Every single time I use Spotify, after the first advert it says to enjoy the next 30 minutes ad free. Then after a 2 minute long song, I get 5 minutes of adverts 😑. Every single time

Edit: using mutify now, thank you everyone!

  • middlemanSI@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    That’s something I couldn’t listen to, so it’s not Mildly infuriating, it’s the upper tier…:-)

  • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    112·
    2 months ago

    why don’t you have an adblocker? I haven’t seen / heard an ad on one of my devices in 15 years.

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    I used Spotify once years ago. wanted to listen to the Beatles or Bowie or something.

    first song was good. then they started playing Sinatra, then Katy Perry, then someone else.

    I removed it just because if I told you to play “X” you play “X”.

    so glad I still have my 500gb collection of mp3s.

      • 11111one11111@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        2 months ago

        I used to get so annoyed at the auto correct to ducking but after a niece and nephew were introduced as variables I’ve found ducking the most effective sentence enhancer that doesn’t provoke a parent teacher conference for my brother lol

  • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
    English
    7·
    2 months ago

    The only reason I would listen to 5 minutes of adverts is if I had no way of stopping them.

  • Nyticus@kbin.melroy.org
    6·
    2 months ago

    I noticed this happening recently as last night. I was wondering what the fuck was going on. 30 minutes my ass, for example, I listened to Alice in Chains’ Them Bones which is a 2 minute song, after the “promise” of 30 minutes ad-free and I got ad after fucking ad. Then I get a song, then it’s ad after fucking ad. I’ll be lucky I get 2 more songs before it’s more ads.

    I’m actually going to be looking into a media player that has bluetooth in it so I don’t have to ever put up with this spotify shit.

  • Omega@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    It’s a trap. Its been that way as long as I can remember. If any music service offers a longer ad for uninterrupted music, don’t do it.

    • Nindelofocho@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Idk how it can even be considered a trap or legal its straight up false advertising, textbook definition

    • Shimitar@downonthestreet.euEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I can’t get good automatic playlists on navidrome. Nor any good way to automatically mix my collection satisfactory…

      • ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Not entirely automatic, but I found that Navidrome (at least when you use a third party client like Feishen or Symfonium) has smart playlists. I use that to write some simple queries like:

        By genre:

        • Ambient
        • Downtempo

        By listening habits:

        • All Favorites
        • Rediscover Old Favorites
        • Last 100 Songs Played
        • Never Listened To
        • Top 100 Songs

        and so on.

        Obviously, the genre smart playlists assume your music has Genres tags. I use Picard (with the Last.fm genre plugin) for that.

          • ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            MusicBrainz Picard

            It’s a GUI tool that gives you the ability to tag songs in bulk. It uses the MusicBrainz database to provide relevant metadata, and also provides user plugins (like the Last.fm plugin I mentioned)

            I get my songs in batches (through Bandcamp and youtube-dlp) every couple of months, so GUI is fine for me.

            However, I’m seeing a CLI alternative called https://beets.io/ ? Apparently it is a CLI tool that also queries the MusicBrainz database (or Beatport, or Discogs), and apparently integrates well with Lidarr. I never tried it, however.

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Use spotube or simpmusic. Its not like spotify actually pays their artists jackshit. Just make sure to send small artists a few bucks if you really like their stuff

    • isaaclw@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      They alao have done very little about the misinformation Joe Rogan continues to spout.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    81·
    2 months ago

    Spotify kind of sucks. I’ve been buying music from the musicians (mostly via Bandcamp) for years. Buying one album a month for like $8 means is cheaper than a subscription, and I now have a huge library of music.

    • shitescalates@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      It’s amazing it became so popular. I got sick of the lack of true shuffle and radio and went back to Pandora. It’s so much better than Spotify I can’t imagine going back.