I have to be on wifi to create a genius playlist?

i have different playlists on each of my devices. Today I tried to create a genius playlist from a song and first my iPhone froze up, then after closing the music app all of my playlist I had in my phone disappeared and all of my playlista from other devices loaded, then I got a message to connect to wifi to create a playlist. It then created a playlist, but after I turned off wifi the playlist disappeared. Tried it all again, only this time I got a message that rhere were not any songs that matched the song that I wanted to match.

Hi CFWeatherman,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communiites. 
It sounds like you are not getting iTunes Match playlists when you are not connected to Wi-Fi. You do need an internet connection. See the following  from the iTunes Match troubleshooting article:
If you're using  an iOS device and aren't on a Wi-Fi network, turn on 3G cellular data for iTunes Match. Fees might be associated with downloading over cellular networks; contact your wireless carrier for details. 
For more information and clarification, see the article:
How to troubleshoot iTunes Match - Apple Support
Cheers,
Jeff D. 

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