Massive Attack to Pull Music From Spotify in All Territories

Massive Attack is the latest creator to propulsion their euphony from Spotify successful each territories. The trip-hop duo shared the quality connected Thursday (Sep. 18) via a station connected their Instagram. 

The radical announced they were a portion of the ‘No Music For Genocide’ inaugural which has seen implicit 400 artists and labels petition that their euphony is removed from DSPs (digital work platforms) successful Israel. Joining them see artists Faye Webster, Arca, MIKE, Japanese Breakfast and more.

The duo’s connection past adds that they person requested that Universal Music Group region their euphony from Spotify successful each territories, owing to reported investments made by the streaming service’s CEO Daniel Ek done his concern money Prima Materia. Since 2021, Prima Materia has been investing successful Helsing, a defence institution that sells AI bundle to pass subject decisions. 

The set wrote, “Unconnected to this inaugural & successful airy of the (reported) important investments by its CEO successful a institution producing subject munition drones & Al exertion integrated into combatant aircraft, Massive Attack person made a abstracted petition to our statement that our euphony beryllium removed from the Spotify streaming work successful each territories.”

The set has released a fig of LPs via Universal’s Virgin Records, including 1991’s Blue Lines and 1997’s Mezzanine; their past album, Heligoland, was released successful 2010. Universal Music has been approached for remark connected the request. At clip of press, the group’s euphony remains connected the service.

The group’s connection provided further discourse for their determination to articulation the No Music For Genocide initiative. “In our view, the historical precedent of effectual creator enactment during apartheid South Africa and the apartheid, warfare crimes and genocide present being committed by the authorities of Israel renders the “No Music For Genocide” run imperative,” the radical wrote.

“In the abstracted lawsuit of Spotify, the economical load that has agelong been placed connected artists is present compounded by a motivation & ethical burden, whereby the hard-earned wealth of fans & the originative endeavours of musicians yet funds lethal, dystopian technologies. Enough is much than enough. Another mode is possible.” 

Massive Attack are the latest act to retreat their euphony from Spotify, pursuing King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Xiu Xiu, Hotline TNT and more.