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Spotify Removes R. Kelly Music From Its Playlists As Part of New Hate Content & Hateful Conduct Policy
Beginning today (May 10), Spotify users will no longer be able to find R. Kelly's music on any of the streaming service's editorial or algorithmic playlists. Under the terms of a new public hate content and hateful conduct policy Spotify is putting into effect, the company will no longer promote the R&B singer's music in any way, removing his songs from flagship playlists like RapCaviar, Discover Weekly or New Music Friday, for example, as well as its other genre- or mood-based playlists.
"We are removing R. Kelly?s music from all Spotify owned and operated playlists and algorithmic recommendations such as Discover Weekly," Spotify told Billboard in a statement. "His music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will not actively promote it. We don?t censor content because of an artist?s or creator?s behavior, but we want our editorial decisions -- what we choose to program -- to reflect our values. When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator."
Over the past several years, Kelly has been accused by multiple women of sexual violence, coercion and running a "sex cult," including two additional women who came forward to Buzzfeed this week. Though he has never been convicted of a crime, he has come under increasing scrutiny over the past several weeks, particularly with the launch of the #MuteRKelly movement at the end of April. Kelly has vociferously defended himself, saying those accusing him are an ?attempt to distort my character and to destroy my legacy." And while RCA Records has thus far not dropped Kelly from his recording contract, Spotify has distanced itself from promoting his music.
"When we look at promotion, we look at issues around hateful conduct, where you have an artist or another creator who has done something off-platform that is so particularly out of line with our values, egregious, in a way that it becomes something that we don't want to associate ourselves with," Jonathan Prince, Spotify's vp/head of content and marketplace policy, tells Billboard. "So we've decided that in some circumstances, we may choose to not work with that artist or their content in the same way -- to not program it, to not playlist it, to not do artist marketing campaigns with that artist."
Kelly is the only artist that Spotify specifically acknowledged would fall under this new public policy, though others may also be affected.
The hateful conduct provision is one part of the new policy, which also includes a provision for hate content. The company is making a point to acknowledge there are different cultural standards as to what could be considered offensive in different regions around the globe -- Spotify is available in more than 50 countries worldwide -- but worked together with several advocacy groups to determine its definition of hate content, including The Southern Poverty Law Center, The Anti-Defamation League, Color Of Change, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), GLAAD, Muslim Advocates and the International Network Against Cyber Hate.
"Hate content is content that expressly and principally promotes, advocates, or incites hatred or violence against a group or individual based on characteristics, including, race, religion, gender identity, sex, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability," the policy reads. "When we are alerted to content that violates our policy, we may remove it (in consultation with rights holders) or refrain from promoting or manually programming it on our service."
The company acknowledges that, with more than 35 million tracks on its service, it cannot police everything, and has introduced a three-pronged reporting system for hate content or hateful conduct, including internal monitoring from its teams already in place; consultations with expert partners, such as the advocacy groups it worked with to develop the policy; and user comments and reports. The company also says it has created a monitoring tool called Spotify AudioWatch to help it screen for and flag hate content.
The new guidelines for Spotify arrive not just in the midst of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements -- which helped springboard the #MuteRKelly initiative -- but also as YouTube, another music streaming service with a widely-used free tier and a massive user base, has had to deal with extensive criticism and an advertiser backlash revolving around its users uploading hateful content to its platform. YouTube has announced that it is working on ways to curb hate speech and content, and revealed a new filter to screen for "hate" videos and flag them for takedown, and to not place advertisements against them.
It's also not the first time Spotify has addressed hate content on its platform; Prince acknowledges that the company has had internal policies to address such content for years, and last August the company announced it had removed an array of white supremacist content from its catalog.
"We are pleased to be in partnership with Spotify, in identifying and setting standards to ensure content on their platform continues to allow for artistic and creative freedom and expression, while ensuring the most inclusive and just world we can live in," said Rashid Shabazz, chief marketing and storytelling officer at Color of Change, which worked with Spotify on its policy, in a statement to Billboard. "Spotify is a trendsetter, and we are encouraged and hopeful that the new policy will encourage others in the digital music industry to follow their example, and look to address content on their platforms that may foster hate, discrimination and bias."
"I think that, frankly, all of us have become increasingly aware of the responsibility that we have when we make recommendations about content, and particularly when we're doing that in a way that may send signals to our audience about what we believe and what we value," Prince tells Billboard. "So we thought it was really past time for us to take a really over-arching look at that. These are really complicated issues and this is our first iteration of a really comprehensive policy. We're going to continue to try to evolve our approach to these things."
This man is done :dead:
omg :dead: :dead: :dead: :dead:
:kii:
Damn, Iman.
Time?s up, huh?
Quote"His music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will not actively promote it. We don?t censor content because of an artist?s or creator?s behavior, but we want our editorial decisions -- what we choose to program -- to reflect our values. When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator."
not good enough!
Is this because of the sex cult mess ?
s
Wasn't everyone over the age of 18 this time?
Quote from: Baph Savali. on May 10, 2018, 10:18:30 AM
Is this because of the sex cult mess ?
Yh that and other 4.7 million accusations hun'
Vvrdsdghtrrr :everythingok:
damn
Woo
:blessed:
Kii
Throw the book at this NIGGER
Quote from: Guilty on May 10, 2018, 10:18:00 AM
Quote"His music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will not actively promote it. We don?t censor content because of an artist?s or creator?s behavior, but we want our editorial decisions -- what we choose to program -- to reflect our values. When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator."
not good enough!
Yeah not clapping for this. Do better spotty
Quote from: Nick'Challa on May 10, 2018, 10:51:48 AM
Quote from: Guilty on May 10, 2018, 10:18:00 AM
Quote"His music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will not actively promote it. We don?t censor content because of an artist?s or creator?s behavior, but we want our editorial decisions -- what we choose to program -- to reflect our values. When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator."
not good enough!
Yeah not clapping for this. Do better spotty
Eek
Quote from: BowDown on May 10, 2018, 10:53:11 AM
Quote from: Nick'Challa on May 10, 2018, 10:51:48 AM
Quote from: Guilty on May 10, 2018, 10:18:00 AM
Quote"His music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will not actively promote it. We don?t censor content because of an artist?s or creator?s behavior, but we want our editorial decisions -- what we choose to program -- to reflect our values. When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator."
not good enough!
Yeah not clapping for this. Do better spotty
Did they even promote his shit before? :uhh:
damns this is craz'
It is a nice start
At least people wont have Step in the name of cult playing at their weddings anymore in a R&B love songs playlist
I hope RCA and Live Nation/Ticketmaster will finally ban him.
Quote from: Annie on May 10, 2018, 01:19:50 PM
It is a nice start
At least people wont have Step in the name of cult playing at their weddings anymore in a R&B love songs playlist
I hope RCA and Live Nation/Ticketmaster will finally ban him.
:blessed:
They removed XXXtentacion's music too.
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 01:24:13 PM
They removed XXXtentacion's music too.
:omgwatshappening:
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 01:24:13 PM
They removed XXXtentacion's music too.
good.
:letsmessfag: he was kinda promoting extreme violence, rape, torture and suicide.
Quote from: Baph Savali. on May 10, 2018, 01:53:48 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 01:24:13 PM
They removed XXXtentacion's music too.
good.
:letsmessfag: he was kinda promoting extreme violence, rape, torture and suicide.
Something about the way you wrote this has me leaned the fuck over! :plzstop:
Is it a TV-MA rating before a movie?
AS if he?s some kind of streaming monster.
Robert is getting what?s coming to him and it?s long overdue.
But can we treat the white gorls the same? That actor dude that beat madonnna, raped her and held her hostage was never crucified. He went on to enjoy his career and win awards.
Not here for the racially motivated moral compass
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 10:17:58 AM
:kii:
Damn, Iman.
Time?s up, huh?
dd
QuoteHis music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will not actively promote it. We don?t censor content because of an artist?s or creator?s behavior"
but LOL!
Quote from: BowDown on May 10, 2018, 10:56:23 AM
Did they even promote his shit before? :uhh:
NO :omf:
this is all an attempt to not lose streams, I guess
I'm more of a Apple girl anyway tbqfh
Quote from: GL#CK on May 10, 2018, 10:37:14 AM
Kii
Throw the book at this NIGGER
Hypocritical FAGGOT!
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:07:55 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 10:17:58 AM
:kii:
Damn, Iman.
Time?s up, huh?
dd
QuoteHis music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will not actively promote it. We don?t censor content because of an artist?s or creator?s behavior"
but LOL!
JDJFJFDNFNDNFjjjjjjjFNFNjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
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;
KI.
Let's keep this same energy when they remove Fist Brown from those tired playlists. Abusive self.
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:15:26 PM
Let's keep this same energy when they remove Fist Brown from those tired playlists. Abusive self.
BAY-BEE, that ship has sailed. They could remove him from this PLANET and lay his 90 pound ass in a casket TOMORROW and I wouldn't blink an eye.
Just know, that..... TIME'S UP! LOL!
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:18:18 PM
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:15:26 PM
Let's keep this same energy when they remove Fist Brown from those tired playlists. Abusive self.
BAY-BEE, that ship has sailed.
Indeed lolz
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:20:01 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:18:18 PM
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:15:26 PM
Let's keep this same energy when they remove Fist Brown from those tired playlists. Abusive self.
BAY-BEE, that ship has sailed.
Indeed lolz
Love the sig, hon! Shoutout to my FAVE!
Available now on all Spotify playlists.
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:21:29 PM
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:20:01 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:18:18 PM
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:15:26 PM
Let's keep this same energy when they remove Fist Brown from those tired playlists. Abusive self.
BAY-BEE, that ship has sailed.
Indeed lolz
Love the sig, hon! Shoutout to my FAVE!
Available now on all Spotify playlists.
n
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:15:26 PM
Let's keep this same energy when they remove Fist Brown from those tired playlists. Abusive self.
Here for that too tbh Is there a petition I can sign
(https://exclaim.ca/images/rkellytimesuppic.jpg)
Ki.
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:27:01 PM
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Ki.
FUCK! This gorgeous KING. Ack-a!
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:34:43 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:27:01 PM
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Ki.
FUCK! This gorgeous KING. Ack-a!
You're about 40 years to old sis
Quote from: Nick'Challa on May 10, 2018, 02:35:41 PM
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:34:43 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:27:01 PM
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Ki.
FUCK! This gorgeous KING. Ack-a!
You're about 40 years to old sis
:kii:
Iman, you know I love you but JDJFJDFNDFNjjjnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n
Not your sis.
Quote from: YAH. on May 10, 2018, 02:38:10 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:27:01 PM
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Ki.
Damn he looks good here
Play and pee in this booty King
Faggot, who's side are you on? WTF!
Iman didn't even give you your reading.
Bet.
Quote from: YAH. on May 10, 2018, 02:38:10 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 02:27:01 PM
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Ki.
Damn he looks good here
Play and pee in this booty King
Que DLSFKJNCVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX :kii: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
Quote from: YAH. on May 10, 2018, 02:42:25 PM
BBHHHJJHhzjsnjj
:guys:
JDJFJFDNNNjjjjjjfjjJJJJJFJjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
I really did get mine, though. And it was kinda on point!
Initially, I thought she might have been a Ms. Cleo mess. But sis plays with potions A BIT!
Dear @Spotify, I hope your new hateful conduct policy will have the same energy to ban white artist like Elvis, John Lennon, Izzy Pop, Ozzy Osborne, Steven Tyler , etc. as you have for R.Kelly and XXXtentacion.
https://twitter.com/AshaMone/status/994610919073169409
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Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:51:52 PM
Dear @Spotify, I hope your new hateful conduct policy will have the same energy to ban white artist like Elvis, John Lennon, Izzy Pop, Ozzy Osborne, Steven Tyler , etc. as you have for R.Kelly and XXXtentacion.
https://twitter.com/AshaMone/status/994610919073169409
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:kii:
Who is Izzy Pop
Quote from: Sl?i?s Faxxx Machine on May 10, 2018, 01:59:56 PM
That actor dude that beat madonnna, raped her and held her hostage
Does this King have a name?
:ohwow:
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 02:51:52 PM
Dear @Spotify, I hope your new hateful conduct policy will have the same energy to ban white artist like Elvis, John Lennon, Izzy Pop, Ozzy Osborne, Steven Tyler , etc. as you have for R.Kelly and XXXtentacion.
https://twitter.com/AshaMone/status/994610919073169409
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Damn you still defending him Iman? You're a true fan :kii:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIMHUZpdfms
These poor victims
smh
Break this old perv the fuck down
Elvis was also a pervert (I mean he kissed little girls), however he is already dead. R Kelly is still making money and paying lawyers..there was a vid about this. Victims have to pay a lot of money if they want to sue him. It is almost impossible to keep up with him.
Quote from: Annie on May 10, 2018, 05:24:10 PM
Elvis was also a pervert (I mean he kissed little girls), however he is already dead. R Kelly is still making money and paying lawyers..there was a vid about this. Victims have to pay a lot of money if they want to sue him. It is almost impossible to keep up with him.
I never knew that about Elvis ... it was in a sexual way ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WdtXAqYBc4
Quote from: Nick'Challa on May 10, 2018, 05:26:00 PM
Quote from: Annie on May 10, 2018, 05:24:10 PM
Elvis was also a pervert (I mean he kissed little girls), however he is already dead. R Kelly is still making money and paying lawyers..there was a vid about this. Victims have to pay a lot of money if they want to sue him. It is almost impossible to keep up with him.
I never knew that about Elvis ... it was in a sexual way ?
Of course it's swept under the rug when a white "legend" does stuff like that. pisses me off.
Quote from: Nick'Challa on May 10, 2018, 05:26:00 PM
Quote from: Annie on May 10, 2018, 05:24:10 PM
Elvis was also a pervert (I mean he kissed little girls), however he is already dead. R Kelly is still making money and paying lawyers..there was a vid about this. Victims have to pay a lot of money if they want to sue him. It is almost impossible to keep up with him.
I never knew that about Elvis ... it was in a sexual way ?
(https://www.elvispresleyphotos.com/images/50s/1957-march-st-louis-elvis-with-fans.jpg)
He kissed his fans, some of them really young
I don?t know if he did anything backstage tho
(http://www.elvis-tkc.com/forums/uploads/1251232184/gallery_21960_20_45769.jpg)
This reminds me of that Nelly video, just awkward
They need to remove Michaels mess if we're being honest.
Quote from: Annie on May 10, 2018, 05:24:10 PM
It is almost impossible to keep up with him.
:feelinmyself:
Quote from: Annie on May 10, 2018, 05:34:03 PM
Quote from: Nick'Challa on May 10, 2018, 05:26:00 PM
Quote from: Annie on May 10, 2018, 05:24:10 PM
Elvis was also a pervert (I mean he kissed little girls), however he is already dead. R Kelly is still making money and paying lawyers..there was a vid about this. Victims have to pay a lot of money if they want to sue him. It is almost impossible to keep up with him.
I never knew that about Elvis ... it was in a sexual way ?
(https://www.elvispresleyphotos.com/images/50s/1957-march-st-louis-elvis-with-fans.jpg)
He kissed his fans, some of them really young
I don?t know if he did anything backstage tho
##
what in the actual fuck
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 05:41:11 PM
Quote from: Annie on May 10, 2018, 05:24:10 PM
It is almost impossible to keep up with him.
:feelinmyself:
But no worries every day big news sources keep sharing the story
:usuresis:
I think he is paying TMZ
Why Is TMZ in Bed With R. Kelly?
https://www.spin.com/2018/05/r-kelly-tmz-relationship-stories/
and I'm sure people are paying publications like Spin to run negative stories about him
a Tit for TAT tea, if you will
Next caseeeeeeeee *Khia voice*
Well Bert wrote so many smash hits I?m sure his compositions and productions are still perched, so the money is still pouring in.
:blessed:
How would y'all feel if your sis was in Kelly's cult
Quote from: Baph Savali. on May 10, 2018, 01:53:48 PM
Quote from: XXX. on May 10, 2018, 01:24:13 PM
They removed XXXtentacion's music too.
good.
:letsmessfag: he was kinda promoting extreme violence, rape, torture and suicide.
Are Eminem's first two albums getting the boot too?
Cuz...
:dead:
Quote from: Poseidon on May 10, 2018, 06:44:15 PM
Well Bert wrote so many smash hits I?m sure his compositions and productions are still perched, so the money is still pouring in.
:blessed:
I was just thinking this :kii: All those songs he wrote :kii:
50 is a dummy but
!!!
https://instagram.com/p/BinLOiqFfPU/
Yeah is Spotify just targeting the black pervs?
Cause I can cancel this subscription mess out
:uhh:
Quote from: Young on May 10, 2018, 07:00:08 PM
50 is a dummy but
!!!
https://instagram.com/p/BinLOiqFfPU/
XXXtentacion typed up a whole list of rappers and singers accused of crimes :kii:
Spotify messed up with this
Quote from: Baph Savali. on May 10, 2018, 05:39:55 PM
They need to remove Michaels mess if we're being honest.
And Dr. Dre, and James Brown, and Miles Davis and Big Pun etc;
This is clearly just a response to cancel culture and Spotify trying to look like it's taking some sort of stand.
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Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 07:05:35 PM
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they better chill. Some of these were only allegations.
R Kelly is letting my Beats Br Dre headphones have it this week. His 90?s albums >>>>>>
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 07:05:35 PM
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Oop
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 07:05:35 PM
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the Michael part has me trembling
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 07:05:35 PM
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Name names then!!
Some are alleged but Robert should def be removed. It was proven that he fucked those little girls.
Take Michael OWT X? !
King is innocent
There?s a difference in Molest?s case than most of these
How many ppl are continuously coming forward with allegations against him?
His is turning into a Bill Cosby/ Harv Weinstein situation
most of the ppl on that list have maybe 1 or 2 cases that have been dismissed
Like Trey, and Nelly, and King Mike
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_CuTEUanpc0
I?m done with Chante, pray for R Kelly? Please..these women are doing the same thing as Wendy did. They are shaming the victims.
Quote from: BrandySavedMyLife on May 10, 2018, 07:08:19 PM
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 07:05:35 PM
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they better chill. Some of these were only allegations.
Kellz is alleged too. He hasn't been convicted of any crimes and he doesn't have any pending criminal charges.
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
not Miguel :guys:
what did queens do
Quote from: BowDown on May 10, 2018, 07:15:35 PM
Quote from: element on May 10, 2018, 07:05:35 PM
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Name names then!!
Some are alleged but Robert should def be removed. It was proven that he fucked those little girls.
b
Where? :omgwatshappening:
Quote from: AYR on May 10, 2018, 07:30:24 PM
There?s a difference in Molest?s case than most of these
How many ppl are continuously coming forward with allegations against him?
His is turning into a Bill Cosby/ Harv Weinstein situation
most of the ppl on that list have maybe 1 or 2 cases that have been dismissed
Like Trey, and Nelly, and King Mike
b
nigger HOW?
Harv' has like 90 accusers and Bill has over 100 tf. Bert don't got that many!
And Bert accusations are mostly from the parents of one of the girls but she keeps denying their claims and even claiming they're money hungry ;fff
He?s a piece of shit but I don?t think they should remove his music off Spotify.
Quote from: .betterwiseup on May 10, 2018, 07:53:39 PM
He?s a piece of shit but I don?t think they should remove his music off Spotify.
At the end of the day his talent as a musician has nothing to do with how dark he is inside and his music is flawless. But I guess they feel like he is hurting their brand somehow. Who knows.
Spotify can do whatever they want
They know people will cancel their subscription at one point
Especially when celebs like John Legend and Janelle Monae support the movement. I even saw Solange retweet the message. The bigger news sources in the US and in Europe are posting about it daily. It will only grow bigger and bigger