Epik High’s Tablo comments on Kakao M-Spotify row: “Why is it always the artists and the fans that suffer”

Ray J, 40, and Princess Love, 36, are once again back on just months after filing for divorce. The Moesha alum “fought very hard” to get his relationship with the Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star, whom he shares daughter Melody Love, 2, and son Epik Ray, 1, with.

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Spotify confirmed that songs distributed by Kakao – which included music from IU, MAMAMOO, Cherry Bullet and Cravity – would be unavailable on its platform to users worldwide due to the expiration of its license with the South Korean entertainment company.

Spotify has announced that it has reached an agreement with Kakao Entertainment (previously KakaoM), making their content available on the platform across the globe, including for the first time in South Korea.The two companies had been in a bitter dispute that saw Kakao — which last month launched a streaming service in Korea — removing the rights to hundreds of songs by its artists from Spotify after the licensing deal between the two companies expired and they failed to agree on new terms.

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Day6 has announced that he will be enlisting in the military.The musician, who is the leader of Day6, surprised fans earlier today (March 8) when he suddenly announced on South Korean broadcasting app V Live that he would be starting his mandatory military service on the same day.The livestream, which Sungjin titled ‘Salute!!!’, was held in a car as the singer made his way to the military training centre where he would begin his service.

Epik High’s albums have been restored on Spotify after  hundreds of K-pop releases were pulled from the service earlier this week after an expired licensing deal with South Korean distributor Kakao M.On March 2, Tablo of Epik High confirmed that the group’s albums, including their most recent release, ‘Epik High Is Here (Part 1)’, have been made available again on Spotify. However, the original streaming numbers on the records have vanished, he added.“Did all we can to restore our music.

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Spotify.The company’s extensive back catalogue, which includes music by popular K-pop acts like IU, SISTAR and MONSTA X, was removed from Spotify on March 1 following the expiration of its contract with the streaming service. At the time, Spotify said that users outside of South Korea would not be able to access Kakao M’s catalogue “due to the expiration of our licence”.

It has been revealed that certain K-Pop artists are no longer on Spotify, according to NME.

Spotify worldwide over an apparent disagreement with distributor Kakao M.Spotify launched in South Korea on February 1, 2020, but did so without music from artists with licensing deals under Kakao M, including IU, Zico and more.Now, releases distributed by the Korean label have been removed from Spotify around the world.