Music Server - Pandora/Spotify Clone
#1
Music 
I am currently running Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 64-bit on a Intel Core i5-4590 Quad-core 3.30GHz CPU and Plex Media Server which I have found works great for my video needs.

I was recently introduced to Kodi and while I'm not interested in the video end of it, I am interested in the music side. I currently have over 110,000 mp3s. My household includes 7 other people, including 4 teenagers.

I'm not a big fan of letting the teenagers plug their device into my server to transfer music, so I am wondering if there is a Kodi add-on/plug-in that...
  • Supports multiple users (via account creation),
  • Allows users to create their own radio stations by selecting an artist or song, and by giving a thumb-up or thumb-down to played songs. The server would then respond by playing more of what the user likes based off these inputs, and
  • The ability to access via mobile device would be awesome, but not 100% necessary
Wondering if anybody has suggestions.
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#2
kodi is not what you want.
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#3
Is there any specific reasons why you say that?

I've been looking at the Smart playlists and Partymode and it looks like they might make Kodi "close" to a Pandora clone.
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#4
Kodi doesn't have the smarts to work out what you'd like to hear more of based on a few thumb-up/downs.

Kodi is not a server.
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#5
Try logitech media server or https://www.mopidy.com
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#6
Go with a family subscription @ http://www.apple.com/music/

Or if you're into the m of s&m, you could always use Plex as your music server.
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#7
Isn't that what Google Music is perfect for?
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#8
Can you use google music or apple music with your own music collection? That was the request.

EDIT: I see google music allows this, up to 50,000 songs. The OP has 110,000 though.
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#9
Up to 50,000 own songs. And unlimited as long as the own songs were purchased through Google Play store.
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