Thanks to numerous excessive prile artists like Tekashi 6ix9ine, Datsik and extra just lately R. Kelly (although “just lately” isn’t as correct as saying “once more for a similar factor”) changing into embroiled in high-prile PR scandals, increasingly more customers on music providers are voicing their need to boycott these artists. Up till now, it’s been not possible to passively block an artist on Spotify — you’ve nonetheless been in a position to skip songs or take away their songs from playlists. However, Spotify is introducing a brand new characteristic that may repair that.
Spotify has been actively testing the brand new characteristic on its iOS. Rather than blatantly “blocking” an artist, the button reads, “Don’t play this artist.” It’s basically the identical factor with much less harsh wording.
“The characteristic merely helps you to block a complete artist from taking part in, in order that songs from the artist won't ever play from a library, playlist, chart listing, and even radio stations on Spotify,” writes Verge.
But it’s not excellent but. Right now, the perform helps you to block songs from that artist, however not songs the artist is featured on. As the characteristic is rolled out to extra customers, it’s possible that oversight shall be mounted.
No phrase but on when the characteristic shall be pushed broad to all Spotify’s customers, but it surely possible received’t be that for much longer.