Kneecap, Faye Webster & 400 Other Artists Remove Their Catalogs From Israel: ‘No Music for Genocide’

Hundreds of artists person yanked their euphony from streaming services successful Israel to protestation the ongoing unit against Palestinian people, including Kneecap, Faye Webster and Japanese Breakfast.

Aminé, Massive Attack, Soccer Mommy, Rina Sawayama, Fontaines D.C., MIKE, Primal Scream and Fontaines D.C. are besides among the artists who person joined the movement, which is called “No Music for Genocide.” The inaugural is accompanied by a caller website, which features acquisition resources and shares the afloat database of much than 400 acts and grounds labels that person made their catalogs unavailable to play connected platforms specified arsenic Spotify and Apple Music successful Israel.

“No Music For Genocide is simply a taste boycott of Israel,” reads the project’s ngo statement. “Over 400 archetypal artists and labels person geo-blocked and removed their euphony from that territory successful effect to Israel’s genocide successful Gaza; taste cleansing of the Occupied West Bank; apartheid wrong Israel / ’48; governmental repression of Pro-Palestine efforts wherever we live; and the euphony industry’s ain ties to weapons and crimes against humanity.”

“This tangible enactment is conscionable 1 measurement toward honoring Palestinian demands to isolate and delegitimize Israel arsenic it kills without effect connected the satellite stage,” it continues. “The palmy taste boycotts against apartheid South Africa beryllium that our originative enactment grants america bureau and power. When we wield it together, we adhd unified unit to a growing, global, interdependent movement, from Hollywood to the docks of Morocco.”

The question comes conscionable a fewer weeks earlier the two-year people successful Israel’s warfare against Hamas, which began aft the deadly violent attacks connected Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, much than 65,000 Palestinians person been killed successful the unit — portion countless others person lived successful a continued authorities of hunger and homelessness — and a United Nations committee recently declared that Israel is blameworthy of genocide, which the state denies.

Though kicking disconnected with much than 400 names connected its list, the “No Music for Genocide” boycott inactive wants much artists who judge successful the origin to travel suit and propulsion their catalogs from Israel arsenic well. It marks conscionable the latest music-related inaugural to extremity the suffering successful Gaza successful caller weeks, pursuing connected the heels of the “Together for Palestine” payment performance successful London overseen by Brian Eno.

Information connected however to articulation oregon enactment the boycott is besides disposable connected its website.

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