Hey there, thanks for the reply. It happens constantly regardless of how i listen. Of course if i shuffle all my stations then a band will not repeat because of the different genre's of stations. However if I feel like listening to classic rock or my heavy metal stations, yep...every 5-7 songs the same band plays again. Doesnt matter if i use the app or desktop and I have been with Pandora for quite a number of years and have tried about everything I can think of to fix it, which is why im now here in the forums. ... View more

For the most part, no matter the station i am listening to, whichever band plays first or second when i start listening becomes the "featured" band and will play every 5-7 songs. I do not want to hear the same band with this kind of frequency. I have a custom station where i have over 30 bands on there and while listening to the Deep Cuts (which i like by the way) i still get 1 or 2 bands that play every 5-7 songs. Pandora does pull in bands that are not on my list that it thinks i will like and i am good with that but why does "the featured band" seem to happen? It's always been my problem with Pandora. I eventually cut it off because im tired of hearing that band over and over. I realize i can skip but im sitting here at my desk working and keep having to stop work to skip the band. Is there a fix? ... View more