Rapper Ice Spice has spoken out about Matty Healy's racist comments mocking her ethnicity and appearance on a podcast. Healy has yet to comment on the incident, but Ice Spice has said she wants to be judged on her work, not on the comments of someone else. The incident has sparked a larger conversation about racism in the music industry and the need for more respect between artists.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver have come together to create a podcast, "Strike Force Five," to discuss the Hollywood strikes. The podcast features conversations about the strikes and aims to raise awareness about the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The podcast is available on Spotify and will feature weekly conversations about the strikes.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have ended their podcasting partnership with Spotify after releasing one episode, "Archetypes". The episode featured their son Archie and celebrity friends, and was intended to "investigate, dissect, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back". It is not yet known what the couple's next move will be, but they are likely to continue pursuing their passion for audio and video production.
Puerto Rican woman Carliz De La Cruz Hernández has filed a lawsuit against reggaeton artist Bad Bunny, claiming that her voice and phrase were used without her permission in two of the artist's songs. She is seeking damages and a court order to stop the artist from using her voice and phrase, as well as proper credit for her contribution. The lawsuit is still pending and the artist has not commented.
Spotify announced that it will lay off 6% of its workforce in order to reduce costs, with CEO Daniel Ek taking full responsibility for the difficult but necessary decision. This follows other tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft cutting jobs in the wake of the pandemic, with the industry having cut roughly 50,000 jobs in January alone. Spotify will provide severance and other benefits to those affected, as part of its effort to remain competitive and provide the best service to its customers.