
Yet one detail that’s continuously been pointed out is how all of this is still unlikely to ultimately hurt Spotify’s bottom line. (Spotify’s CEO has since responded to the hullabaloo by announcing new content advisories they’ll be adding to Covid-related podcast episodes.)

The topic has also renewed the discussion of Spotify’s paltry artist payment rates with new think-pieces, and has even compelled the White House to chime in on the subject. Rock band Belly, Eve 6, and other musicians have added their voices to the protest, urging fans to delete the streaming service. 26 due to the “life-threatening Covid falsehoods found in Spotify programming,” an indirect reference to Joe Rogan’s controversial, Spotify-exclusive podcast - has since inspired a host of other musicians to follow suit, including Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren, Graham Nash, and India Arie. Neil Young - who was the first to announce he’d be pulling his music off Spotify on Jan.

If you need to request an artist name metadata fix, please open a ticket and our team will get this fixed for you ASAP.At this point, the flight of artists and musicians leaving Spotify is no longer a niche conversation. Please note that Spotify will only map releases to an artist profile when the metadata is an exact match (including any uppercase, lowercase, or special characters).

If your label is distributed by LabelWorx, you can submit a fix via the form below and one of the team will then request the update with Spotify, who will usually fix it within a few working days: Spotify Mapping Form If two or more similar artist names exist, Spotify may sometimes incorrectly assign your release to another artist's page, or another artist's release may be incorrectly assigned to your page.
