Songs distributed by Kakao M have been removed from Spotify

[OppaIsTrash]

i had heard that once spotifykorea launched kakaom kept the artists they distributed unavailable there, im surprised it spread globally. is spotify really such a big threat to melon? at any rate, its the consumers and the artists who are most affected. this is like the issue with other types of streaming platforms....everyone keeps fighting for distribution rights and splintering into dozens of paid services; ultimately piracy is gonna be back on the rise and streaming services will see a drop in users.

might cancel my spotify subscription and go back to the old days if this stays as it is; good thing i have my cd player~


edit: i wonder if this might be an indication that kakaom wants to expand melon into a global platform?

 

[Naomi]

UPDATE: Spotify responds to the current discourse
It's about renewal licensing and they denied the rumor about it being related to spotifykorea launch

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1366210692026613762

 

[Naomi]

UPDATE : KAKAO M denies Spotify's statements and said Spotify was the one to end the agreement

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1366243323091054601

 

[Lex ₊˚✩⊹]

UPDATE : KAKAO M denies Spotify's statements and said Spotify was the one to end the agreement

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1366243323091054601

So who's telling the truth? This is silly lmao

 

[Naomi]

So who's telling the truth? This is silly lmao

This is childish for them to do this affecting fans and artists

 

[Lex ₊˚✩⊹]

This is childish for them to do this affecting fans and artists

Agreed.

 

[Naomi]

Rumor has it.. Artists and agencies to look for alternative distributors

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1366273496494583817

PlayM and Crek.er being part of a sub agencies of Kakao M I-

 

[Mikasa Ackerman]

UPDATE : KAKAO M denies Spotify's statements and said Spotify was the one to end the agreement

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1366243323091054601

They are having childish battles while the artists and stans are suffering from this! Damn this should be solved soon

 

[ChenXiao]

NOOOOO!! Why should we suffer?!

 

[ChenXiao]

LOOK AT MY F**KING PLAYLIST NOW!! THOSE ABSOLUTE B**CHES!!!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7G3IhduoYv9yMq6e3WMNi5?si=59b945d036224e8e

 

[ImJustKpopTrash]

This is ridiculous and childish behaviour why should Kakao M’s artists suffer and why should Spotify’s listeners have to suffer because they’re ’scared’ of each other.

 

[woosungsrose]

so more than half of my songs are gone, including my fave kpop album (dreamlike by tbz) thx kakao & spotify

 

[LostInTheDream]

An Update from Kakao M:
"KakaoM has had an agreement with Spotify on overseas music distribution. We are currently negotiating our contract with them for Korea, but we were notified of our contract ending for everywhere else on February 28th. We asked to renew the contract. However, Spotify said that the Korean and overseas contract has to be negotiated simultaneously, so the overseas service is currently disabled. We are still talking about distributions."

You will be getting your songs back soon

 

[woosungsrose]

An Update from Kakao M:
"KakaoM has had an agreement with Spotify on overseas music distribution. We are currently negotiating our contract with them for Korea, but we were notified of our contract ending for everywhere else on February 28th. We asked to renew the contract. However, Spotify said that the Korean and overseas contract has to be negotiated simultaneously, so the overseas service is currently disabled. We are still talking about distributions."

You will be getting your songs back soon

thank god bc my playlist of songs that boost my mood was basically empty

 

[JoppingandPop]

wtf I feel bad for you all. I hope you get your music back soon.
I'm on apple music...

Im on youtube music but i use spotify for my xbox.

 

[dow]

Even though this had happened a year ago, I came to realise that this is one of the reasons why some or most ppl would rather own a physical copy of the artist’s albums rather than not owning one, in case if this issue were to happen again. Or even worst case scenario, if Spotify (& even any other music apps) were to be discontinued at anytime in the future..but for now, let’s hope that this will never be the case to ever happen. Like I can’t imagine buying a couple or plenty of physical albums at once if music apps werent available.

 

[Heartz4MyLove<3]

Even though this had happened a year ago, I came to realise that this is one of the reasons why some or most ppl would rather own a physical copy of the artist’s albums rather than not owning one, in case if this issue were to happen again. Or even worst case scenario, if Spotify (& even any other music apps) were to be discontinued at anytime in the future..but for now, let’s hope that this will never be the case to ever happen. Like I can’t imagine buying a couple or plenty of physical albums at once if music apps werent available.

OH SHOOT THIS WAS A YEAR AGO I WAS SITTING HERE IN MY CLASS FREAKING OUT COZ I CAN'T CHECK WHATS MISSING THANK GOD IT WAS A WHILE AGO