How To Find Clean Music On Spotify

You can find clean songs on Spotify by searching for them, or by changing your settings to filter out explicit content.
When searching for songs or albums, select those labeled "Clean" as opposed to "Explicit."
To disable explicit content altogether, you'll have to switch off the feature in your settings.
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It's easy to find clean songs on Spotify, whether you do it by carefully choosing clean albums or filtering out all explicit content.

Most songs that have explicit language are labeled as such, so you can avoid them outright.

When you disable the "Allow Explicit Content" feature, it will no longer be possible to play a song labeled "Explicit," and those songs will be skipped when playing a playlist, album, compilation, or radio station.

Spotify warns that these settings won't apply when using Spotify Connect — for example, if you're listening to Spotify through an Alexa device.

Additionally, it might still be possible for explicit content to play if it hasn't been flagged as explicit. You can report an explicit song by clicking or tapping the three dots next to its title.

Here's how to find clean songs on Spotify, using either the desktop app for Mac and PC, or the mobile app for iPhone and Android.

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How to find clean songs on Spotify

Again, the easiest way to find clean music on Spotify is to simply look for songs that are labeled clean by the absence of a label reading "Explicit" (on desktop) or "E" (on mobile). Some artists may even have separate albums for each category.

Songs will be labeled as "Explicit" on the side.

While this method of searching is effective, outright disabling explicit content is your best bet. This will make it so explicit songs won't play.

How to turn off the "Allow Explicit Content" feature on Spotify using your desktop

1. Open the Spotify desktop app on your Mac or PC.

2. Click the arrow in the upper-right corner. This is found to the right of your name and profile picture.

3. Click "Settings."

4. Scroll until you find the "Explicit Content" section.

5. Switch the toggle next to "Allow playback of explicit-rated content" from green to gray. You'll see a blue banner message at the top of the app alerting you that you'll need to restart Spotify for the change to take effect.

Flip the explicit content switch to turn off explicit playback.

How to turn off the "Allow Explicit Content" feature on Spotify using on your mobile device

1. Open the Spotify mobile app on your iPhone and Android, and make sure you're in the "Home" tab (it's the house icon at the bottom-left).

2. Tap the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the screen to access your settings.

3. Tap the "Explicit Content" tab.

You'll find the "Explicit Content" section in your settings.

4. Switch the toggle next to "Allow playback of explicit-rated content" from green to gray.

If you want to turn the switch back on, you'll need to enter your passcode.

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Marissa Perino is a former editorial intern covering executive lifestyle. She previously worked at Cold Lips in London and Creative Nonfiction in Pittsburgh. She studied journalism and communications at the University of Pittsburgh, along with creative writing. Find her on Twitter: @mlperino.