USA Today Music — Representatives for the streaming service announced Thursday that R. Kelly's music would no longer appear in any of the playlists under Spotify's name, like the popular "New Music Friday" and "Discover Weekly" playlists it generates and pro... more info

NME — Streaming service will no longer "actively promote" controversial star's music R Kelly Spotify has announced that it is removing R Kelly‘s music from its editorial or algorithmic playlists amid sexual misconduct allegations facing …Continue... more info

Sky News — R&B singer R Kelly's music will no longer feature on Spotify's curated playlists under the streaming service's new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. more info

New York Times — The streaming service announced it would no longer promote artists it finds to be out of line with its values. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Spotify has a new Hate Content & Hateful Conduct policy, which states, 'When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful (for example, violence against children and sexual violence), it may affect the ways we work with o... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Kelly's music is no longer available on the streaming service's owned and operated playlists and algorithmic recommendations, Spotify says. more info

Consequence of Sound — Spotify says Kelly's allegations of sexual misconduct violate the company's new "public hate content and hateful conduct policy." more info

Stereogum — 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 puttin... more info

Perez Hilton — Wendy Williams cried on her show for R. Kelly. Seriously! We have A LOT to say about that! Plus, new foolishness from the singer accused of sexual misconduct by countless women! And all of today's hottest topics - including Cardi B., a new cheating s... more info

Perez Hilton — Wendy Williams is known to throw out a hot take or two, but come on! Women are speaking out left and right against R. Kelly, giving their accounts of his sexual abuse of women. In case you haven't heard the many stories, the Ignition singer allegedly... more info