Getting on to an official playlist on Spotify, a streaming service, can help turn a singer into a superstar. But Spotify has removed XXXTentacion, a rapper, and R. Kelly, an R&B singer, from its playlists after allegations that they abused women—something both artists deny. The move begins a cultural shift for the music industry. Nobody knows quite where it will end
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