PewDiePie responds to artists criticizing him over his Spotify playlist YouTube: PewDiePie \/ Spotify[jwplayer IX7jLp7f]YouTube king Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg responded to musical artists that \u201cdisavowed\u201d him after his Spotify Playlist leaked online. The Swedish star explained how the controversy surrounding the situation was \u201cconfusing.\u201d On August 5, PewDiePie was trending on Twitter after users discovered his Spotify playlist and leaked it on social media. While many praised him for having good taste, some of the artists were upset that he was a fan of their work. Addressing the backlash, the 30-year-old responded to the the musicians that disavowed him during his latest upload. The content creator explained why he doesn\u2019t think the creators should be upset, while calling the whole backlash baffling. PewDiePie responds to artists upset over Spotify playlist The YouTuber opened up his latest upload by joking that he had been \u201ccancelled\u201d again, before explaining to viewers that his leaked Spotify playlist had trended on social media. He told viewers that a few artists he was listening to were upset that he was fan. \u201cSome of the artists in my history, they took it upon themselves to disavow PewDiePie for listening to your music,\u201d he said, before issuing a joke apology. \u201cI am so sorry. I didn\u2019t know. Jeez. Boy, do I feel stupid for listening to music online!\u201d Breaking into laughter, he yelled \u201cI feel like such an idiot!\u201d The entertainer told viewers that he found the situation confusing, because he was not promoting them publicly. \u201cI can understand maybe if I publicly announced like \u201cYeah! Y\u2019all should check out this artist!\u201d and maybe they don\u2019t like it. MAYBE.\u201d He then jokingly addressed the musicians, and exclaimed, \u201cBut you literally went through what I listen to and then went \u201cI don\u2019t want you to listen to me!\u201d Jeez, you sound like a baby a*s b**ch!\u201d before confessing that he only listened to the artists a few times in the past on a mix playlist, and didn\u2019t even know who they were. (Topic starts at 04:44) PewDiePie was referring to musical artists such as Gupi who tweeted \u201cJust woke up, found out pewdiepie listens to me and others, pewdiepie please don\u2019t listen to my music. Ok back to bed.\u201d Despite some of the artists being upset, the YouTuber explained that he would still listen to a musician that doesn\u2019t like him. The star gave the example that if Radiohead came out and stated that they hated him, it would not effect the way he feels about their music which he stated was \u201cmeaningful\u201d to him. The online entertainer also revealed that he understands if some people on social media dislike him if all they ever hear about are negative things, and stated that sometimes he feels people hate the \u201cidea of PewDiePie.\u201d With over 106 million subscribers, the Swede continues to be one of the biggest personalities in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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