India Arie is calling out Spotify yet again, this time for placing a white woman on the cover art of their Neo-Soul playlist she's featured on.
via AceShowbiz:
"And you wonder why we hate Spotify. I'm on a playlist called I love my Neo soul and this white lady is the picture they put for my song Brown Skin. I have no words," the 47-year-old argued. "Everybody loves black music but they don't care about US as people. Cause THIS RIGHT HERE IS A BLATANT SLAP IN THE FACE. AGAIN."
"I've tried for 2 DECADES thru my music to Help humanity to remember love. To love Black people OUT LOUD. And to just be a force [of] good," the Grammy-winning went on to rage. "I WAS COMPLETELY COMMITED WITH ALL OF MY FORCE. HOW IS THIS ... where we are now?"
India then noted that she doesn't care about those criticizing her. "And before any [one] talks s**t to me. I don't care. If you've never been in this world-your opinions means nothing to me," she stressed.
I 1000% agree with India. My gripe with the music business and the way a lot of their shady asses operate is that they always want our rhythm, but never our blues.
You always want to keep black artists in an R&B box, but always look at white people jumping into a genre that's dominated by black musicians as easier to market in said genre.
The whole thing is rooted in racism and I'm sick of it and their lazy marketing.
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