Okay, so I think Pandora is great for Questlove Supreme, exploring the music of indie artists and getting into musicians and genres that I know nothing about. However, when it comes to my favorites or the greats, like Marvin Gaye, Erykah, or D'Angelo?

Dis sh*t trash.

I swear, every time I get my hair done or go to a little event, someone is playing Pandora or someone's poorly curated Spotify playlist, and I am subjected to listening to what sounds like commercial radio or " for Beginners."

I think my braider was playing Nina Simone Radio this weekend and Pandora only played two popular Nina joints for the first 30 minutes.

I just put it on again to confirm my suspicions. These were the first few selections after the first Nina song played:

Etta James - At Last
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Otis Redding - A Change Is Gonna Come
Nina's Blues - Nina Simone
Etta James - Stormy Weather

This is basic.

To be fair, the songs became a little less predictable as time passed, though some didn't seem appropriate ("Your Heart Is As Black As Night" by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa). Maybe that's because I quickly skipped through the first few selections?

Another observation: Pandora kept playing Billie and Etta rather than more Nina songs.

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