If I stop listening to an artist altogether, does that have any effect on Fresh Releases? Like, say I listened to an artist a lot in 2019. Nowadays, though, years later, no more. Moved on, listening to something else. Would that artist still show up under Fresh Releases?
On one hand, I feel like considering only recent listens could lead to ignoring part of someone’s music taste that might not be as prevalent at a given point in time. For instance, if someone goes through a phase of listening to more pop and less electronic (swap genres as you wish).
On the other hand, though, if Spotify was still recommending me stuff I listened to years ago and have since stopped listening to entirely, that’d be annoying. Like it didn’t adapt along with my music taste, and I’m to be forever attached to a bygone era of my music taste.
Interesting to know as well now that importing listens is finally here (I already asked Spotify for the latest copy of my extended streaming history). Like, is ListenBrainz going to suddenly start recommending stuff I’ve gotten over years ago? Is the random stuff I apparently listened to in 2016 going to haunt me? (I don’t even remember using Spotify in 2016, but I got an end-of-year playlist for it in late 2019 (???). I don’t even consider that as part of my music taste history. It’s the odd one out)
Funnily, I do kinda see that with the automated daily LB playlists (songs I haven’t listened to in a while). I listen to songs I like, and then they disappear next time. But since I don’t listen to the ones I don’t like, they remain.
Sorry for the wall of text lol