I use Spotify as an alarm clock, and I use it with Spotify DJ.  A few days ago, the DJ X stopped working on my alarms.  I tried resetting my device, clearing all cache files from the clock and Spotify, clearing all stored files, logging in and out of Spotify, and all the recommended easy steps, like a clean install.

• After four days of the DJX not working for alarms, I found a workaround. 

-The DJ has been stuck on the same playlist set, and it starts with the band "Live" playing the song "Lightning Crashes". 

-It introduces the song, and then stops playing anything. 

-I removed the artist "Live" from my taste profile, blocking the artist from my app.  

-Now when the alarm is activated, Spotify DJX introduces the banned artist "Live" and the song "Lightning Crashes", and plays the banned song.  

-It works by being so broken that it breaks its own rules.

• -When I try to play the song manually, the app says. "This song is not available"
• This method yields one playable track.  Only artists banned from the taste profile are playable.  
• This is obviously not ideal

Update:

Using unapproved and completely illegitimate means, I have rolled back my version of Spotify to version 8.9.76.538 and everything works.  The DJ works.  All the features work.  The alarm playlist works.  Do not do this to fix your problem.  

Plan

Premium

Country

Usa

Device

Motorola Edge+ 2021

Operating System

Android 12

Broken Spotify version: 8.9.84.594

Working Spotify version: 8.9.76.538