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Dizzee Rascal song removed from King’s coronation playlist, after it was included in ‘error’

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Dizzee Rascal song has been removed from a government playlist after it was added in “error” following his assault conviction. “A track featuring Dizzee Rascal was included in error and as soon as this was identified it was removed.” The 38-year-old was found guilty of pressing his forehead against Jones and pushing her to the floor during a “chaotic” row after barging into her south London home in June 2021. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up The playlist has been labelled as a toolkit to help celebrate the coronation. The grime artist was found guilty of assaulting his ex-fiancé Cassandra Jones in April 2022 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s public Coronation Celebration Playlist on Spotify features a total of 28 songs, including the likes of The Beatles’ “Come Together”, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” and the Spice Girls song “Say You’ll Be There”.

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