iTunes 12.2 - how to remove similar artists and influencers?

I really hope this is changed, if only they added a checkbox under parental below "Apple Music Connect" that was Apple Music Similar Artists. I actually like the feature but there is so much graphic junk that I don't want to see on my screen for similar artists. I guess I am going to have to start listening to all church music from now on 😉.

Excellent, many thanks for posting this.

Thanks, this is the solution!!

except for the fact that this info has to come from somewhere - i.e.: dragged down over the network everytime you open iTunes. Which has an impact on network response time for other things that are actually doing something useful!

this didn't work for me, because all that happens is iTunes then shows you the purchased copy is available for download - it only allows you to hide the purchased copy not delete it.

I am so annoyed with this "similar artist" feature!!! It's viably ugly and what's even worse, I have not found that the artists listed have ANYTHING to do with the artist it's supposed to be similar to! I hadn't noticed the problem with Apple looking at my library and how many times I play a song but now that I've read about it here, I'm even more upset. There has got to be other players out there that can be used instead of iTunes, isn't there? Anyone have a recommendation?

Cat307 wrote:

I am so annoyed with this "similar artist" feature!!! It's viably ugly and what's even worse, I have not found that the artists listed have ANYTHING to do with the artist it's supposed to be similar to! I hadn't noticed the problem with Apple looking at my library and how many times I play a song but now that I've read about it here, I'm even more upset. There has got to be other players out there that can be used instead of iTunes, isn't there? Anyone have a recommendation?

Yes. Try Roon. I am still using iTunes for library and playlist management (mostly because of Doug's Scripts, which make iTunes a very powerful library manager), but for playback I am exclusively using Roon with a TIDAL subscription.

Now, I don't care if I can't disable Apple Music and Similar Artists, et al., because I only see that extra crap when ripping CDs or importing downloads from music download sites.

Thank you. I made it!

However, I start to think about stop using itunes...

People!

To both get rid of this annoying thing, and to return to a view more like the original iTunes, just click on the 'playlists' tab in the top middle of the window.

This gets rid of the recommended artists thing, and brings back the old sidebar. It doesn't have everything on it that it used to, but it's a **** of a lot better than what is the 'default' view.

Edit: Woooooow apple, is h e l l just too offensive? Good grief.

I found the solution:

1. Select the songs/album purchased from iTunes store.
2. Go to File >> Convert >> Create AAC version.
3. Delete original songs.
4. Restart iTunes.

Problem solved.

hi all!

I has become painfully obvious to me that Apple has lost it's concern for what users want... it has now become a battle for your money and that is apparently all that matters. What the new powers that be don't understand is that a happy customer spends money. an unhappy customer will do their best not to contribute to the new system. This was not true when we had Steve at the helm of all of this. i hate to admit it but I stay with apple not out of loyalty but because even with the NEW flaws we all see they are superior to the competition, but I'm guessing that is all gonna change...

Fredy

I'm not sure, but perhaps this is the "Genius" feature. If so, see the "Turn Genius on or off" section in:

iTunes 12 for Windows: Use Genius Shuffle, Genius playlists, or Genius Mixes