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Some have praised the effort, while others have accused Spotify of censorship and going down a slippery slope.
But what is the ban really all about and how will it affect you?
Spotify is the first of the companies named to respond to the letter with a form of action.
Does this mean I cant access their music on Spotify?No.
Will XXX still show up as a recommended artist?
Will you still get R. Kelly on artist, album, and song radio stations?
What about their This Is: artist pages?
Could this actually hurt R. Kelly and XXXTentacions revenue?Its hard to say.
His reputation, however, will suffer the bigger blow.
(Prior to the ban, Spotify even worked with XXX on editorial coverage.)
His latest album became thefirst of the SoundCloud rap generation to go No.
If XXX wins his trial, will Spotify reinstate his music on playlists?
Its a guessing game.
What are the criteria going forward: allegations or convictions?That is currently unclear.
Right now, the two artists affected by the ban have not been convicted of a crime.
XXXTentacion isaccused of physically assaulting his then-pregnant girlfriendand is awaiting trial on those charges.
Spotify is wrong for what there doing to artist like R Kelly and xxxtentacion.
There not even convicted of any thing.
Is there a precedent for this?Sort of.
The only difference is, theyre not going to advertise that the music is there.
