Spotify icon2/13/2023 ![]() ![]() 12, he publicly requested that the service remove all his recordings from the app, wanting to stand in solidarity with those more affected. Stepping into the fray this past week was Lewis Black - currently a Grammy nominee for best comedy album for “Thanks for Risking Your Life.” His catalog was not taken down by Spotify during Thanksgiving week, but on Dec. But comics are keeping the issue alive into December and will, presumably, beyond. ![]() The removal of many of those comedians’ albums was done on or around Thanksgiving eve, in what some might consider the equivalent of a Friday night news dump. And that move was to remove much, or in some cases all, of the recorded work by comedians who are affiliated with the two newish orgs that are looking to collect these additional royalties. But it’s the move that Spotify did make in response to the requests that has stirred ire and made news. Spotify and other streamers, not surprisingly, have effectively said “Hold on a minute” when it comes to these fresh requests (or demands) for additional royalties, neither outrightly denying or affirming what comedians are asking for, for the time being.
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