XXXTentacion is not rocking with Spotifyâs decision to remove his music from its playlists.
A member of XXXTentacionâs team reached out to Joe Coscarelli of the New York Times on behalf of the â?â artist, saying, “I donât have a comment, just a question. Will Spotify remove all [these] artists from playlists?”
The list provided included the likes of Gene Simmons from KISS, David Bowie, James Brown, Seal, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys, Real Estate, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, 6ix9ine, Nelly, Miguel, Fabolous and Dr. Dre, among others, with various allegations of sexual or domestic assault attached to each name.
The streaming service decided to remove the â17â rapperâs music from its editorial or algorithmic playslist as part of its new hate content and hateful conduct policy.
XXXTentacionâs held a hot spot on Spotifyâs flagship RapCaviar playlist â which has 9.5 million followers â at No. 8.
Spotify addressed their decision in a statement.
âWe donât censor content because of an artistâs or creatorâs behavior, but we want our editorial decisions — what we choose to program — to reflect our values,â the company said. âWhen an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator.â
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