@MusicFan0690 I completely understand your frustration — it’s definitely disappointing when your station starts playing music that feels way outside the sound you were expecting. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and for following up with those details. To clarify your question, yes, giving Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down ratings is the best way to make sure your station reflects the specific sound you want. Pandora uses your Thumbs to learn your individual taste — not just the general genre of music you start from. Without those ratings, the station relies more heavily on broader similarities or what’s trending across listeners, which can sometimes lead to artists or songs that don’t feel like a match for your intent. If you start rating songs and still notice out-of-place tracks after that, please check out this thread for more detailed troubleshooting: Hearing out of place tracks on station. Once you’ve had a chance to try that, I’d be happy to take another look at your Connected Radio station to help fine-tune it even more. Thanks again for sticking with it — I know how important it is for your stations to play the music you actually want to hear. ... View more