r/Pandora

For the last few weeks it seems like it wants to crash any five songs if that, which weirdly enough is super annoying. This could be my phone but I've updated the app and cleared the cache so I was just curious if anybody else was having problems.

Also I swear to God, some of my stations have become generic rock. I got one station based on Tool and another one based on Nine Inch Nails, and both of them are playing generic or light rock now. And yeah I never upvote or downvote things.

I like listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Irving Berlin songs etc, to get ideas for songs I could sing. Would be interested to hear modern songs in this style as well (Laufey feels like she fits here to me for instance.) Any stations like that people are aware of, where there's some kind of live feed taking in new music etc? Also not sure how Pandora has been doing, if it's dead or still going strong in terms of having a good catalog.

I just posted this in the Pandora Community, but it was quickly deleted by their mods:

Pandora, like most businesses out there, seems terrified to being left behind the AI wave. I was trying to listen to a electronic station, but every other song was AI: 10 albums released so far in 2026, AI art, generic song names... it's pretty enraging that Pandora is redirecting artist payments to lazy keyboard warriors. I've been using Pandora for 20 years (!) now, but maybe this is it.

Spotify isn't much better, and I always preferred Pandora's MGP for radio stations. I'm trying Deezer now, a French service (founded 2007) similar to Pandora that actively filters AI content. It seems pretty good so far. Might be worth checking out, since Pandora seems to have no interest in supporting artists.

"Why have a brain and a soul when you can AI? Stop thinking and creating! Just let this machine turn you into a husk from which I can extract money."

-some tech bro, probably

Okay, this is going to sound a bit odd.

I am not a paranoid person, nor do I typically delve into the realm of the supernatural. I am, however, very spiritual.

So, while listening to myPandora radio (and I've had my account sine 2009, longtime user), it often seems as if it knows my current situation, and related artists and songs. My current example, just now, I have a brief conversation with some people, and one of them is wearing a Kurt Cobain t-shirt. I put music on(my Pandora is set on shuffle with like 15 stations in it), and the first song is "Lithium" by Nirvana.

Silly coincidence? It seems so often that it plays music that is uncannily related to current situations and conversations. I imagine Pandora has access to my microphone? But I also believe deeply in "The Universe," and I wonder if it is connecting with me through the content of music that plays via the algorithm.

I am sure this will be taken with skepticism... But, anyone else have similar experiences, or thoughts on this? Thanks.

I am a paying member. I was in a sentimental mood and I listened tk David Bowie's Black Star. I 0ay for this priveledge. WTF, do you think instead of defaultimg 5o my mix, or David Bowie Radio, or a full shuffls, you neex to play Dead or Alive, Like a Record?