Brittany Luce

You just recently did a story about how there are many artists who are leaving Spotify because they disagree with whether it's their business practices or their politics.

I wonder, what does it say to you that these artists are gaining followings and that a lot of people are, that this like folk protest music is resonating with so many people?

Yeah, it kind of remains to be seen how much this music actually gets people to act, to actually maybe get out in protest.

Isabella, I really appreciate you having this conversation with me.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, no, thank you so much for having me.

I'd love to talk about it anytime.

Thank you.

That was Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, reporter for NPR Music.

You can find her story about these artists on NPR.org.

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