Author: Halle Kiefer / Source: Vulture
Earlier today Spotify announced its decision to reverse its creation of a hateful conduct ethics policy, which would remove musicians like R. Kelly and XXXTentation from curated playlists due to the allegations of abuse and assault leveled against them.
The protocol reportedly had some artists, including Kendrick Lamar, threatening to pull their music from the service in protest. “That’s not what Spotify is about,” the streaming platform said in a statement walking back the new rule. “We don’t aim to play judge and jury.” According to Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, head of Top Dawg Entertainment which reps artists like Kendrick, SZA and Schoolboy Q, he personally contacted Spotify’s global head of creative services to let him know that, should the new policy remain in place, artists across the rap and hip-hop industry would pull their music from the platform. According to the label head, the implementation of the policy was not only censorship, but unfairly targeted hip-hop artists.“I reached out…
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