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Ellie Harrison

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner apologises after claiming Black and female artists aren’t ‘articulate’ enough for his book

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Jann Wenner, the co-founder of US music publication Rolling Stone, has issued an apology following controversial comments he made about Black and female musicians not being “articulate” enough to be featured in his new book.

In an interview with The New York Times published on Friday (15 September), in which he discussed his new interview collection The Masters, Wenner said he didn’t include interviews with Black and female musicians because they are not “articulate” enough.

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