Spotify Plans to Change XXXTentacion Policy After Outcry
- Streaming service plans to restore XXXTentacion to playlists
- Company had stopped promoting the artist, as well as R. Kelly
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Facing a rebellion among artists and even some of its own employees, Spotify Technology SA will partially walk back a move to punish musicians for their personal misconduct.
The music-streaming giant has told artists, managers and record-label executives that it will eventually restore songs by XXXTentacion to playlists, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company’s top executives are talking to the music industry and civil-rights activists about how and when to adjust its rules in a manner suitable to both sides.