A group of musicians including Alicia Keys, members of R.E.M., the Roots, Alabama Shakes, Civil Wars, Drive-By Truckers and Talib Kweli have joined a campaign to push the Village Voice to stop running ads on Backpage.com advertising escorts, strip clubs and assorted adult services, the New York Times reports.
Village Voice Media, which includes 12 other alt-weeklies in addition to New York’s Village Voice, has been under harsh scrutiny for eight months for running the ads, which allegedly include services that exploit minors.
