# Spotify Ad Block list

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330>\
**Category:** Customizing Pi-hole\
**Tags:** blacklisting\
**Created:** [March 27, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330 "2018-03-27T13:38:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![0110](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/0110/32/3203_2.png) [@0110](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/0110)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/1 "2018-03-27T13:38:38Z")

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Hi,

Just been searching on internet and came across spotify news that there 2m users who avoid ads without paying for premium membership. A little more digging up showed which domains to be added to host file.

If interested, please add the following to your block lists.

[https://github.com/vincentkenny01/spotblock/blob/master/file1](https://github.com/vincentkenny01/spotblock/blob/master/file1)

Best,

V

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**Author:** ![mibere](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mibere/32/18057_2.png) [@mibere](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/mibere)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/2 "2018-03-27T13:50:03Z")

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Before you ask after adding the list 😉

> [@Why doesn't Spotify work using Pi-hole?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/why-doesnt-spotify-work-using-pi-hole/255):
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> Whitelist the following domain to restore functionality to Sptofiy: spclient.wg.spotify.com

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**Author:** ![0110](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/0110/32/3203_2.png) [@0110](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/0110)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/3 "2018-03-27T13:59:09Z")

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> [@mibere](#):
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> following domain to restore functionality to Sptofiy:  
> spclie

Thanks,

I will remove that from my list.

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**Author:** ![Livius](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/livius/32/2859_2.png) [@Livius](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Livius)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/4 "2018-03-31T14:02:52Z")

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Did you add them manually to the blacklist?

I wonder how Spotify came up with that number?

I know that with uBlock origin you can listen to Spotify ad-free on open.spotify.com . I wonder whether that list by vincentkenny01also works for the Spotify desktop application.

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**Author:** ![0110](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/0110/32/3203_2.png) [@0110](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/0110)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/5 "2018-03-31T17:02:04Z")

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I just copied the link and pasted it under the settings, blocklist, at the bottom and save and update. Works for me and have had no ads so far.

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**Author:** ![pelangi](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b19c9b/32.png) [@pelangi](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/pelangi)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/6 "2018-05-07T01:27:17Z")

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What is the difference between adding this list on the blacklist and host a text file somewhere and add it to the block list?

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/7 "2018-05-08T21:55:55Z")

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The blacklist is meant for manual blocking. For stuff like this, you should use a block list.

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**Author:** ![pelangi](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b19c9b/32.png) [@pelangi](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/pelangi)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/8 "2018-05-09T05:03:55Z")

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Excellent. Thanks @Mcat12

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**Author:** ![doctorwho69](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/doctorwho69/32/5236_2.png) [@doctorwho69](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/doctorwho69)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/9 "2018-10-15T05:19:06Z")

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Use this block list you will have Spotify Free as Premium goodbye advertising

[spoiler] [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CHEF-KOCH/CKs-FilterList/master/Corporations/Spotify%20Ad-Free/CK's-Spotify-FilterList.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CHEF-KOCH/CKs-FilterList/master/Corporations/Spotify%20Ad-Free/CK's-Spotify-FilterList.txt)  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CHEF-KOCH/CKs-FilterList/master/HOSTS/CK's-Spotify-HOSTS-FilterList.txt[/spoiler]](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CHEF-KOCH/CKs-FilterList/master/HOSTS/CK's-Spotify-HOSTS-FilterList.txt%5B/spoiler%5D)

 ![maxresdefault](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/2X/5/52d7811c02fd5cd8431005340e17dffae64dc721.jpeg)

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Another option

# Spotihosts

[GitHub](https://github.com/ruvelro/Spotihosts)

Scripts for add to your hosts-file the neccesary lines to block Spotify ads (web and desktop app).

The scripts must be opened ad admin/root to be able to edit hosts files (Windows and Linux)

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**Author:** ![0110](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/0110/32/3203_2.png) [@0110](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/0110)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/10 "2019-02-08T15:19:35Z")

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for spotify - [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vincentkenny01/spotblock/master/spotify](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vincentkenny01/spotblock/master/spotify)

for samsung tv and other lists [GitHub - vincentkenny01/spotblock: Pihole files for adblocking on Spotify, ondemand UK tv, samsung smart tv.](https://github.com/vincentkenny01/spotblock)

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**Author:** ![dosch](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dosch/32/784_2.png) [@dosch](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/dosch)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/11 "2019-07-31T17:39:51Z")

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> [@0110](#):
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> for spotify - [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vincentkenny01/spotblock/master/spotify](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vincentkenny01/spotblock/master/spotify)

Does everyone have that music stops after a while or that songs only play first 7 seconds?

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**Author:** ![0110](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/0110/32/3203_2.png) [@0110](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/0110)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/12 "2019-07-31T17:52:13Z")

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On desktop or app? I sometimes have issue with desktop version where after playing a number of songs the desktop version stops at trying to play ad and I have to close and open again but don't get this issue often on phone app.

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**Author:** ![dosch](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dosch/32/784_2.png) [@dosch](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/dosch)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/13 "2019-07-31T18:05:59Z")

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sorry, yeah, I mean on Desktop

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**Author:** ![aar6on67](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@aar6on67](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/aar6on67)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/14 "2019-08-14T13:56:26Z")

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> [@dosch](#):
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> Does everyone have that music stops after a while or that songs only play first 7 seconds?

I had this issue when spclient.wg.spotify.com was blocked in my hosts file. This is in this block list. Remove it and see if it helps. Don't know if ads leak through yet as I just found this solution myself.

This is a new problem. I had that one url in my hosts file for years and it blocked all of the ads in spotify. Now the desktop app completely breaks when blocking that url.

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**Author:** ![Sukre](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/sukre/32/9445_2.png) [@Sukre](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Sukre)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/15 "2019-08-25T14:54:41Z")

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Even shit that domain on the whitelist, spotify either wont load or cut the song after a few seconds. Anything else i can do?

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**Author:** ![0110](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/0110/32/3203_2.png) [@0110](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/0110)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/16 "2019-11-07T15:32:17Z")

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here is the link to the list and video on how to add to pihole.

[![](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/3/7/37ac556cf6f839b0a23f234a397049ab47d4fb3c.jpeg "Block EVERY Spotify Online Ad with THIS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIeSyIV5mvA)

anyone looking for how to block channel4od, itv and channel 5 ads, use this video  
[https://youtu.be/VKLzlzy0fdE](https://youtu.be/VKLzlzy0fdE)

anyone looking to block samsung tv adverts, the little adverts that come on your home bar, use this video to block these adverts.  
[https://youtu.be/KwiMigU5ScU](https://youtu.be/KwiMigU5ScU)

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**Author:** ![yubiuser](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/yubiuser/32/12100_2.png) [@yubiuser](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/yubiuser)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/18 "2020-02-27T08:30:27Z")

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Thanks for providing the Spotify list.  
I just noticed that it contains the invalid line

```auto
heads*-ak.spotify.com.edgesuite.net 

```

Could you please remove it. Thank

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**Author:** ![0110](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/0110/32/3203_2.png) [@0110](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/0110)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/19 "2020-02-27T09:54:58Z")

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Done.

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**Author:** ![abominab](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/abominab/32/13305_2.png) [@abominab](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/abominab)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/20 "2020-03-07T23:25:29Z")

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If I add that list, anything in the spotify.com domain name won't even resolve. I had added `spclient.wg.spotify.com` to my whitelist and that doesn't change anything. Am I missing any other steps?

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**Author:** ![DanSchaper](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/danschaper/32/91_2.png) [@DanSchaper](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DanSchaper)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/spotify-ad-block-list/8330/21 "2020-03-08T01:16:51Z")

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Report your issues with the list creator. [GitHub · Where software is built](https://github.com/vincentkenny01/spotblock/issues)

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