Mr S 8,673 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 R Kelly: Spotify removes singer from playlists http://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44073801 Spoiler Spotify has removed R Kelly from its playlists as part of a new "Hate Content & Hateful Conduct" policy. Users of the streaming service will still be able to find the R&B singer's music, but Spotify will no longer actively promote it. His music will be removed from all Spotify-owned and operated playlists and recommendations. Spotify told Newsbeat: "We want our editorial decisions - what we choose to program - to reflect our values." Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionSpotify CEO Daniel Ek Despite R Kelly's music still being available on the service, Spotify told Newsbeat: "We are removing R Kelly's music from all Spotify-owned and operated playlists and algorithmic recommendations, such as Discover Weekly." Official Spotify playlists are labelled "by Spotify". R Kelly's removal comes under the new "Hate Content & Hateful Conduct" policy, which is designed to "be consistent with our distinct roles in music and media". The company describes hate content as: "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." Spotify tests filter to block swearing in songs Media captionWhy people are calling to #MuteRKelly... again "We don't censor content because of an artist's or creator's behaviour," a representative told Newsbeat. "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." Spotify says it has been working on the global policy for "some months" and has invited its users to report content that it feels violates its hate content policy. Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionR Kelly has denied allegations of sexual assault R Kelly was recently the centre of the #MuteRKelly campaign, which called for the singer to be boycotted after years of sexual assault allegations. The hashtag was coined by Kinyette Tisha Barnes and co-founded by Oronike Odeleye, who organised protests to get the musician's concerts cancelled. A recent BBC Three documentary, R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes, sees filmmaker Ben Zand try to break down the alleged "wall of silence" around historical sexual abuse allegations involving the singer. R Kelly has denied the claims against him. In a statement given to Variety, his management said they would "vigorously resist this attempted public lynching of a black man". #MuteRKelly was backed by the Time's Up movement and supported by Lupita Nyong'o and John Legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr S 8,673 Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Guess we won't be seeing "Do What U Want" on any Spotify playlists.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipthistea 21,099 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Ok Spotify, but include this one instead: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePetitGAGABLover 21,234 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Spotify actually doing something right? Im SHOOK! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Also: They removed XXXTentacion!! Let's try and get them to remove 6ix9ine as well. Down with Teka$hi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaquito 1,186 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 They can delete it all they want. I still believe it’s one of Gaga’s best songs. And yes, with R Kelly on it. The Xtina one is whatever. I’m actually nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Great it's time for gaga to remove him from the song Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LordEnigma 11,313 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 27 minutes ago, LePetitMonstr said: Spotify actually doing something right? Im SHOOK! Will they remove Dr. Luke from their playlists? Someone who actually has a lot of music that people listen to? That’s the real question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenusAsABoy 152 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 54 minutes ago, Alexander Levi said: Will they remove Dr. Luke from their playlists? Someone who actually has a lot of music that people listen to? That’s the real question. The thing is that if they delete drluke songs, that means they are deleting almost of katy perry, christna, miley cyrus etc hit songs😂😂😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwerkinLurkin 4,764 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Wow we were all so mad when we didn't get the dwuw video but now it seems like a good thing that was never released gaga cancled rkelly years ago She's always so ahead of her time Her mind it just amazes me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy 5,305 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 It’s a huge dilemma. I grew up listening to a lot of R Kelly. Knowing all the stuff that he’s done I don’t think I should continue to fund him by streaming him but he is definitely a great artist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickens in Malibu 7,873 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Gaga working with R.Kelly was her worst management decision to date. I believe she was psychologically unstable back in the day, and was probably not fit to make the best decisions (suffering from depression as she revealed herself). What surprised me, is that the garbage management team she has, which says yes to everything, good or bad. No offense, but her manager is constantly sucking up to her just so that he doesn't lose his job, as shown in Five Foot Two. She really needs a management team that provides good counsel to her, a team that won't shy away from disagreement when it's warranted. In some instance she needs advice from other people. And her manager should be doing that. Because right now, I really find her new manager to be incompetent. He's mostly interested in pleasing her, rather than helping her be more successful. And by that, I don't mean that she needs a manager who confronts her or argues with her, but a manager that is genuinely candid when it's needed, and has the ****ing balls to say "gaga this isn't good idea", or "gaga maybe we should pick a different single than this"... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHMLover 1,635 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 4 hours ago, nicolasrumet said: Gaga working with R.Kelly was her worst management decision to date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy scheisse 22,274 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Is this why do what u want isn't in the "This is Lady Gaga" playlist? Or was it never there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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