Is your pal always first with the best new music? You can piggyback off their hard work by following them on Spotify. If it says '1 More Release', that could well be the explicit version. Scroll down and select the pull-down menu on the right-hand side.

Spotify can help you track down the original. If you think a lyric sounds unlike the witty line you remember, chances are an expletive was swapped out in favour of a less explicit word. Find clean and explicit versions of songs Log in, go to 'Account Settings', and select 'Recover Playlists'. Spotify's Account website can help restore playlists that you've deleted. You can then see them in your Spotify library – they'll be under 'Local Files' in the left sidebar. Go to Spotify's 'Preferences' on the desktop app, scroll down and click 'Add a Source', then select a folder containing your own music files.

Missing out on those artists that are absent from Spotify? Add them yourself. Add tracks, albums, artists radio stations, podcasts and playlists by hitting the plus/save sign (either next to the song in the desktop app, or by tapping the three dots on mobile), then access your music via 'Your Library'. Adding your favourite tracks to playlists is one way, saving music to your own library is another. There are a couple of ways to build your music library. Take that, overzealous IT department.ĭid you know you can control Spotify using just your keyboard? The Space bar is play/pause, next track is Control-Right (Control-Command-Right on a Mac), back is Control-Left (Control-Command-Left on a Mac), Volume is Control-Up or -Down (Command-Up or -Down on a Mac) and to create a new playlist press Control-N. Head to and you can listen without installing the Spotify desktop app (or relying on your phone). Not allowed to install software on your work computer? No problem.

This searches your own saved tracks rather than the whole of Spotify (which is done via the main 'Search' icon at the bottom). Want to find a track from your own library? On mobile, pull down on the screen when you're in any of the sub-categories (albums, playlists, artists) in the 'Your Library' tab to reveal a search bar at the top, complete with filter options. On iOS? You can also swipe right on a track to add it to your now-playing playlist. It will also show your most recently listened-to artists and public playlists.Ĭue tracks in Spotify by selecting 'add to queue' from the three dots next to the track title. Click on your profile icon in the top left to see who's following you and who you're following.

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