Spotify is a great streaming app that uses AI to excellently suggest your music, playlists, and artists to listen to while using the app.
While the recommendations are great, sometimes you might want to make some changes to suit your preferences. Spotify allows you to change things by removing or blocking an artist from appearing in your recommendations and playlists.
Note: You can only be able to block an Artist via the Spotify mobile app. When you mute an artist on your mobile device (iPhone and Android) it will automatically reflect and remove the artist on the desktop version.
You cant block artists via the desktop/web platform but rather mute them by using the ‘I don’t like this artist’ option. This way, you won’t see the muted artists often in your recommendations and playlists
In case you want to instead remove a follower, then the process is a little different.
Whether you have tried or can’t, I will take you through the steps on how to block an artist on Spotify.
How to Block an Artist on Spotify (Mobile)
- Open the Spotify app
- Tap the Search icon to type the Artist you want to block
- On the Artist page, tap the three-dot button icon
- From the menu that appears, select Don’t play this
- Now the artist will successfully be blocked from appearing on your Spotify recommendations, Daily mixes, or playlists.
That being said, let’s look at how you can remove an artist on Spotify desktop
How to Remove an Artist on Spotify Desktop?
There is no direct way of blocking an Artist on Spotify desktop however you can only give feedback on an Artist. Though you might see the artist elsewhere, removing an artist on Spotify desktop makes Spotify rarely recommend the artist so you won’t be seeing that artist on playlists more often.
- Open Spotify on your desktop and open the Discover Weekly playlist
- Find a song from the artist you want to block and click the cancel icon with a – sign inside. The cancel icon is usually hidden, move your mouse over the song to reveal the cancel icon.
- Then click I don’t like (artist). To block only the song, click I don’t like (song).
- Follow the same process for each song or artist that you wish to remove from your recommendations. This way, Spotify will stop showing up those songs or artists in your playlists.
How to Mute a Song on Spotify (Mobile)
In case you do not like a certain song, does not match your music taste and you hate to see it, you can mute it.
Just as blocking an artist, you can decide to block, remove or mute a song on Spotify easily by following the steps below.
- Open the Spotify app
- Open the playlist on which the song you want to block is i.e Daily mix playlist, Release Radar, Discover weekly
- Tap the three-dot icon beside it.
- From the menu that appears, select Hide this song
- Tap the three-dot icon on the Artist’s Song radio page.
- Now the artist will successfully be restored. Their songs will start appearing on your Spotify recommendations, Daily mixes, or playlists.
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How to Mute a Song on Spotify (Desktop)
- Open the Spotify desktop app
- Open the official playlist on which the song you want to block is i.e Daily mix playlist, Release Radar,Discover weekly
- Select the song you wish to hide and Tap the minus sign beside it
- The song will stop being recommended for you.
Note: To reverse the process, just click the minus sign again, and the song will be unmuted
How to Unblock an Artist on Spotify?
This method works on mobile. In case you want things to get back as they were, then follow the steps below to unblock an artist;
- Open the Spotify app
- Tap the Search icon to type the Artist you want to block
- On the Artist page, tap the three-dot button icon (SInce the artist is blocked, you will see a red cancel icon)
- From the menu that appears, select Allow to play this
- Now the artist will successfully be restored. Their songs will start appearing on your Spotify recommendations, Daily mixes, or playlists.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why can’t I block an artist on Spotify?
It is possible that you are blocking the artist using the desktop app so you can’t block an artist on Spotify. If that is the case, consider using the mobile app in order to fully block the artist.
How do I block artists on Spotify?
To block an artist on Spotify, open the app > Tap the Search icon to type the Artist you want to block > On the Artist page, tap the three-dot button > From the menu that appears, select Don’t play this
Repeat the step for all the artists you want to block.
Can you block an Album on Spotify?
Blocking an artist on Spotify will block all songs and albums of that artist from playing. You will never find them in your charts, playlists, library, and song radio stations.
Conclusion
That’s it. You now have control over streaming habits. You are now aware of how to block an artist on Spotify.
You can easily remove whichever artist or song you do not wish to hear on both mobile and desktop.
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