Morgan Wallen’s Racial Slur Reignites Spotify’s Playlist-Ban Controversy, Started With R. Kelly

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs part of a long presentation called “Stream On,” Spotify announced that it will be introducing a hi-fi option later this year, among other benefits for fans and creators.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTwo of Latin music’s biggest young stars, Bad Bunny and Rosalia, teamed up for a steamy duet on their song “La Noche de Anoche,” on “Saturday Night Live” on Feb 20.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Mechanical Licensing Collective announced Tuesday that it has received a total of $424,384,787 in accrued historical unmatched royalties from Spotify, Apple Music and other digital service providers, along with corresponding data reports that identify the usage related to these royalties. In other words, some songwriters and publishers will be receiving a windfall once the MLC reviews and analyzes the data to pay the copyright holders — the MLC anticipates

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSpotify announced Tuesday that Mona Sutphen will join its board of directors in April, subject to shareholder approval.Sutphen is a private equity advisor and a co-founder/advisor for several technology start-ups, and was a senior White House official during the Obama Administration. She is currently a Senior Advisor at The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm, and is a venture advisor and co-founder of several technology start-ups.

Morgan Wallen has secured the No.1 album for America for the fifth week running, despite the emergence of a recent video which sees him using a racial slur.The country star has faced strong consequences since the clip surfaced, with his label Big Loud dropping him and radio stations removing his music from their playlists.Despite this, he has maintained a strong chart position – with album and song sales surging at the same time that his radio play and playlist inclusions continue to fall.As

Morgan Wallen remains at No. 1.

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Morgan Wallen is speaking out for the first time to address the controversial video shared last week showing the singer using a racial slur. On Wednesday, the country singer admitted that his statement was "long overdue" and he was taking the time to collect his thoughts, "seek some real guidance" and hoped to come to everyone with a "complete thought" before saying anything.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLike most art forms, recent music history is filled with artists whose music lots of people just don’t get — whether it’s the Grateful Dead or Tyler, the Creator, whether it’s Insane Clown Posse or Dave Matthews.Well, today Spotify is launching a podcast on that very subject: the awesomely titled “Bandsplain.” The Spotify Original show is hosted by Yasi Salek, who talks to music experts and journalists about cult bands and iconic artists and attempts to get to the

Morgan Wallen has shared a video today addressing his recent use of a racial slur that was caught on video earlier this month, leading to the country artist’s suspension from his record label and his music being dropped from radio and streaming playlists.The five-minute video, which Wallen shared on social media as an “update from me”, starts with him saying that he wanted to “collect [his] thoughts and seek some real guidance” before addressing the incident.“I was made aware of the video being

Country singer Morgan Wallen has asked his fans not to defend him because he “was wrong” and now takes “ownership” of problems caused by a racial slur recorded by a neighbor.

Morgan Wallen is speaking out amid his racial slur controversy.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorR. Kelly’s New York jury trial has been delayed for a fourth time due to COVID-19 concerns, according to the Chicago Tribune.The singer had been scheduled to go on trial April 7 on racketeering charges — which allege he ran a criminal enterprise designed to recruit women for sexual misconduct — but at a status hearing Tuesday, U.S.

Despite the recent controversy that saw the country singer criticized for using a racial slur, sales of Morgan Wallen's latest album have increased. Less than a week after the country singer apologized for a video that shows him using a racial slur outside of his home, Billboard reports that his second album "Dangerous: The Double Album" has retained its top spot on the album charts.

Diplo is still playing Morgan Wallen‘s music amid fallout over the country singer’s use of the N-word.

Morgan Wallen is still on top of the charts, despite controversy.

Morgan Wallen has seen a surge of album sales after a video of him saying a racial slur spread online earlier this week.The country star has faced strong consequences since the clip surfaced, with his label Big Loud dropping him and radio stations removing his music from their playlists.Despite this, sales in his albums increased in the 24 hours after the video initially emerged.

Morgan Wallen has been dropped by WME, the agency has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. The removal of Wallen as a client on Thursday comes in the wake of the country singer facing consequences after a video circulated online showing Wallen using a racial slur.