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Sign o' the times? Prince's music has been taken off Spotify

In what has been one of the most newsworthy months in music news in years, Prince has now begun p...
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16.52 2 Jul 2015


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Sign o' the times? Prince's music has been taken off Spotify

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16.52 2 Jul 2015


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In what has been one of the most newsworthy months in music news in years, Prince has now begun pulling his music from streaming services with Spotify the first to remove the artist's back catalog.

It is understood that Apple Music never had the back catalog up while it still remains up on Google Music, Tidal and Deezer. It is unclear whether or not they're delaying taking it down or if they have the rights to keep it up there.

In any case the following message has appeared on Spotify when you go to Prince's artist page:

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"Prince's publisher has asked all streaming services to remove his catalog. We have cooperated with the request, and hope to bring his music back as soon as possible."

Prince's decision comes a week after Apple's u-turn on not paying artists during their three-month free trial. The decision was made after Taylor Swift publicly lambasted the company for not valuing people's music.

Prince's new single meanwhile, tilted HARDROCKLOVER, has been released on Soundcloud. You can listen to it below:


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