These are serious allegations by any standards. On the face of it, you might conclude that the streaming service is correctly riding the righteous wave of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements – accusations of sexual impropriety with minors against R Kelly are skewering the R&B star's career, while XXXTentacion is awaiting trial for, among other charges, aggravated battery of a pregnant woman. What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.A s Spotify prepares to set up shop in the UAE, it has hit the headlines by banning the music of two American artists, R Kelly and rapper XXXTentacion, from its playlists. Dot surprised fans by tweeting his support for XXXTentacion’s last album 17 by writing, “listen to this album if you feel anything.

Several prominent musicians, including had threatened to boycott Spotify if it didn’t change its new policy regarding “hateful conduct.” Are they censoring the music? That’s dangerous.” Top Dawg Entertainment President, Punch also commented on the situation saying, “Whoa. The “DAMN.” MC reportedly threatened to pull his music, along with those other unnamed executives, if the company maintained its current policy. Soon, Spotify Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek and head of artist relations Troy Carter received calls from representatives of several acts – including Kendrick Lamar who expressed frustration. Well, after receiving backlash from users of the app, multiple artists and employees the company has backtracked their statement somewhat.Īccording to Bloomberg, the music streaming service told music executives that they planned to restore XXX’s content back to playlists, which came after internal rifts and a public outrage in the process. Kelly, who has been accused of raping multiple women and minors, were the affected artists initially announced. XXXTentacion, who was charged for physically abusing a pregnant woman, and R. Earlier this month, Spotify announced a new policy against “ Hate Content & Harmful Conduct,” under which the music streaming service stopped including artists guilty of misconduct in their playlists and other editorial promotions.

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