Independent
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has revealed the condition under which Kanye West’s music will be removed from the platform in the wake of controversy.
In recent days, the rapper has been dropped by Adidas, Balenciaga andVoguemagazine due to antisemitic comments he made earlier this month. His Madame Tussauds waxwork has also been moved to an archive.
West’s talent agency CAA has also cut ties with him, and film company MCR said it would not distribute a recently completed documentary about the rapper, too. West has refused to apologise for the offence he’s caused.
However, despite calls to remove his music from Spotify, Ek has said that, while West’s comments were “awful”, songs by the artist, who is legally known as Ye, will remain available for subscribers as long as his label permits it…
