Spotify Pulls Ad Referring to Justin Bieber as a "Latin King"

Spotify Pulls Ad Referring to Justin Bieber as a “Latin King”

Spotify has chosen to pull the plug on a new Bieber-centric advertisement that referred to the singer as a “Latin King”. The mishap was seen on Instagram, with a caption reading “Justin Bieber, Now Latin King.”

“We made a creative decision to feature Justin Bieber in our ad because we wanted to celebrate [Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s] ‘Despacito’ as a key cultural moment when music genres cross over,” the music company said in a statement. “We realized that this could be seen as culturally insensitive so we have pulled those ads.” (Billboard)

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