Spotify’s music recommendations stink. Here’s how I made them better

I am a snob when it comes to music choices. I have spent countless hours in my teenage years arguing with strangers on the internet that Megadeth is overrated, or defending Nickelback from being smeared as the worst rock band ever. Now, while I’ve realized I have been wrong in imposing my music choices on others, I still maintain a high level of scrutiny when deciding which music tracks will remain in my Spotify playlists.

Yes, I rely on Spotify as one of my go-to music streaming services. With Spotify hogging the most significant chunk of the market among all music streaming services and serving more than 275 million paid subscribers monthly, I’m certainly part of the majority here. However, I have witnessed Spotify’s recommendations for new music getting progressively worse, and that ha