An option to get out of this conundrum that just came to my mind would be to let users choose a genre image.
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Hey Jamie - didnât think of that. Done, butâŚ
Still, after looking more closely at how the HOME page âGenres for youâ changes over time itâs apparent that the Genres will vary based on listening behaviors. However, the Artist Images associated with the Genres on this Home page appear to be fixed in some fashion and not related to the userâs library or listening. The actual Artist Image may vary based on whether the Genres box is square or rectangular but it does seem the same Artist is displayed.**
I have no idea how the images are determined, but in any case given the very controversial relationship of Paul Simon with South African music and his background as well as cultural implications, the use of his image in this case is highly problematic* and I would wish that you bring this to the attention of those who could look into this further.
Thank you
Regards,
Rich
- ⌠an email by David Defries, who used to play with the late Jonas Gwangwa, the celebrated South African trombonist who led the ANCâs cultural group⌠Defries told me how Gwangwa reacted when it was suggested to him that Simon should be praised for bringing black South African music to the world stage: âSo, it has taken another white man to discover my people?â Paul Simon's Graceland: the acclaim and the outrage | Paul Simon | The Guardian
**Addendum: Iâm wrong. Was rolling my eyes when my âGenres for youâ showed Brooklynâs Antibalas for âAfro-beatâ which is not terrible, but right next to this was Fela â the inventor of Afro-beat â as the image for âAfro-Popâ; however it now changed to showing Fela for âAfro-beatâ and Ladysmith Black Mambazo for âAfro-popâ So I donât have a clue how it works but still could use some tweaking. Thanks