Apple Music favorite songs playing backward after macOS Sequoia 15.5 update

Greetings everyone,

I am simply writing to see if anyone else has this issue:

After the latest 15.5 OS update on my Apple Silicon MacBook Pro - the one without the Touch Bar - my Apple Music Favorite Songs now advances backward. From end to beginning.

Furthermore -

• When I use the Forward key (F9), it advances... backward,
• When I use the Backward key (F7), it advances forward to the next song.

The exact same inversion happens when I -

• Click on the >> or the << buttons on the application itself,
• Double Tap or Triple Tap my AirPods Pro.

Note: This does not happen with any other playlist. Also, the Favorite Songs (stars) is an automated playlist that cannot be edited.

I have tried the normal approaches, like:

• Shift settings back and forth,
• Reboot the system,
• Shutdown the system entirely - turn it on the next day.

Thus, I trust this is a bug - as it happens on one playlist. The Favorite Songs one.

For some additional information, somewhat related, and which I resolved -

A few OS updates prior (I believe the 15.3 series), there was a similar issue, which applied to all playlists and albums. It was, again, on Apple Music - on MacOS (MacBook Pro):

• When a song finished playing, it would advance 3 songs by itself (no shuffle option active),
• When I used the keyboard's "Next Song" (F9), the >> button on the application, or the Double Tap on my EarPods Pro, it would advance 3 songs,
• When I used the keyboard's "Previous Song" (F7), the << button on the application, or the Triple Tap on my EarPods Pro, it would normally go back one song.

The culprit to the above behavior was the "CrossFade Songs" Playback Option.

This, however, does not apply to the current issue.

Has anyone else experienced this with their Favorite Songs playlist?

Thank you!

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