Last.fm-powered Infinite Autoplay & Recommendations

Feature description:

Integrate Last.fm’s recommended tracks API into Symfonium’s Smart queue/Smart flow. When the current queue ends, the app fetches personalized song recommendations from Last.fm (based on the user’s listening habits) and continues playback seamlessly. Additionally, this integration could allow importing Last.fm curated playlists.

Problem solved:

Current infinite playback relies on server-side sonic analysis, which is a subscription feature of Plex AMP. This leads to random and less relevant suggestions.

I love pretty much everything about Symfonium, but I still find myself gravitating back to Spotify because of it’s algorithm.

Brought benefits:

Delivers Spotify-like intelligent autoplay without requiring server-side analysis

Keeps users engaged with familiar and relevant tracks

Enhances music discovery

Leverages existing Last.fm profiles and listening data

Makes Symfonium a stronger standalone alternative to algorithm based streaming apps

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Long time last.fm user (over 20 years!) - I agree, the data and recommendations available are seriously slept on. Bringing that in to Symfonoum in a generalized way (such as Similar Artists) or a personalized way such as Recommendations would do a lot!

Symfonium os far and away the best music app I have used. Have supported and will pay specifically for this feature to be explored if it is possible

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For sure, it could take the Symfonium to a whole new level. But I’m not sure if it’s even possible. If it happens, it’d be awesome!

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I use MusicBee as a media player on the desktop.
This function with Last.fm has been integrated there for years and I have been using it regularly ever since. Very convenient.

There are various customization options.
@Tolriq should take a look at this.

I would also very much welcome that.
Very good FR. :+1:

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I would love to see “similar artists” added to the artist page. May or may not be something to be implemented in symfonium by itself, may also need support from server.

But I’ll throw a +1 on this.

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+1 from me also. Really nice idea.

As a reminder last.fm api can’t be used for paid apps easily.

Artist bio is considered fair use as it have links back to them, anything else is not allowed.

Is it possible to implement using ListenBrainz instead?

I’ve been wondering about this as well, though just from the Jellyfin server. Jellyfin shows Related Artists on the artist page, so does the Feishin Jellyfin client. Wondering if this could be added to Symfonium?