Spotify’s Joe Rogan Used ‘N-Word’ 24 Times In Videos, Leading India Arie To Pull Music

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Grammy-winning singer-songwrtier India Arie has posted clips today to Instagram showing Spotify host Joe Rogan using the N-word, a situation which she claimed led her to withdraw her music from the streamer.The resurfaced clips, which were posted on YouTube at one time, were used to explain Arie’s decision.

She also called on followers to “delete Spotify,” and used the hashtag.“Hey, ya’ll,” the 46-year-old singer says in the first of a series of stories posted to her Instagram highlights account. “I’m going to leave a short message here about why I decided to ask my music be pulled off Spotify.”She followed that up with clips of Rogan using the racial slur, which Rogan used 24 times in the 23 clips.

The slurs predates his $100 million deal with Spotify in 2020.“He shouldn’t even be uttering the word,” Arie said. “Don’t even say it, under any context.

Don’t say it. That’s where I stand. I have always stood there.”“Just take me off. That’s where I’m at.”New and returning series on broadcast, cable and streamingSeries that made it or didn’t make it in 2020-21Broadcast networks’ fall lineups and schedules