The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that Arcade Fire is being yanked from the airwaves at some Canadian radio stations amid sexual misconduct allegations against lead singer Win Butler.
The Globe's David Friend writes that Ian March, program director at Toronto's Indie88, confirmed the station made "a quick decision over the weekend to pull the band's music."
Representatives at BCE's Bell Media, Corus and Rogers -- three of Canada's major radio broadcasters with stations that play Arcade Fire -- did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
On Saturday, music publication Pitchfork ran a story containing allegations of inappropriate sexual interactions against four people by the 42-year-old musician. The complainants told Pitchfork the alleged interactions were inappropriate based on gaps in age and power dynamics at play and included unwelcome advances.
One of the accusers says Mr. Butler sexually assaulted them two times in 2015 when they were 21 years old and he was 34. Arcade Fire moved ahead with the launch of its world tour on Tuesday in Dublin, with fellow Canadian musician Leslie Feist booked as the band's opener. Ms. Feist is donating merchandise proceeds to a local women's centre.
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