Apple Music does not offer a true “block this artist” switch like some rival services. You cannot globally prevent an artist from appearing everywhere across the app, including Apple-curated playlists, albums, and radio shows.
That said, you can heavily reduce how often Apple Music recommends that artist to you. The key tools are Suggest Less, Favorite, and a few settings that control how Apple trains your recommendations.
If your goal is “I never want to hear this artist again,” Apple Music can get you close in personalized areas, but it will not behave like a hard block in every corner of the service.
What you can do instead of blocking
1) Use “Suggest Less” on the artist, albums, or songs
On iPhone, you can tell Apple Music to recommend something less.
- From a song that’s playing
- Open the Now Playing screen
- Tap the More button
- Tap Suggest Less
- From a song, album, or playlist
- Touch and hold the item
- Tap Suggest Less
Why this matters: Apple says these signals improve future recommendations.
Important limitation: “Suggest Less” mainly affects what Apple Music chooses for you, like personalized radio and algorithmic recommendations. It does not remove tracks from an album or playlist you manually press play on.
2) Tell Siri you dislike the artist
Some users rely on Siri feedback like “I don’t like this artist” while the music plays to push Apple Music away from that style. It’s not a guaranteed hard block, but it can help shape recommendations.
3) Turn off “Use Listening History” when you need a clean slate
If Apple Music keeps learning the wrong things, you can temporarily stop it from using your plays to train recommendations.
- On iPhone or iPad: Settings > Apps > Music > Use Listening History (toggle off)
This helps if you share a device, fall asleep to a playlist, or hate what Autoplay keeps feeding you.
4) Apple Music on the web: you can “Undo Suggest Less”
On Apple Music for the web, Apple lists options including Suggest Less and Undo Suggest Less for items. That can help if you tagged something by mistake.
If you’re trying to protect a child or avoid explicit music
This is not “block an artist,” but it solves a common version of the problem.
- Apple Music on the web includes Parental Controls that restrict explicit content.
- On Apple devices, Screen Time content restrictions can also limit explicit music and related store content.
Quick reality check: where “Suggest Less” works best
- Works best
- Personalized recommendations
- Personalized stations and “music for you” style playback
- Works poorly or not at all
- Albums or playlists you explicitly play
- Apple-curated playlists or hosted radio, where the track list is editorial
Bottom line
You cannot fully block an artist on Apple Music today. You can still reduce that artist’s presence by using Suggest Less, giving feedback through Siri, and controlling Use Listening History so Apple stops training your profile on music you do not want.
