Smart playlists
On the Yandex Music home page, the Playlists compiled for you section shows your smart playlists. Smart playlists are curated using machine learning, based on your preferences. Smart playlists are unique for each user and are updated automatically.
To start receiving personalized smart playlists, log in to Yandex Music and set up recommendations.
Types of smart playlists
| Title | When it appears | Type of tracks | Scheduled updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears almost immediately after you start listening to music and adding tracks to your music library | Contains tracks based on your preferences | Every day | |
| Appears after 1–2 weeks of active music listening and adding tracks to your music library | New music that you might like | Every Friday | |
| Appears after 3–4 weeks of active music listening and adding tracks to your music library | Contains tracks from the Yandex Music catalog that you haven't listened to yet | Every Monday | |
| When your music library has accumulated a lot of tracks that you haven't listened to yet | Music you have added to your music library but not listened to yet | Every Tuesday |
| Title | When it appears | Type of tracks | Scheduled updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears almost immediately after you start listening to music and adding tracks to your music library | Contains tracks based on your preferences | Every day | |
| Appears after 1–2 weeks of active music listening and adding tracks to your music library | New music that you might like | Every Friday | |
| Appears after 3–4 weeks of active music listening and adding tracks to your music library | Contains tracks from the Yandex Music catalog that you haven't listened to yet | Every Monday | |
| When your music library has accumulated a lot of tracks that you haven't listened to yet | Music you have added to your music library but not listened to yet | Every Tuesday |
Smart playlist actions
in the smart playlist, the playlist will be added to your library. Please note that the playlist will be periodically updated. To save the current set of tracks, add a smart playlist to the list you created.Names and descriptions of smart playlists are created automatically.
Names in smart playlists
Your name is added to the description of each smart playlist so that you can differentiate between the list that was picked for you and one that your friend shared with you.
To display a different username or a name other than your username in your smart playlist:
- In your Yandex.Passport profile, click Edit personal information.
- Fill in or change the Name and surname boxes.
- Save the changes.
Setting up smart playlists
- Listen to and add the music that you like to your music library
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The contents of smart playlists are influenced by the music you listen to and the tracks you have marked with the
icon. The more music you listen to, the better the service is able to recommend tracks that match your tastes. - Block tracks and artists that you don't like
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If you don't want a particular track to appear in your recommendations, tap
on the player panel when listening to it.To prevent the system from recommending an artist to you, go to that artist's page and click
. You can unblock those recommendations by searching for that track or artist and clicking the button again. - Rate the Playlist of the Day
- To share your opinion about the "Playlist of the Day" with the Yandex Music team:
- Open Playlist of the Day.
- Click How do you like this playlist?.
- Tell us your opinion of the playlist or which recommendations you would change, and submit your feedback.
- Specify your favorite genres and artists
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- Click on your account portrait in the upper-right corner of the page and select Settings.
- On the Account tab, go to the Music preferences section and tap the Refine button.
- Select your favorite genres. If you no longer like a genre you previously added to your favorites, tap
on the genre icon. - Tap the Next button.
- Select your favorite artists. Popular artists and your favorites from the genres you selected are displayed on the page. To remove an artist from your recommendations, tap the icon.
icon. The more music you listen to, the better the service is able to recommend tracks that match your tastes.
on the 
. You can unblock those recommendations by 
on the genre icon.Access to smart playlists
By default, your smart playlists are only available to you. If you share a playlist with another user, they will be able to:
- Listen to your smart playlist.
- Add your smart playlist to their favorite playlists.
- Add tracks from your smart playlist to their music library.
- Share your smart playlist and the tracks in it.
A smart playlist is updated for everyone who has access to it.
Recover a smart playlist
Once a smart playlist has been updated, you will not be able to listen to it again. To add tracks from a smart playlist to your music library, mark them with the icon while you are listening.
If you don't have time to save a track you like before the smart playlist is updated:
- The track can be found in playback history.
- Tap
on the track.