Smart playlists
You can find smart playlists in the Main section under Compiled based on your preferences. They are compiled using machine learning: Yandex Music determines what music and podcasts you like to listen to, what movies and shows you watch, and uses this information to compile playlists for you. These playlists are unique for each user.
Smart playlists are updated automatically. When a playlist is updated, the 
icon appears next to its name.
To start getting personalized smart playlists, log in and start listening to music.
Types of smart playlists
| Title | When it appears | Type of tracks | Scheduled updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| If you listen to a playlist for several days in a row, the number of days is shown in the counter on the playlist cover. | 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 Thursday | |
| When there are a lot of tracks in your music library that you haven't listened to in a while | Music from your library that you haven't listened to in a while | Every Tuesday | |
| Podcasts Weekly | Almost immediately after you start listening to podcasts and adding them to your library | New episodes of your favorite podcasts and podcasts that you might like | Every Wednesday |
| Movie Playlist Note. Tracks from children's cartoons and animated shows aren't added to the Movie Playlist. | When you watch several movies and shows on KinoPoisk, submit a good rating to a movie on KinoPoisk or in Yandex, or buy movie tickets on KinoPoisk | Tracks from movies and shows you have recently watched or rated | Every day, if there are new views or ratings |
| When you listen to at least 10 kids' tracks | The most popular children's tracks for the last 6 months | Every Saturday |
| Title | When it appears | Type of tracks | Scheduled updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| If you listen to a playlist for several days in a row, the number of days is shown in the counter on the playlist cover. | 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 Thursday | |
| When there are a lot of tracks in your music library that you haven't listened to in a while | Music from your library that you haven't listened to in a while | Every Tuesday | |
| Podcasts Weekly | Almost immediately after you start listening to podcasts and adding them to your library | New episodes of your favorite podcasts and podcasts that you might like | Every Wednesday |
| Movie Playlist Note. Tracks from children's cartoons and animated shows aren't added to the Movie Playlist. | When you watch several movies and shows on KinoPoisk, submit a good rating to a movie on KinoPoisk or in Yandex, or buy movie tickets on KinoPoisk | Tracks from movies and shows you have recently watched or rated | Every day, if there are new views or ratings |
| When you listen to at least 10 kids' tracks | The most popular children's tracks for the last 6 months | Every Saturday |
Smart playlist actions
- Add to Collection
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If you tap the
icon in a smart playlist, the playlist will be added to your collection. It will still be periodically updated. To save the current track list, add the smart playlist to the list you created. - Share
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To share a playlist, enable public access to your music library.
- Open the Yandex Music website.
- In the upper-right corner, click My collection.
- Select Settings.
- Go to the Other tab.
- Scroll down and enable Public access to my music library.
How? - Download to your phone
- In the Yandex Music mobile app, click Download on the smart playlist page.
Your name in smart playlists
Your name is added to the description of each smart playlist, so that you can differentiate between playlists that were picked for you and playlists that your friends shared with you.
To display a different username or a name other than your username in your smart playlist:
- Go to Yandex ID.
- Hover the cursor over the field Name in comments and reviews (in the center of the screen).
- Tap the
icon that appears. - Select the desired name from the list. If there are no matching names, select Other and enter the name manually.
- Save the changes.
Setting up smart playlists
Playlists change according to your preferences. To make the algorithms more accurate in selecting tracks for your smart playlists, follow our tips:
- Listen to music and podcasts and add what you like to your music library
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The contents of smart playlists depend on the tracks and podcasts you listened to or marked with the
icon. The more music and podcasts you listen to, the more accurate your recommendations are. - Block tracks, artists, and podcasts that you don't like
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If you don't want a track to appear in your smart playlists, click the
icon in the track row or 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 easily reverse this ban: find the necessary track or artist and click the block button again. - 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.
Access to smart playlists
By default, your smart playlists are only available to you.
Share a smart playlist
If you share a playlist with another user, they can:
- 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.
- Enable public access to your music library.
- Open the Yandex Music website.
- In the upper-right corner, click My collection.
- Select Settings.
- Go to the Other tab.
- Scroll down and enable Public access to my music library.
How?Public access means your playlists will be available in search results.
- Open the page with smart playlists.
- Hover the cursor over the playlist and click
. - Choose how you want to share your playlist.
Recover a smart playlist
After a smart playlist is updated, you can't 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:
- You can find the track in the playback history.
- Tap on the track.
Something's wrong with smart playlists
Which smart playlist did the problem occur in?
What's the problem?
- Listen to at least 20 more tracks.
- Add several tracks to your music library.
- Add several artists to your music library.
- Wait for the next day.
What's the problem?
Continue listening to music and adding tracks and artists to your music library by marking them with the icon.
What's the problem?
Continue listening to music and adding tracks and artists to your music library by marking them with the icon.
What's the problem?
Continue listening to music and adding tracks and artists to your music library by marking them with the icon.
What's the problem?
If there's no playlist:
- Listen to a few more podcasts.
- Add several podcasts to your music library.
- Wait for next Wednesday.
If there's no playlist:
- Make sure you are listening to music from the same account that you use when watching movies.
- Watch and rate a few more movies or shows.
What's the problem?
Continue listening to children's music and adding tracks and artists to your music library by marking them with the icon.