At what point will Pandora be offering its listeners the ability to thumbs up/down the various ads that are played? Like many, I find a number of the ads that Pandora chooses to play in support of the overall platform mildly sexist, potentially racist and downright offensive (my list might be different). While I don't begrudge Pandora running ads to offset the cost of providing their platform (nothing wrong with a little capitalism), I struggle with being subjected to ads that I partially/totally disagree with, and usually turn off/on the app to clear the ad. While I realize that Pandora gets paid either way, it causes the overall user experience to be less than optimal. And, if I were to subscribe to a paid service, it would likely be elsewhere (sorry, being honest). So, if you want to continue to generate ad revenue from your cheap(er) users, consider giving us the option to thumbs down the ads we disagree with, and play the through the ads we find less offensive. Or, we might just find an alternative... ... View more

@jhoyer27  Sorry to hear that your stations aren't playing the way you want them to. Pandora stations adapt with every song to try to find the right music for you. It does this by using a combination of the detailed information in the Music Genome Project, the station seeds and Thumbs feedback you have given along with feedback given by other listeners under similar conditions. There are a number of variables that come into play when selecting the next song: The complete range of musical attributes for all of the songs we have by the artist you used to create the station. For example, for a station based on Brian Eno, you might hear rock songs and ambient music. You might try creating a station from one of the artist's songs instead (e.g. Lucky Star by Madonna). This should make the station much more specific. The type of feedback you've given on the station (all the Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down ratings) and any additional artist or song seeds you've added to the station. Pandora lumps all this together and tries to determine what the best musical match is based on our musical analysis. To improve your stations, I recommend checking out this help page article.  Thanks for being a part of the community! 🎶 ... View more