Should singers stop swearing?

Some people say curse words in songs are rude, but others don’t mind.

More than 500 million people use Spotify, the world’s most popular music streaming service. By some estimates, about a third of the top songs on Spotify have explicit lyrics and contain swear words. Although explicit songs are usually labeled and can be blocked, the system isn’t foolproof. Some songs avoid getting labeled, while other songs might be clean but the lyrics shown on screen aren’t. Many artists swear in their music and say they’re simply expressing themselves, and many people support that. Others, however, say they should clean up their act. What do you think? Should singers stop swearing in their songs? Yes—artists are role models Singers release radio-friendly versions of their music, and they’re still popular. This shows that songs don’t need swear words to become hits. Swearing is…

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