It also banned and then reinstated XXXTentacion, who is awaiting trial for charges of domestic abuse and witness harassment, to which he has pleaded not guilty. The company removed R Kelly from its playlists earlier this month in the wake of allegations that he had run sex cults involving young women. Spotify's chief executive Daniel Ek has said he regretted the way his company banned musicians R Kelly and XXXTentacion without really explaining why. He said it was difficult to act as the "moral police" for art.Ek didn't say if R Kelly would be reinstated but explained the ban came from new policies around hate speech and hateful conduct.R Kelly and XXXTentacion were booted from Spotify's playlists earlier this month, but XXXTentacion was reinstated while he awaits trial for charges of domestic abuse.Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said the way the firm banned musicians R Kelly and XXXTentacion from its playlists was badly handled.We’ll have to see if other artists such as XXXTentacion receive a resolution to return popular platform, but until then Spotify is reviewing everything on a “case by case” basis, making sure artists and their behavior match their editorial guidelines.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. While the company has stated it is working with rights advocacy groups, the final decision for music removal could be based on bias. This action by Spotify has stirs up even more controversy as hate conduct/speech can be interpreted in many ways and this rule could unfairly affect many artists. Kelly playlist/promotion ban also includes XXXTentacion, who was on Rap Caviar yesterday but not today (case-by-case basis, they say) /yuUpoeprPXĪ response from XXXTentacion’s team on Spotify’s decision to remove him from playlists /ivtEDJ2yGS
Many of the names listed have never been convicted or accused of the crimes they have been associated with. The new policy is facing more and more scrutiny as time passes with XXXTentatcion’s representative giving the name of 19 artists (and their supposed crime) whose music has not ben tampered with on Spotify.
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