Radio Stations Pull Arcade Fire from Rotation Following Win Butler's Sexual Misconduct AllegationsCBC Music and Indie88 have both decided not to play the band's music for the foreseeable futurePhoto: Kamara MorozukPublished Aug 31, 2022Two major Canadian radio stations, CBC Music and Indie88 , have decided to pull Arcade Fire 's music from their rotations following the accusations of sexual misconduct lodged against bandleader Win Butler by multiple people. "In light of the recent allegations against Win Butler, CBC Music will pause on playing Arcade Fire's music until we learn more about the situation," said Chuck Thompson, CBC's head of public affairs, in a statement. The decision affects programming on CBC Music FM and SiriusXM CBC Radio 3. "I can confirm that we made a quick decision over the weekend to pull the band's music," Ian March, program director at Indie88, told CBC News . "CBC News also reported that St. Paul, MN, radio host Bill Childs has been tracking US radio stations who are also pulling Arcade Fire's music.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2022 14:45 UTC