diff --git a/pomice/__init__.py b/pomice/__init__.py
index b9de886..26c9f49 100644
--- a/pomice/__init__.py
+++ b/pomice/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if not discord.version_info.major >= 2:
         "using 'pip install discord.py'"
     )
 
-__version__ = "2.0.1a"
+__version__ = "2.1"
 __title__ = "pomice"
 __author__ = "cloudwithax"
 
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ from .objects import *
 from .queue import *
 from .player import *
 from .pool import *
+from .routeplanner import *
 
diff --git a/pomice/applemusic/client.py b/pomice/applemusic/client.py
index 7fbcf6d..e0b00b3 100644
--- a/pomice/applemusic/client.py
+++ b/pomice/applemusic/client.py
@@ -93,13 +93,16 @@ class Client:
             return Artist(data, tracks=tracks)
 
         else: 
-            tracks = [Song(track) for track in data["relationships"]["tracks"]["data"]]
+
+            track_data: dict = data["relationships"]["tracks"]
+           
+            tracks = [Song(track) for track in track_data.get("data")]
 
             if not len(tracks):
                 raise AppleMusicRequestException("This playlist is empty and therefore cannot be queued.")
 
-            if data["relationships"]["tracks"]["next"]:         
-                next_page_url = AM_BASE_URL + data["relationships"]["tracks"]["next"]
+            if track_data.get("next"):         
+                next_page_url = AM_BASE_URL + track_data.get("next")
 
                 while next_page_url is not None:
                     async with self.session.get(next_page_url, headers=self.headers) as resp:
@@ -112,12 +115,10 @@ class Client:
 
                     tracks += [Song(track) for track in next_data["data"]]
                     if next_data.get("next"):
-                        next_page_url = AM_BASE_URL + next_data["next"]
+                        next_page_url = AM_BASE_URL + next_data.get("next")
                     else:
                         next_page_url = None
 
-            return Playlist(data, tracks)
-            
-            
+        
 
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+            return Playlist(data, tracks) 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pomice/applemusic/objects.py b/pomice/applemusic/objects.py
index 070dd48..4b36c31 100644
--- a/pomice/applemusic/objects.py
+++ b/pomice/applemusic/objects.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from typing import List
 class Song:
     """The base class for an Apple Music song"""
     def __init__(self, data: dict) -> None:
+       
         self.name: str = data["attributes"]["name"]
         self.url: str = data["attributes"]["url"]
         self.isrc: str = data["attributes"]["isrc"]
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class Playlist:
         # we'll use the first song's image as the image for the playlist
         # because apple dynamically generates playlist covers client-side
         self.image = self.tracks[0].image 
+        print("worked")
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return (
diff --git a/pomice/enums.py b/pomice/enums.py
index 328d0d5..54217b3 100644
--- a/pomice/enums.py
+++ b/pomice/enums.py
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
+import re
+
 from enum import Enum
 
 
 class SearchType(Enum):
-    """The enum for the different search types for Pomice.
-       This feature is exclusively for the Spotify search feature of Pomice.
-       If you are not using this feature, this class is not necessary.
+    """
+    The enum for the different search types for Pomice.
+    This feature is exclusively for the Spotify search feature of Pomice.
+    If you are not using this feature, this class is not necessary.
 
-       SearchType.ytsearch searches using regular Youtube,
-       which is best for all scenarios.
+    SearchType.ytsearch searches using regular Youtube,
+    which is best for all scenarios.
 
-       SearchType.ytmsearch searches using YouTube Music,
-       which is best for getting audio-only results.
+    SearchType.ytmsearch searches using YouTube Music,
+    which is best for getting audio-only results.
 
-       SearchType.scsearch searches using SoundCloud,
-       which is an alternative to YouTube or YouTube Music.
+    SearchType.scsearch searches using SoundCloud,
+    which is an alternative to YouTube or YouTube Music.
     """
     ytsearch = "ytsearch"
     ytmsearch = "ytmsearch"
@@ -22,19 +25,70 @@ class SearchType(Enum):
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.value
 
+
+class TrackType(Enum):
+    """
+    The enum for the different track types for Pomice.
+
+    TrackType.YOUTUBE defines that the track is from YouTube
+
+    TrackType.SOUNDCLOUD defines that the track is from SoundCloud.
+
+    TrackType.SPOTIFY defines that the track is from Spotify
+
+    TrackType.APPLE_MUSIC defines that the track is from Apple Music.
+
+    TrackType.HTTP defines that the track is from an HTTP source.
+    """
+
+    # We don't have to define anything special for these, since these just serve as flags
+    YOUTUBE = "youtube_track"
+    SOUNDCLOUD = "soundcloud_track"
+    SPOTIFY = "spotify_track"
+    APPLE_MUSIC = "apple_music_track"
+    HTTP = "http_source"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
+
+class PlaylistType(Enum):
+    """
+    The enum for the different playlist types for Pomice.
+
+    PlaylistType.YOUTUBE defines that the playlist is from YouTube
+
+    PlaylistType.SOUNDCLOUD defines that the playlist is from SoundCloud.
+
+    PlaylistType.SPOTIFY defines that the playlist is from Spotify
+
+    PlaylistType.APPLE_MUSIC defines that the playlist is from Apple Music.
+    """
+
+    # We don't have to define anything special for these, since these just serve as flags
+    YOUTUBE = "youtube_playlist"
+    SOUNDCLOUD = "soundcloud_playlist"
+    SPOTIFY = "spotify_playlist"
+    APPLE_MUSIC = "apple_music_list"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
+
+
+
 class NodeAlgorithm(Enum):
-    """The enum for the different node algorithms in Pomice.
+    """
+    The enum for the different node algorithms in Pomice.
     
-        The enums in this class are to only differentiate different
-        methods, since the actual method is handled in the
-        get_best_node() method.
+    The enums in this class are to only differentiate different
+    methods, since the actual method is handled in the
+    get_best_node() method.
 
-        NodeAlgorithm.by_ping returns a node based on it's latency,
-        preferring a node with the lowest response time
+    NodeAlgorithm.by_ping returns a node based on it's latency,
+    preferring a node with the lowest response time
 
 
-        NodeAlgorithm.by_players return a nodes based on how many players it has.
-        This algorithm prefers nodes with the least amount of players.
+    NodeAlgorithm.by_players return a nodes based on how many players it has.
+    This algorithm prefers nodes with the least amount of players.
     """
 
     # We don't have to define anything special for these, since these just serve as flags
@@ -45,19 +99,162 @@ class NodeAlgorithm(Enum):
         return self.value
 
 class LoopMode(Enum):
-    """The enum for the different loop modes.
-       This feature is exclusively for the queue utility of pomice.
-       If you are not using this feature, this class is not necessary.
+    """
+    The enum for the different loop modes.
+    This feature is exclusively for the queue utility of pomice.
+    If you are not using this feature, this class is not necessary.
 
-       LoopMode.TRACK sets the queue loop to the current track.
+    LoopMode.TRACK sets the queue loop to the current track.
 
-       LoopMode.QUEUE sets the queue loop to the whole queue.
+    LoopMode.QUEUE sets the queue loop to the whole queue.
 
     """
     # We don't have to define anything special for these, since these just serve as flags
-    TRACK = "TRACK"
+    TRACK = "track"
     QUEUE = "queue"
     
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return self.value
\ No newline at end of file
+        return self.value
+
+class PlatformRecommendation(Enum):
+
+    """
+    The enum for choosing what platform you want for recommendations.
+    This feature is exclusively for the recommendations function.
+    If you are not using this feature, this class is not necessary.
+
+    PlatformRecommendation.SPOTIFY sets the recommendations to come from Spotify
+
+    PlatformRecommendation.YOUTUBE sets the recommendations to come from YouTube
+
+    """
+
+    # We don't have to define anything special for these, since these just serve as flags
+    SPOTIFY = "spotify"
+    YOUTUBE = "youtube"
+    
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
+
+
+class RouteStrategy(Enum):
+    """
+    The enum for specifying the route planner strategy for Lavalink.
+    This feature is exclusively for the RoutePlanner class.
+    If you are not using this feature, this class is not necessary.
+
+    RouteStrategy.ROTATE_ON_BAN specifies that the node is rotating IPs 
+    whenever they get banned by Youtube.
+
+    RouteStrategy.LOAD_BALANCE specifies that the node is selecting
+    random IPs to balance out requests between them.
+
+    RouteStrategy.NANO_SWITCH specifies that the node is switching 
+    between IPs every CPU clock cycle.
+
+    RouteStrategy.ROTATING_NANO_SWITCH specifies that the node is switching 
+    between IPs every CPU clock cycle and is rotating between IP blocks on
+    ban.
+
+    """
+
+    ROTATE_ON_BAN = "RotatingIpRoutePlanner"
+    LOAD_BALANCE = "BalancingIpRoutePlanner"
+    NANO_SWITCH = "NanoIpRoutePlanner"
+    ROTATING_NANO_SWITCH = "RotatingNanoIpRoutePlanner"
+
+
+class RouteIPType(Enum):
+    """
+    The enum for specifying the route planner IP block type for Lavalink.
+    This feature is exclusively for the RoutePlanner class.
+    If you are not using this feature, this class is not necessary.
+
+    RouteIPType.IPV4 specifies that the IP block type is IPV4
+
+    RouteIPType.IPV6 specifies that the IP block type is IPV6
+    """
+
+    IPV4 = "Inet4Address"
+    IPV6 = "Inet6Address"
+
+
+class URLRegex():
+    """
+    The enums for all the URL Regexes in use by Pomice.
+
+    URLRegex.SPOTIFY_URL returns the Spotify URL Regex.
+
+    URLRegex.DISCORD_MP3_URL returns the Discord MP3 URL Regex.
+
+    URLRegex.YOUTUBE_URL returns the Youtube URL Regex.
+
+    URLRegex.YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST returns the Youtube Playlist Regex.
+
+    URLRegex.YOUTUBE_TIMESTAMP returns the Youtube Timestamp Regex.
+
+    URLRegex.AM_URL returns the Apple Music URL Regex.
+
+    URLRegex.SOUNDCLOUD_URL returns the SoundCloud URL Regex.
+
+    URLRegex.BASE_URL returns the standard URL Regex.
+
+    """
+    SPOTIFY_URL = re.compile(
+        r"https?://open.spotify.com/(?P<type>album|playlist|track|artist)/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)"
+    )
+
+    DISCORD_MP3_URL = re.compile(
+        r"https?://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/(?P<channel_id>[0-9]+)/"
+        r"(?P<message_id>[0-9]+)/(?P<file>[a-zA-Z0-9_.]+)+"
+    )
+
+    YOUTUBE_URL = re.compile(
+        r"^((?:https?:)?\/\/)?((?:www|m)\.)?((?:youtube\.com|youtu.be))"
+        r"(\/(?:[\w\-]+\?v=|embed\/|v\/)?)([\w\-]+)(\S+)?$"
+    )
+
+    YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_URL = re.compile(
+        r"^((?:https?:)?\/\/)?((?:www|m)\.)?((?:youtube\.com|youtu.be))/playlist\?list=.*"
+    )
+
+    YOUTUBE_VID_IN_PLAYLIST = re.compile(
+        r"(?P<video>^.*?v.*?)(?P<list>&list.*)"
+    )
+
+    YOUTUBE_TIMESTAMP = re.compile(
+        r"(?P<video>^.*?)(\?t|&start)=(?P<time>\d+)?.*"
+    )
+
+    AM_URL = re.compile(
+        r"https?://music.apple.com/(?P<country>[a-zA-Z]{2})/"
+        r"(?P<type>album|playlist|song|artist)/(?P<name>.+)/(?P<id>[^?]+)"
+    )
+
+    AM_SINGLE_IN_ALBUM_REGEX = re.compile(
+        r"https?://music.apple.com/(?P<country>[a-zA-Z]{2})/(?P<type>album|playlist|song|artist)/"
+        r"(?P<name>.+)/(?P<id>.+)(\?i=)(?P<id2>.+)"
+    )
+
+    SOUNDCLOUD_URL = re.compile(
+    r"((?:https?:)?\/\/)?((?:www|m)\.)?soundcloud.com\/.*/.*"
+    )
+
+    SOUNDCLOUD_PLAYLIST_URL = re.compile(
+        r"^(https?:\/\/)?(www.)?(m\.)?soundcloud\.com\/.*/sets/.*"
+    )
+
+    SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_IN_SET_URL = re.compile(
+        r"^(https?:\/\/)?(www.)?(m\.)?soundcloud\.com/[a-zA-Z0-9-._]+/[a-zA-Z0-9-._]+(\?in)"
+    )
+
+    LAVALINK_SEARCH = re.compile(
+        r"(?P<type>ytm?|sc)search:"
+    )
+
+    BASE_URL = re.compile(
+        r"https?://(?:www\.)?.+"
+    )
+
diff --git a/pomice/events.py b/pomice/events.py
index 4cb5066..8a1abd9 100644
--- a/pomice/events.py
+++ b/pomice/events.py
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
 from discord import Client
+from discord.ext import commands
 
 from .pool import NodePool
 
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .player import Player
+
+
+
 class PomiceEvent:
     """The base class for all events dispatched by a node. 
        Every event must be formatted within your bot's code as a listener.
@@ -15,7 +23,7 @@ class PomiceEvent:
     name = "event"
     handler_args = ()
 
-    def dispatch(self, bot: Client):
+    def dispatch(self, bot: Union[Client, commands.Bot]):
         bot.dispatch(f"pomice_{self.name}", *self.handler_args)
 
 
@@ -25,7 +33,7 @@ class TrackStartEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "track_start"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict, player):
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, player: Player):
         self.player = player
         self.track = self.player._current
 
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ class TrackEndEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "track_end"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict, player):
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, player: Player):
         self.player = player
         self.track = self.player._ending_track
         self.reason: str = data["reason"]
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@ class TrackStuckEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "track_stuck"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict, player):
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, player: Player):
         self.player = player
         self.track = self.player._ending_track
         self.threshold: float = data["thresholdMs"]
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ class TrackExceptionEvent(PomiceEvent):
     """
     name = "track_exception"
 
-    def __init__(self, data: dict, player):
+    def __init__(self, data: dict, player: Player):
         self.player = player
         self.track = self.player._ending_track
         if data.get('error'):
diff --git a/pomice/objects.py b/pomice/objects.py
index d0b90b1..78fea40 100644
--- a/pomice/objects.py
+++ b/pomice/objects.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import re
+from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import List, Optional, Union
 from discord import Member, User
 
 from discord.ext import commands
 
-from .enums import SearchType
+from .enums import SearchType, TrackType, PlaylistType
 from .filters import Filter
 
 from . import (
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ from . import (
     applemusic
 )
 
-SOUNDCLOUD_URL_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"^(https?:\/\/)?(www.)?(m\.)?soundcloud\.com\/[\w\-\.]+(\/)+[\w\-\.]+/?$"
-)
-
 
 class Track:
     """The base track object. Returns critical track information needed for parsing by Lavalink.
@@ -28,29 +24,25 @@ class Track:
         track_id: str,
         info: dict,
         ctx: Optional[commands.Context] = None,
-        spotify: bool = False,
-        apple_music: bool = False,
-        am_track: applemusic.Song = None,
+        track_type: TrackType,
         search_type: SearchType = SearchType.ytsearch,
-        spotify_track: spotify.Track = None,
         filters: Optional[List[Filter]] = None,
         timestamp: Optional[float] = None,
-        requester: Optional[Union[Member, User]] = None
+        requester: Optional[Union[Member, User]] = None,
     ):
         self.track_id = track_id
         self.info = info
-        self.spotify = spotify
-        self.apple_music = apple_music
-        self.filters: List[Filter] = filters
+        self.track_type: TrackType = track_type
+        self.filters: Optional[List[Filter]] = filters
         self.timestamp: Optional[float] = timestamp
 
-        if spotify or apple_music:
+        if self.track_type == TrackType.SPOTIFY or self.track_type == TrackType.APPLE_MUSIC:
             self.original: Optional[Track] = None 
         else:
             self.original = self
         self._search_type = search_type
-        self.spotify_track = spotify_track
-        self.am_track = am_track
+
+        self.playlist: Playlist = None
 
         self.title = info.get("title")
         self.author = info.get("author")
@@ -61,7 +53,7 @@ class Track:
         if self.uri:
             if info.get("thumbnail"):
                 self.thumbnail = info.get("thumbnail") 
-            elif SOUNDCLOUD_URL_REGEX.match(self.uri):
+            elif self.track_type == TrackType.SOUNDCLOUD:
                 # ok so theres no feasible way of getting a Soundcloud image URL
                 # so we're just gonna leave it blank for brevity
                 self.thumbnail = None
@@ -105,40 +97,20 @@ class Playlist:
         *,
         playlist_info: dict,
         tracks: list,
-        ctx: Optional[commands.Context] = None,
-        spotify: bool = False,
-        spotify_playlist: spotify.Playlist = None,
-        apple_music: bool = False,
-        am_playlist: applemusic.Playlist = None
+        playlist_type: PlaylistType,
+        thumbnail: Optional[str] = None,
+        uri: Optional[str] = None
     ):
         self.playlist_info = playlist_info
-        self.tracks_raw = tracks
-        self.spotify = spotify
+        self.tracks: List[Track] = tracks
         self.name = playlist_info.get("name")
-        self.spotify_playlist = spotify_playlist
-        self.apple_music = apple_music
-        self.am_playlist = am_playlist
+        self.playlist_type = playlist_type
 
-        self._thumbnail = None
-        self._uri = None
-        
-        if self.spotify:
-            self.tracks = tracks
-            self._thumbnail = self.spotify_playlist.image
-            self._uri = self.spotify_playlist.uri
-        
-        elif self.apple_music:
-            self.tracks = tracks
-            self._thumbnail = self.am_playlist.image
-            self._uri = self.am_playlist.url
+        self._thumbnail = thumbnail
+        self._uri = uri
 
-        else:
-            self.tracks = [
-                Track(track_id=track["track"], info=track["info"], ctx=ctx)
-                for track in self.tracks_raw
-            ]
-            self._thumbnail = None
-            self._uri = None
+        for track in self.tracks:
+            track.playlist = self
 
         if (index := playlist_info.get("selectedTrack")) == -1:
             self.selected_track = None
diff --git a/pomice/player.py b/pomice/player.py
index f5fbf38..d9b28e2 100644
--- a/pomice/player.py
+++ b/pomice/player.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from typing import (
     Any,
     Dict,
     List,
-    Optional
+    Optional,
+    Union
 )
 
 from discord import (
@@ -15,11 +16,11 @@ from discord import (
 from discord.ext import commands
 
 from . import events
-from .enums import SearchType
+from .enums import SearchType, PlatformRecommendation
 from .events import PomiceEvent, TrackEndEvent, TrackStartEvent
 from .exceptions import FilterInvalidArgument, FilterTagAlreadyInUse, FilterTagInvalid, TrackInvalidPosition, TrackLoadError
 from .filters import Filter
-from .objects import Track
+from .objects import Track, Playlist
 from .pool import Node, NodePool
 
 class Filters:
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
         node: Node = None
     ):
         self.client = client
-        self._bot = client
+        self._bot: Union[Client, commands.Bot] = client
         self.channel = channel
         self._guild = channel.guild if channel else None
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
         return self._filters
 
     @property
-    def bot(self) -> Client:
+    def bot(self) -> Union[Client, commands.Bot]:
         """Property which returns the bot associated with this player instance"""
         return self._bot
 
@@ -284,13 +285,18 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
         """
         return await self._node.get_tracks(query, ctx=ctx, search_type=search_type, filters=filters)
 
-    async def get_recommendations(self, *, query: str, ctx: Optional[commands.Context] = None):
+    async def get_recommendations(
+        self, 
+        *, 
+        track: Track, 
+        ctx: Optional[commands.Context] = None
+    ) -> Union[List[Track], None]:
         """
-        Gets recommendations from Spotify. Query must be a valid Spotify Track URL.
+        Gets recommendations from either YouTube or Spotify.
         You can pass in a discord.py Context object to get a
         Context object on all tracks that get recommended.
         """
-        return await self._node.get_recommendations(query=query, ctx=ctx)
+        return await self._node.get_recommendations(track=track, ctx=ctx)
 
     async def connect(self, *, timeout: float, reconnect: bool, self_deaf: bool = False, self_mute: bool = False):
         await self.guild.change_voice_state(channel=self.channel, self_deaf=self_deaf, self_mute=self_mute)
@@ -373,6 +379,11 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
             }
 
 
+        # Lets set the current track before we play it so any
+        # corresponding events can capture it correctly
+
+        self._current = track
+
         # Remove preloaded filters if last track had any
         if self.filters.has_preload:
             for filter in self.filters.get_preload_filters():
@@ -384,6 +395,7 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
 
         # Check if theres no global filters and if the track has any filters
         # that need to be applied
+
         if track.filters and not self.filters.has_global:
             # Now apply all filters
             for filter in track.filters:
@@ -400,7 +412,6 @@ class Player(VoiceProtocol):
             query=f"noReplace={ignore_if_playing}"
         )
 
-        self._current = track
         return self._current
 
     async def seek(self, position: float) -> float:
diff --git a/pomice/pool.py b/pomice/pool.py
index 7989bac..67d8bcc 100644
--- a/pomice/pool.py
+++ b/pomice/pool.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from . import (
     applemusic
 )
 
-from .enums import SearchType, NodeAlgorithm
+from .enums import *
 from .exceptions import (
     AppleMusicNotEnabled,
     InvalidSpotifyClientAuthorization,
@@ -32,37 +32,11 @@ from .exceptions import (
 from .filters import Filter
 from .objects import Playlist, Track
 from .utils import ExponentialBackoff, NodeStats, Ping
+from .routeplanner import RoutePlanner
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .player import Player
 
-SPOTIFY_URL_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"https?://open.spotify.com/(?P<type>album|playlist|track|artist)/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9]+)"
-)
-
-DISCORD_MP3_URL_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"https?://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/(?P<channel_id>[0-9]+)/"
-    r"(?P<message_id>[0-9]+)/(?P<file>[a-zA-Z0-9_.]+)+"
-)
-
-YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"(?P<video>^.*?v.*?)(?P<list>&list.*)"
-)
-
-YOUTUBE_TIMESTAMP_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"(?P<video>^.*?)(\?t|&start)=(?P<time>\d+)?.*"
-)
-
-AM_URL_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"https?://music.apple.com/(?P<country>[a-zA-Z]{2})/(?P<type>album|playlist|song|artist)/(?P<name>.+)/(?P<id>[^?]+)"
-)
-
-
-URL_REGEX = re.compile(
-    r"https?://(?:www\.)?.+"
-)
-
-
 
 class Node:
     """The base class for a node. 
@@ -75,7 +49,7 @@ class Node:
         self,
         *,
         pool,
-        bot: Client,
+        bot: Union[Client, commands.Bot],
         host: str,
         port: int,
         password: str,
@@ -108,6 +82,8 @@ class Node:
         self._session_id: str = None
         self._metadata = None
         self._available = None
+        self._version: str = None
+        self._route_planner = RoutePlanner(self)
 
         self._headers = {
             "Authorization": self._password,
@@ -156,7 +132,7 @@ class Node:
 
 
     @property
-    def bot(self) -> Client:
+    def bot(self) -> Union[Client, commands.Bot]:
         """Property which returns the discord.py client linked to this node"""
         return self._bot
 
@@ -240,10 +216,37 @@ class Node:
         elif op == "playerUpdate":
             await player._update_state(data)
 
+    def _get_type(self, query: str):
+        if match := URLRegex.LAVALINK_SEARCH.match(query):
+            type = match.group("type")
+            if type == "sc":
+                return TrackType.SOUNDCLOUD
+            
+            return TrackType.YOUTUBE
+
+
+        elif URLRegex.YOUTUBE_URL.match(query):
+            if URLRegex.YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_URL.match(query):
+                return PlaylistType.YOUTUBE
+
+            return TrackType.YOUTUBE
+
+        elif URLRegex.SOUNDCLOUD_URL.match(query):
+            if URLRegex.SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_IN_SET_URL.match(query):
+                return TrackType.SOUNDCLOUD
+            if URLRegex.SOUNDCLOUD_PLAYLIST_URL.match(query):
+                return PlaylistType.SOUNDCLOUD
+
+            return TrackType.SOUNDCLOUD 
+
+        else:
+            return TrackType.HTTP
+
     async def send(
         self, 
-        method: str, 
+        method: str,
         path: str, 
+        include_version: bool = True, 
         guild_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = None, 
         query: Optional[str] = None, 
         data: Optional[Union[dict, str]] = None
@@ -254,17 +257,20 @@ class Node:
             )
 
         uri: str = f'{self._rest_uri}/' \
-                   f'v3/' \
+                   f'{f"v{self._version}/" if include_version else ""}' \
                    f'{path}' \
                    f'{f"/{guild_id}" if guild_id else ""}' \
                    f'{f"?{query}" if query else ""}'
 
-        async with self._session.request(method=method, url=uri, headers={"Authorization": self._password}, json=data or {}) as resp:
+        async with self._session.request(method=method, url=uri, headers=self._headers, json=data or {}) as resp:
             if resp.status >= 300:
                 raise NodeRestException(f'Error fetching from Lavalink REST api: {resp.status} {resp.reason}')
 
-            if method == "DELETE":
+            if method == "DELETE" or resp.status == 204:
                 return await resp.json(content_type=None)
+
+            if resp.content_type == "text/plain":
+                return await resp.text()
            
             return await resp.json()
 
@@ -284,15 +290,15 @@ class Node:
             )
             self._task = self._bot.loop.create_task(self._listen())
             self._available = True
-            async with self._session.get(f'{self._rest_uri}/version', headers={"Authorization": self._password}) as resp:
-                version: str = await resp.text()
-                version = version.replace(".", "")
-                if int(version) < 370:
-                    raise LavalinkVersionIncompatible(
-                        "The Lavalink version you're using is incompatible."
-                        "Lavalink version 3.7.0 or above is required to use this library."
-                    )
-                
+            version = await self.send(method="GET", path="version", include_version=False)
+            version = version.replace(".", "")
+            if int(version) < 370:
+                raise LavalinkVersionIncompatible(
+                    "The Lavalink version you're using is incompatible."
+                    "Lavalink version 3.7.0 or above is required to use this library."
+                )
+
+            self._version = version[:1]      
             return self
 
         except aiohttp.ClientConnectorError:
@@ -332,18 +338,10 @@ class Node:
         Context object on the track it builds.
         """
 
-        async with self._session.get(
-            f"{self._rest_uri}/v3/decodetrack?",
-            headers={"Authorization": self._password},
-            params={"track": identifier}
-        ) as resp:
-            if not resp.status == 200:
-                raise TrackLoadError(
-                    f"Failed to build track. Check if the identifier is correct and try again."
-                )
+        
 
-            data: dict = await resp.json()
-            return Track(track_id=identifier, ctx=ctx, info=data)
+        data: dict = await self.send(method="GET", path="decodetrack", query=f"encodedTrack={identifier}")
+        return Track(track_id=identifier, ctx=ctx, info=data)
 
     async def get_tracks(
         self,
@@ -365,32 +363,30 @@ class Node:
            to be applied to your track once it plays.
         """
 
-        timestamp = None
+        timestamp = None  
 
-        if not URL_REGEX.match(query) and not re.match(r"(?:ytm?|sc)search:.", query):
+        if not URLRegex.BASE_URL.match(query) and not re.match(r"(?:ytm?|sc)search:.", query):
             query = f"{search_type}:{query}"
 
         if filters:
             for filter in filters:
                 filter.set_preload()
-
         
-        if AM_URL_REGEX.match(query):
+        if URLRegex.AM_URL.match(query):
             if not self._apple_music_client:
                 raise AppleMusicNotEnabled(
                     "You must have Apple Music functionality enabled in order to play Apple Music tracks."
                     "Please set apple_music to True in your Node class."
                 )
 
-            apple_music_results = await self._apple_music_client.search(query=query)
+            apple_music_results = await self._apple_music_client.search(query=query) 
             if isinstance(apple_music_results, applemusic.Song):
                 return [
                     Track(
                         track_id=apple_music_results.id,
                         ctx=ctx,
+                        track_type=TrackType.APPLE_MUSIC,
                         search_type=search_type,
-                        apple_music=True,
-                        am_track=apple_music_results,
                         filters=filters,
                         info={
                             "title": apple_music_results.name,
@@ -411,9 +407,8 @@ class Node:
                 Track(
                     track_id=track.id,
                     ctx=ctx,
+                    track_type=TrackType.APPLE_MUSIC,
                     search_type=search_type,
-                    apple_music=True,
-                    am_track=track,
                     filters=filters,
                     info={
                         "title": track.name,
@@ -433,13 +428,13 @@ class Node:
             return Playlist(
                 playlist_info={"name": apple_music_results.name, "selectedTrack": 0},
                 tracks=tracks,
-                ctx=ctx,
-                apple_music=True,
-                am_playlist=apple_music_results
+                playlist_type=PlaylistType.APPLE_MUSIC,
+                thumbnail=apple_music_results.image,
+                uri=apple_music_results.url
             )
 
 
-        elif SPOTIFY_URL_REGEX.match(query):
+        elif URLRegex.SPOTIFY_URL.match(query):
             if not self._spotify_client_id and not self._spotify_client_secret:
                 raise InvalidSpotifyClientAuthorization(
                     "You did not provide proper Spotify client authorization credentials. "
@@ -454,9 +449,8 @@ class Node:
                     Track(
                         track_id=spotify_results.id,
                         ctx=ctx,
+                        track_type=TrackType.SPOTIFY,
                         search_type=search_type,
-                        spotify=True,
-                        spotify_track=spotify_results,
                         filters=filters,
                         info={
                             "title": spotify_results.name,
@@ -477,9 +471,8 @@ class Node:
                 Track(
                     track_id=track.id,
                     ctx=ctx,
+                    track_type=TrackType.SPOTIFY,
                     search_type=search_type,
-                    spotify=True,
-                    spotify_track=track,
                     filters=filters,
                     info={
                         "title": track.name,
@@ -499,17 +492,14 @@ class Node:
             return Playlist(
                 playlist_info={"name": spotify_results.name, "selectedTrack": 0},
                 tracks=tracks,
-                ctx=ctx,
-                spotify=True,
-                spotify_playlist=spotify_results
+                playlist_type=PlaylistType.SPOTIFY,
+                thumbnail=spotify_results.image,
+                uri=spotify_results.uri
             )
 
-        elif discord_url := DISCORD_MP3_URL_REGEX.match(query):
-            async with self._session.get(
-                url=f"{self._rest_uri}/v3/loadtracks?identifier={quote(query)}",
-                headers={"Authorization": self._password}
-            ) as response:
-                data: dict = await response.json()
+        elif discord_url := URLRegex.DISCORD_MP3_URL.match(query):
+          
+            data: dict = await self.send(method="GET", path="loadtracks", query=f"identifier={quote(query)}")
 
             track: dict = data["tracks"][0]
             info: dict = track.get("info")
@@ -526,6 +516,7 @@ class Node:
                         "identifier": info.get("identifier")
                     },
                     ctx=ctx,
+                    track_type=TrackType.HTTP,
                     filters=filters
                 )
             ]
@@ -533,24 +524,21 @@ class Node:
         else:
             # If YouTube url contains a timestamp, capture it for use later.
 
-            if (match := YOUTUBE_TIMESTAMP_REGEX.match(query)):
+            if (match := URLRegex.YOUTUBE_TIMESTAMP.match(query)):
                 timestamp = float(match.group("time"))
 
             # If query is a video thats part of a playlist, get the video and queue that instead
             # (I can't tell you how much i've wanted to implement this in here)
 
-            if (match := YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_REGEX.match(query)):   
+            if (match := URLRegex.YOUTUBE_VID_IN_PLAYLIST.match(query)):   
                 query = match.group("video")
                 
-            async with self._session.get(
-                url=f"{self._rest_uri}/v3/loadtracks?identifier={quote(query)}",
-                headers={"Authorization": self._password}
-            ) as response:
-                data = await response.json()
-
+            data: dict = await self.send(method="GET", path="loadtracks", query=f"identifier={quote(query)}")
 
         load_type = data.get("loadType")
 
+        query_type = self._get_type(query)
+
         if not load_type:
             raise TrackLoadError("There was an error while trying to load this track.")
 
@@ -562,10 +550,21 @@ class Node:
             return None
 
         elif load_type == "PLAYLIST_LOADED":
+            if query_type == PlaylistType.SOUNDCLOUD:
+                track_type = TrackType.SOUNDCLOUD
+            else:
+                track_type = TrackType.YOUTUBE
+
+            tracks = [
+                    Track(track_id=track["track"], info=track["info"], ctx=ctx, track_type=track_type)
+                    for track in data["tracks"]
+            ]
             return Playlist(
                 playlist_info=data["playlistInfo"],
-                tracks=data["tracks"],
-                ctx=ctx
+                tracks=tracks,
+                playlist_type=query_type,
+                thumbnail=tracks[0].thumbnail,
+                uri=query
             )
 
         elif load_type == "SEARCH_RESULT" or load_type == "TRACK_LOADED":
@@ -574,45 +573,56 @@ class Node:
                     track_id=track["track"],
                     info=track["info"],
                     ctx=ctx,
+                    track_type=query_type,
                     filters=filters,
                     timestamp=timestamp
                 )
                 for track in data["tracks"]
             ]
 
-    async def get_recommendations(self, *, query: str, ctx: Optional[commands.Context] = None):
+    async def get_recommendations(
+        self, 
+        *, 
+        track: Track, 
+        ctx: Optional[commands.Context] = None
+    ) -> Union[List[Track], None]:
         """
-        Gets recommendations from Spotify. Query must be a valid Spotify Track URL.
+        Gets recommendations from either YouTube or Spotify.
+        The track that is passed in must be either from 
+        YouTube or Spotify or else this will not work.
         You can pass in a discord.py Context object to get a
         Context object on all tracks that get recommended.
         """
-        results = await self._spotify_client.get_recommendations(query=query)
-        tracks = [
-                Track(
-                    track_id=track.id,
-                    ctx=ctx,
-                    spotify=True,
-                    spotify_track=track,
-                    info={
-                        "title": track.name,
-                        "author": track.artists,
-                        "length": track.length,
-                        "identifier": track.id,
-                        "uri": track.uri,
-                        "isStream": False,
-                        "isSeekable": True,
-                        "position": 0,
-                        "thumbnail": track.image,
-                        "isrc": track.isrc
-                    },
-                    requester=self.bot.user
-                ) for track in results
-            ]
-
-        return tracks
-
-
+        if track.track_type == TrackType.SPOTIFY:
+            results = await self._spotify_client.get_recommendations(query=track.uri)
+            tracks = [
+                    Track(
+                        track_id=track.id,
+                        ctx=ctx,
+                        track_type=TrackType.SPOTIFY,
+                        info={
+                            "title": track.name,
+                            "author": track.artists,
+                            "length": track.length,
+                            "identifier": track.id,
+                            "uri": track.uri,
+                            "isStream": False,
+                            "isSeekable": True,
+                            "position": 0,
+                            "thumbnail": track.image,
+                            "isrc": track.isrc
+                        },
+                        requester=self.bot.user
+                    ) for track in results
+                ]
 
+            return tracks
+        elif track.track_type == TrackType.YOUTUBE: 
+            tracks = await self.get_tracks(query=f"ytsearch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={track.identifier}&list=RD{track.identifier}", ctx=ctx)
+            return tracks
+        else:
+            raise TrackLoadError("The specfied track must be either a YouTube or Spotify track to recieve recommendations.")
+            
 
 class NodePool:
     """The base class for the node pool.
@@ -713,4 +723,4 @@ class NodePool:
 
         await node.connect()
         cls._nodes[node._identifier] = node
-        return node
+        return node
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pomice/routeplanner.py b/pomice/routeplanner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de4ee56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pomice/routeplanner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .pool import Node
+
+from .utils import RouteStats
+
+class RoutePlanner:
+    """
+    The base route planner class for Pomice.
+    Handles all requests made to the route planner API for Lavalink.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, node: Node) -> None:
+        self.node = node
+        self.session = node._session
+
+    async def get_status(self):
+        """Gets the status of the route planner API."""
+        data: dict = await self.node.send(method="GET", path="routeplanner/status")
+        return RouteStats(data)
+
+
+    async def free_address(self, ip: str):
+        """Frees an address using the route planner API"""
+        await self.node.send(method="POST", path="routeplanner/free/address", data={"address": ip})
+
+    async def free_all_addresses(self):
+        """Frees all available addresses using the route planner api"""
+        await self.node.send(method="POST", path="routeplanner/free/address/all")
diff --git a/pomice/spotify/objects.py b/pomice/spotify/objects.py
index 1cac977..ec7b48c 100644
--- a/pomice/spotify/objects.py
+++ b/pomice/spotify/objects.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Playlist:
         if data.get("images") and len(data["images"]):
             self.image: str = data["images"][0]["url"]
         else:
-            self.image = None
+            self.image = self.tracks[0].image 
         self.uri = data["external_urls"]["spotify"]
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
diff --git a/pomice/utils.py b/pomice/utils.py
index bcae280..947b086 100644
--- a/pomice/utils.py
+++ b/pomice/utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import random
 import time
 import socket
+
+from .enums import RouteStrategy, RouteIPType
 from timeit import default_timer as timer
 from itertools import zip_longest
+from datetime import datetime
 
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -84,6 +87,44 @@ class NodeStats:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"<Pomice.NodeStats total_players={self.players_total!r} playing_active={self.players_active!r}>"
 
+class FailingIPBlock:
+    """
+    The base class for the failing IP block object from the route planner stats.
+    Gives critical information about any failing addresses on the block 
+    and the time they failed.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, data: dict) -> None:
+        self.address = data.get("address")
+        self.failing_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(float(data.get("failingTimestamp")))
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"<Pomice.FailingIPBlock address={self.address} failing_time={self.failing_time}>"
+        
+
+class RouteStats:
+    """
+    The base class for the route planner stats object.
+    Gives critical information about the route planner strategy on the node.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, data: dict) -> None:
+        self.strategy = RouteStrategy(data.get("class"))
+
+        details: dict = data.get("details")
+
+        ip_block: dict = details.get("ipBlock")
+        self.ip_block_type = RouteIPType(ip_block.get("type"))
+        self.ip_block_size = ip_block.get("size")
+        self.failing_addresses = [FailingIPBlock(data) for data in details.get("failingAddresses")]
+
+        self.block_index = details.get("blockIndex")
+        self.address_index = details.get("currentAddressIndex")
+
+        
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"<Pomice.RouteStats route_strategy={self.strategy!r} failing_addresses={len(self.failing_addresses)}>"
+
 
 class Ping:
     # Thanks to https://github.com/zhengxiaowai/tcping for the nice ping impl