diff --git a/endpoints/radio.py b/endpoints/radio.py
index 06e589a..171d501 100644
--- a/endpoints/radio.py
+++ b/endpoints/radio.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from .constructors import (
 from utils import radio_util
 from typing import Optional
 from fastapi import FastAPI, BackgroundTasks, Request, Response, HTTPException
+from starlette.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse, JSONResponse
 
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ class Radio(FastAPI):
 
     async def on_start(self) -> None:
         logging.info("radio: Initializing")
-        self.loop.run_in_executor(None, self.radio_util.load_playlist)
+        await run_in_threadpool(self.radio_util.load_playlist)
 
     async def radio_skip(
         self, data: ValidRadioNextRequest, request: Request
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ class Radio(FastAPI):
         if len(self.radio_util.active_playlist) > 1:
             self.radio_util.active_playlist.append(next)  # Push to end of playlist
         else:
-            self.loop.run_in_executor(None, self.radio_util.load_playlist)
+            await run_in_threadpool(self.radio_util.load_playlist)
 
         self.radio_util.now_playing = next
         next["start"] = time_started
diff --git a/utils/radio_util.py b/utils/radio_util.py
index dfb64ab..3b17d52 100644
--- a/utils/radio_util.py
+++ b/utils/radio_util.py
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ class RadioUtil:
             "deathcore",
             "edm",
             "electronic",
-            "hard rock",
-            "rock",
-            "ska",
-            "post punk",
-            "post-punk",
-            "pop punk",
-            "pop-punk",
+            # "hard rock",
+            # "rock",
+            # "ska",
+            # "post punk",
+            # "post-punk",
+            # "pop punk",
+            # "pop-punk",
         ]
         self.active_playlist: list[dict] = []
         self.playlist_loaded: bool = False
@@ -296,6 +296,36 @@ class RadioUtil:
             logging.info("Failed to store artist/genre pairs: %s", str(e))
             traceback.print_exc()
             return False
+        
+    def get_genres(self, input_artists: list[str]) -> dict:
+        """
+        Retrieve genres for given list of artists
+        Batch equivalent of get_genre
+        Args: 
+            input_artists (list): The artists to query
+        
+        Returns:
+            dict[str, str]
+        """
+        time_start: float = time.time()
+        artist_genre: dict[str, str] = {}
+        query: str = (
+            "SELECT genre FROM artist_genre WHERE artist LIKE ? COLLATE NOCASE"
+        )
+        with sqlite3.connect(self.artist_genre_db_path) as _db:
+           _db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+           for artist in input_artists:
+               params: tuple[str] = (f"%%{artist}%%",)
+               _cursor = _db.execute(query, params)
+               res = _cursor.fetchone()
+               if not res:
+                    artist_genre[artist] = "N/A"
+                    continue
+               artist_genre[artist] = res["genre"]
+        time_end: float = time.time()
+        logging.info(f"Time taken: {time_end - time_start}")
+        return artist_genre
+                
 
     def get_genre(self, artist: str) -> str:
         """
@@ -347,9 +377,7 @@ class RadioUtil:
                         "artist": double_space.sub(" ", r["artist"]).strip(),
                         "song": double_space.sub(" ", r["song"]).strip(),
                         "album": double_space.sub(" ", r["album"]).strip(),
-                        "genre": self.get_genre(
-                            double_space.sub(" ", r["artist"]).strip()
-                        ),
+                        "genre": "N/A",
                         "artistsong": double_space.sub(
                             " ", r["artistdashsong"]
                         ).strip(),
@@ -364,6 +392,20 @@ class RadioUtil:
                     len(self.active_playlist),
                 )
 
+                logging.info(
+                    "Adding genre data..."
+                )
+
+                artist_genre = self.get_genres([
+                    str(r.get('artist')) for r in self.active_playlist])
+                
+                
+                for item in self.active_playlist:
+                    artist = double_space.sub(" ", item["artist"]).strip()
+                    item['genre'] = artist_genre[artist]
+                
+                logging.info("Genre data added.")
+                    
                 random.shuffle(self.active_playlist)
 
                 """Dedupe"""