Spotify CEO Shares Whether Platform Will Remove Ye’s Music Amid Antisemitic Comments

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek spoke out on the issue of removing Ye’s music from the platform following the rapper’s controversial comments.

Ek told Reuters, Ye, formerly known as 🎤Kanye West, did not violate the company’s anti-hate policies.

However, Ek called Ye’s recent antisemitic comments “just awful.”

According to the company’s leader, if the comments were made on a podcast or recording, those would have been removed.

“It’s really just his music, and his music doesn’t violate our policy,” Ek said.

He added, “It’s up to his label, if they want to take action or not.”

Reuters noted Universal Music’s Def Jam label, which has ownership over the copyright to West’s recordings from 2002 through 2016, issued a statement on his remarks.

“There is no place for antisemitism in our society,” the label said.

Ek’s comments come just one day after Adidas ended its partnership with Ye.

Additionally, just hours later, Gap and Foot Locker announced they would immediately remove the rapper’s products from their stores.

“Foot Locker, Inc. does not tolerate any form of antisemitism, or hateful and discriminatory behavior. While we remain a partner with adidas and carry a wide assortment of their collections – we will not be supporting any future Yeezy product drops,” a Foot Locker spokesperson said, as