Premium
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Superuser Contribution Naatu naatu song is playing in Hindi when I played the Telugu version

The "naatu naatu" song from "RRR" is not playing in Telugu when I played the Telugu version. Even the picture of the song changed to something like "Diwali dj songs". In fact, most of the songs in "RRR" are not playing in telugu.

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  • The "naatu naatu" song from "RRR" is not playing in Telugu when I played the Telugu version. Even the picture of the song changed to something like "Diwali dj songs". In fact, most of the songs in "...
  • AshishDibinse
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Superuser Contribution How can I access a Daily Mix that has expired?

I had a Daily Mix that was filled with music I loved but it's gone now. I am certain it has expired but I was just wondering how could I get it back. Would I have to wait for it to show back up again?

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  • I had a Daily Mix that was filled with music I loved but it's gone now. I am certain it has expired but I was just wondering how could I get it back. Would I have to wait for it to show back up again...
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Superuser Contribution STOP SONG TITLE TRANSLATION

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaOperating System(Windows 11, Android 14) My Question or IssueThis is so frustrating i dont know which song is which after the translation.Even when i use google to get the Japanese version of the song and add into my playlis...

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  • Plan Premium Country Malaysia Operating System (Windows 11, Android 14)   My Question or Issue This is so frustrating i dont know which song is which after the translation. Even...
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Feature request : add notes attached to songs

PlanPremiumCountryfranceHiiiya, been thinking of a feature that might interest at least 1/3 of the Spotify Community. For a while, I’ve been wondering why can’t we add notes to songs we put in playlists. For instance, if a song is attached to a parti...

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  • Plan Premium Country france Hiiiya, been thinking of a feature that might interest at least 1/3 of the Spotify Community. For a while, I’ve been wondering why can’t we add notes to songs we put i...
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ID3 tag for Album in Local Files

PlanPremium My Question or IssueWhat ID3 tag is used for Albums for local files in Spotify? Typically one would assume TALB as per the standard but after having experimented a bit it seems like Spotify isn't referring to which Album the song is from ...

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  • Plan Premium   My Question or Issue What ID3 tag is used for Albums for local files in Spotify? Typically one would assume TALB as per the standard but after having experimented a bit it see...
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