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“I have Amazon Music and it works.”
Posted on September 28, 2024 10:00 AM CDT
Spotify vs Apple Music is an endless debate. However, one Spotify user is being tipped towards Apple Music due to this alleged glitch.
What’s going on with Spotify?
“I’m so close to switching to Apple Music because why do I have a playlist with 27 hours of music and I heard the same three songs yesterday,” Shaq tells Lauren (@notshaqlauren).
Lauren goes on to explain that she hasn’t turned on Smart Shuffle, the playlist isn’t restarting, and it’s about the same 30 songs playing over and over again.
The video has received nearly 19,000 comments and more than 13 million views as of Saturday.
@notshaqlauren SPOTIFY, I HAVE BEEF!!!! 😾 #spotify #applemusic ♬ original sound – notshaqlauren
What do viewers say?
Viewers can relate to Lauren’s irritation, while others have some suggestions to offer.
“I don’t understand why Spotify is doing this!!! It’s really starting to bother me because I’m tired of hearing the same music while driving to work. MY PLAYLIST IS 42 HOURS LONG,” one commenter shared.
“Mine literally plays the song twice in a row,” said another user.
“You need to clear Spotify’s cache, that’s all,” one user suggested.
“Spotify says in their FAQ that if your playlist contains too many songs, the algorithm will stop shuffling and they won’t implement true shuffle at this time. Like what? Then why am I paying for it?” shares another.
What could be the problem?
There are several reasons why this may continue to happen to Lauren and others. As one comment suggested, you may need to clear your Spotify cache. Luckily, Spotify explains how to do this on your phone.
However, some other forums such as QQTube mention that Spotify simply cannot handle large playlists with more than 30 songs and inevitably will.
Other forums like Quora say that since Spotify’s algorithm knows your favorite songs, it will play over others.
It seems unclear what the culprit of this problem is, but it seems that many have had enough of it.
The Daily Dot has reached out to Lauren via email and TikTok message and to Spotify via their site’s form for comment.
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