What Does Artist Modes on Stations Mean?

[FlamingFyreByrd]

I have a couple of stations that show an "Artist Modes" badge (as shown below next to "Modern Classical").

I can find nothing that explains what this is. I know what it's NOT and that is the "Artist Only" mode that you can see in your station: that option is available for all stations, regardless of the absence or presence of this "Artist Modes" label.

This has been around a couple of years and I have never found any information on it online and my own testing can't explain what this is. It's purely random, unexplained, and frustrating.

[MariaPandora]

Hi @FlamingFyreByrd , thanks for posting.

From time to time, some stations may offer the option to see an Artist Curated Mode. On this mode bands and Artists can share some of their favorite songs, stories and experiences with their fans. These curated modes are just one of many unique ways you can now listen to your stations and each mode will provide a different station experience.

It's not possible to remove curated modes but you can always set your station on "My Station" to receive the original station experience.

Please let me know if you'd like to know more about the different modes you can use on your station.

[FlamingFyreByrd]

Thanks for this. I have a follow up question.

I'm looking at one of the stations that has "Artist Mode" listed like in my picture. Below is a picture.

I show 8 modes on that channel. None of them are "Artist Curated" modes.

When I look at the other channels that don't have "Artist Mode" next to them, I see 8 modes there, all identical to what's listed in the "Artist Mode" labelled channel.

Which means, I just am not seeing this "Artist Curated" mode that you're mentioning.

Can you help explain where this "Artist Curated" mode is and how you select/deselect it?

[MariaPandora]

Hi @FlamingFyreByrd , on that station it seems like you don't have an artist curated mode at the moment. 

Curated modes have a "special" name and usually have a small image next to them. When it is an Artist curated mode it appears the name of the artist and their picture. Currently I don't have an artist curated mode on any of my stations to show you though, but I do cave a curated mode on one:


To "get out" from a listening mode you only need to select "My Station" so you can listen to your station on the default setting. On the picture it appears like you don't have a mode selected as it is set to "My station".

Hope this helps!

[FlamingFyreByrd · Accepted solution]

OK, thank you. I will say that just makes the "Artist mode" banner all the more confusing since there literally is nothing on these stations that the others don't have.

Anyway thank you very much.