"Other artists to sign up to No Music for Genocide include Fontaines D.C., Oklou, Wednesday, Kelela, Faye Webster, Japanese Breakfast, Rina Sawayama, Aminé, Erika de Casier, Kneecap, Primal Scream, Eartheater, Aja Monet, Maryam Saleh, Ana Tijoux, Annahstasia, Amyl and the Sniffers, Nadah El Shazly, Ben Howard, Fat Tony, Mannequin Pussy, Liv.e, Mø, Mechatok, Redveil, Horsegiirl, Chanel Beads, Nick León, Escho, Saul Williams, and Verraco. Bayonet, 10k, and Pan are among the labels joining the embargo."
"among more than 400 artists and labels who have signed up to a campaign asking distributors to block their music from streaming in Israel. A statement from No Music for Genocide rallies more artists and labels to join the cultural embargo, in protest of "Israel's genocide in Gaza; ethnic cleansing of the Occupied West Bank; apartheid within Israel," and the repression of pro-Palestine activism, as well as the music industry's own links to military tools."
More than 400 artists and labels, including MJ Lenderman, King Krule, Arca, Massive Attack, MIKE, and Yaeji, signed onto No Music for Genocide to ask distributors to block their music from streaming in Israel. The campaign cites "Israel's genocide in Gaza; ethnic cleansing of the Occupied West Bank; apartheid within Israel," repression of pro-Palestine activism, and music industry links to military tools as reasons for the cultural embargo. Massive Attack announced they would remove their music from Spotify globally. Numerous other artists and several labels joined the embargo. The campaign referenced major labels geo-blocking catalogs in Russia after the 2022 invasion and Sony later pulling its catalog entirely.
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