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Apple Music Gains New Algorithmic 'Discovery Station'
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I think Apple Music finds similar songs to the song you starting with, whereas Discovery Station draws from all of your music listening.
Finally catching up with Spotify? lol. I hated how crappy recommendations were on Apple Music and it was a major reason I didn’t stick with it. Might be interested in giving it another try but my Spotify doesn’t run out until 2025 lol.
Ahhh. Got it. I do that a lot: start with a song and then let the algorithm drive. Been impressed with the discovery that process has afforded. Thanks for the update.
I wonder if its as good as Pandora was back in 2006...
My experience is mixed so far. I have been using iTunes since somewhere around 2004 (migrating a pretty large MP3 archive dating back to the 90s to iTunes). My likes and playcounts and star ratings on my own quite large collection back then dating back some time. I transitioned to iTunes match and then Apple Music and I think it migrated my listening history. Obviously when I was younger I had more time to listen to music, so those tracks from back then seem to get given a lot more priority than my more recent tastes. Also, somehow, although I have never listened to Drake or Taylor Swift, artists like them continue to appear in my mixes...
My experience is mixed so far. I have been using iTunes since somewhere around 2004 (migrating a pretty large MP3 archive dating back to the 90s to iTunes). My likes and playcounts and star ratings on my own quite large collection back then dating back some time. I transitioned to iTunes match and then Apple Music and I think it migrated my listening history. Obviously when I was younger I had more time to listen to music, so those tracks from back then seem to get given a lot more priority than my more recent tastes. Also, somehow, although I have never listened to Drake or Taylor Swift, artists like them continue to appear in my mixes...
Wow — these song suggestions are great!
For my DAUGHTER.
Everything it's suggesting is stuff my early 20s daughter would really like. I think she must have infected my Apple Music (we have the family plan, but she frequently asks Siri to play songs by specific artists she likes, on our Homepods).
This is useless. :-(
For my DAUGHTER.
Everything it's suggesting is stuff my early 20s daughter would really like. I think she must have infected my Apple Music (we have the family plan, but she frequently asks Siri to play songs by specific artists she likes, on our Homepods).
This is useless. :-(
Spotify rocks at this. Like when your playlist ends and then it starts playing other songs that you haven't heard of, but somehow you end up loving.
Usually I’ll play “my station” the personalized one whenever i don’t know to play and I tend to like it.
i just used the link excited to use this new discover radio just for me….
except it’s giving me nothing but female pop and country ballads about love 😡 I don’t listen to any of this type of music. What the hell is Siri trying to tell me?
i just used the link excited to use this new discover radio just for me….
except it’s giving me nothing but female pop and country ballads about love 😡 I don’t listen to any of this type of music. What the hell is Siri trying to tell me?
LOL, me, too. I put a thumbs down on every song. I stopped around 10 or 15. Apple has NO idea what I like, and I’ve been a subscriber and heavy user for 5 years. What a joke.
Apple Music today gained a new "Discovery Station," which is located under the "Listen Now" section under Top Picks in the Apple Music app. The customized radio station is paired with the personalized radio station featuring your name, and it has the "Made for You" label. It can also be accessed through this link for those who do not yet see it.
As noted by AppleInsider, the radio station appears to play songs of a similar style to songs that are in your personal library and that you have listened to and liked in the past, but it chooses songs you don't have in playlists or your library.
There is no documentation on the Discovery Station as of yet, so full details on how the algorithm works to suggest music are unknown. Apple may promote the Discovery Station at some point in the future, but from our testing, it looks like a good way to discover music that is suited to your individual taste.
Article Link: Apple Music Gains New Algorithmic 'Discovery Station'
Is it going to recommend "Taylor Swift" over and over and over?
I think I seen that already
Juli should do an article about how to reset your Apple Music play history if you’re finding someone else’s taste in music in your recommendations.
Interesting change. Don’t know whether it will be useful
That’s just the station that was with your name but now it has a cover art and a different name. Can confirm because I supposedly listened to it already (never clicked on it) but I just always ask Siri on my HomePod to “play some music” and she says the same thing “sure, here’s a station just for you” and plays my station — now the renamed station with a cover art.
I still don’t understand why Spotify is so much better in choosing for me music that I like. It’s so frustrating that apple just can’t get their music app right. All around Apple Music is second to Spotify and as an apple one subscriber it pains me to say that. My kids prefer Spotify too.
You are all listening to someone else’s station by clicking on the link in the story. This happened to me too.
I used to subscribe to Tidal (I don’t any more as I can’t justify the cost when I’ve already got an Apple Music subscription as part of the family Apple one subscription) and the absolute best feature for me was the Daily Discovery playlist which helped me find loads of new artists. If this comes anywhere close to that, I’ll be delighted 😀
Is that the "Create Station" option while playing a track? I've never tried it, but does sound like that should be a way to hone in on something particular.
With no subscription there would be no music to discover.
Interesting. I love discovering new music. Looking forward to testing it out today!
This is actually very important news for me. I'm looking forward this kind of station. good move. Weekly playlist isn't enough.
My library of songs is too eclectic, and needs paring down, so this would be useless to me. Now if it could run based on a specific playlist, that might be interesting… 🤞🏻
Looking forward to try this. We have an Apple One family subscription and I used to only listen to my music via Apple Music. Recently I’ve tried Spotify again and must say that I prefer listening via Spotify due to its algorithm & UI - it keeps giving me suggestions of songs that I may like or that are in the general genre that I listen to. Most important I’ve found a ton of new songs with it, that I wouldn't have found with AM. Getting used to the UI took me a bit, but after some short adjusting I also found the Spotify UI way better, but I guess that’s up to personal preference. If Apple manages to give me good suggestions with this station I might go back, so I don’t have to pay for two subscriptions.
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I’ve found Spotify to be useful for finding new songs. The songs I look for is men singing about men. Despite Apple having a gay CEO, Apple Music isn’t functional for that search. Seems like Apple Music is still in the closet! ❌🌈❌