Spotify Has Removed A Handful Of K-Pop Artists From The Platform - Here's WhySpotify已經將少數韓流藝人從平臺上除名——看看為何以及都有誰
It has been revealed that certain K-Pop artists are no longer on Spotify, according to NME.
據NME透露，某些K-Pop藝人已經不在Spotify上了。
The site is reporting that reason is because Spotify is in discussion with distributor Kakao M.
Spotify officially launched in South Korea earlier this month, but did so without music from artists with licensing deals under Kakao M.
Spotify本月早些時候在韓國正式推出，但沒有來自Kakao M旗下有許可協議的藝術家的音樂。
Kakao M’s catalogue would no longer be available to users around the globe from March 1, 2021 “due to the expiration of our license,” a statement on the site says.
KakaoM網站上的一份宣告稱，從2021年3月1日起，“由於我們的許可證到期”，KakaoM的目錄將不再向全球使用者開放。
“We have been working with KakaoM over the last year and a half to renew the global licensing agreement, so that their artists’ music would remain available to Spotify’s 345M+ listeners in nearly 170 markets around the world,” they added. “Despite our best efforts, the existing licensing deal we had with KakaoM (which covered all countries other than South Korea) has come to an end.”
Spotify還說：“過去一年半，我們一直在與KakaoM合作，續簽全球許可協議，以便Spotify在全球近170個市場的3.45億以上聽眾仍能欣賞到他們的藝術家音樂。儘管我們盡了最大努力，但我們與KakaoM（涵蓋除韓國以外的所有國家）達成的現有許可協議已告一段落。”
“The fact that we have not yet reached agreement on a new global deal is unfortunate for their artists, as well as for fans and listeners worldwide. It is our hope that this disruption will be temporary and we can resolve the situation soon. We remain committed to working with local rights holders including KakaoM, to help grow the Korean music market and overall streaming ecosystem together.”
The artists affected by this deal include CL, The Boyz, GFriend, Epik High, IU, Cherry Bullet, Cravity, Mamamoo, Nu’est and many more.
受此交易影響的藝術家包括CL、The Boyz、GFriend、Epik High、IU、Cherry Bullet、Cravity、Mamamoo、Nu'est等等。
IU
Mamamoo
Nu'est
Seventeen was another big group affected by this, and a fan Twitter revealed that the group have lost nearly 1billion streams after their music was removed from Spotify.
Seventeen
部分名單如下：
lucy
stayc
cl
gfriend
jung jinwoo
bol4
paul kim
dkb
maddox
twlv
moon
punch
d-crunch
sf9
wjsn
golden child
weki meki
weeekly
loona (some songs)
yongyong
onewe
h&d
hwasa
kard
s.i.s
vixx
vinxen
dreamcatcher
orange caramel
punchnello
astro
lovelyz
huh gak
jenyer
kim sejeong
rothy
— ً (@lemonphobic) February 28, 2021
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