( The Outline has reached out to Spotify to learn which other artists are being banned from promoted playlists. Kelly’s reprehensible behavior and fame predates the rise of streaming music services, XXXtentacion - and other artists like him - owe much of their current success precisely to the popular promoted playlists the Florida rapper has now been barred from. As the first streaming service to take a public stance, Spotify is setting a precedent for an industry that has a history of clinging to abusive yet problematic performers. With so many great artists to choose from in every genre, it seems like a no-brainer for any music service to distance itself from people actively harming others. Both artists have been accused of physically, mentally, and sexually abusing women. Kelly and XXXtentacion from official and promoted playlists - a long overdue, and certainly good decision. Vulture has reached out to Spotify for comment.Today, Spotify announced it’s removing music from R. Troy Carter, head of artists relations, had reportedly planned to quit Spotify over the policy, but will now remain after being informed that the policy will change. According to Bloomberg, industry outrage over the new policy is also internal. Bloomberg says that changes to the policy are “still being hammered out” and no final decisions have been made, but notes that regardless of the outcome, R. The new policy now allows Spotify to stop promoting artists who violate their new hate content and hateful conduct ethics code XXXTentacion has been accused of domestic violence and is awaiting trial.

According to a new Bloomberg report, Spotify is said to be considering reinstating rapper XXXTentacion’s music on its playlists after representatives for artists, including Kendrick Lamar, allegedly called Spotify’s CEO and threatened to pull their music in response to the new policy change. Kelly and XXXTentacion’s music has been banished from Spotify’s playlists for just two weeks, but already the streaming service might be backtracking on the move.

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