I want to remove one artist from all my playlists without going through them song by song. I already selected the option not to play the artist, but their music still shows up in my library. Is there a bulk removal option in the iOS app?
Can I remove an artist from all my Spotify playlists at once on iOS?
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The option not to play an artist is different from deleting their songs from playlists, which explains why they can still show up. I don't know of an iOS option that removes an artist from every playlist at once, so you may need a workaround.
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One possible workaround is to export the playlist tracks, filter out the artist in a spreadsheet, then import the remaining tracks into new playlists. Check what the export and import tool supports first, and keep the originals until you've checked the results.
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If you're comfortable with code, a script could search your playlists for tracks by that artist and remove matches. Check the matches before deleting anything, especially collaborations, and verify what access the script needs to your account.
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That would rebuild playlists rather than necessarily removing tracks from the existing ones, so check whether the new versions have everything you want before replacing them.