Spotify has yanked Wallen, who was seen as a potential global superstar, from at least 14 playlists, according to music data analytics firm Chartmetric. Those include the Hot Country playlist, which has 6.239 million followers, and the Pop Rising playlist with 2.04 million. Wallen had two songs on Hot Country “Still Going Down,” which had been on for 54 days, and “Somebody’s Problem,” which had been on for 75 days and the playlist was his top source of discovery on Spotify, according to his artist page.
Apple Music has also removed Wallen from at least 21 playlists, including Today’s Country and A-List Pop, according to data provided by Chartmetric. Many of these such as Back Porch Country and Little Bit Country were playing not just the hits, but deep cuts from