topic How do I keep Taylor Swift's music from infecting my Spotify experience? in Content Questions

How do I keep Taylor Swift's music from infecting my Spotify experience?

giveyourselfa_try — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:00:48 GMT

Taylor Swift's music keeps popping up in my playlists, and I absolutely abhor her. Her music is awful and D grade at best. I don't want her anywhere near my music and I certainly don't want to accidentally add any play counts to her songs by not skipping fast enough. Is there any way you can "block" an artist? I don't even want to see her "This is..." come up on my home page because I hate her face as well. It's CLEAR that you are being paid by her record label to promote her.

Re: How do I keep Taylor Swift's music from infecting my Spotify experience?

kaworu_bloodpaw — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:54:21 GMT

Hi there.

You can block an artist on mobile. You cannot on desktop.

To block an artist, please read this post.

Re: How do I keep Taylor Swift's music from infecting my Spotify experience?

giveyourselfa_try — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:05:26 GMT

Thank you!!!

Re: How do I keep Taylor Swift's music from infecting my Spotify experience?

kaworu_bloodpaw — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:09:03 GMT

@giveyourselfa_try

FYI, 30 seconds of play time counts as a stream, according to this FAQ on Spotify for Artists.

Unwanted Suggestions

SkippedRoad — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:14:30 GMT

I have blocked/removed Taylor Swift on the artist page, because that was the instruction to prevent her music in my playlists, etc. But suddenly, nearly every Spotify generated playlist has her music, almost all of my suggested albums are hers and she is consistently the New Release suggestions, even though the album wasn't just released and I haven't listened to any of her music. Is this just Taylor Swift that has this bypass, or is the unfollow/block option ineffective across the board? I'd like to maximize my own choice and enjoyment of music.

Re: How do I keep Taylor Swift's music from infecting my Spotify experience?

eokoz — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:30:27 GMT

I am having an altogether different issue.

I blocked Taylor Swift following the directions --- now a ton of other artists are showing as blocked as well, though I've never chosen to block them. TS is literally the only one I have ever actively sought out a block on --- what gives??

Re: How do I keep Taylor Swift's music from infecting my Spotify experience?

Dessi — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 06:52:51 GMT

Hey @eokoz,

Thanks for reaching out!

Can you send us the URIs of the other artists that appear as blocked as well, so that we can have a closer look? Did you notice if they happen to be featured on any of Taylor Swift's songs? In the meantime, you can unblock them by going to their artist page and removing the block.

We'll be on the lookout for your response.