Artists such as Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa and even John Lennon are among those affected; Music streaming has not yet commented on the case
Who tried to listen songs of MPB this Monday, 29, at Spotify You may have been surprised. Successes of great artists, such as Djavan, Mary Bethany, Gal Costa AND Roberto Carlos“disappeared” from the music streaming platform.
Internet users have been reporting the case on social media since the afternoon of Sunday 28th. Estadao has contacted Spotify to ask why and a deadline for resolution, but has not yet received a response. In this case the article will be updated.
The problem wasn’t just about Brazilian singers: the profile of the musician John Lennon there were also several songs influenced. The re-released version of the album imagineone of the main songs of the artist’s career, for example, appears with 40 songs not available out of the 61 in the collection.
One of the most affected is Djavan, who even celebrated his 75th birthday last Saturday, his 27th, and had a large part of his discography erased. The album Lightof 1982, which contains some of the biggest hits of the singer’s career, such as Destiny, Samurai AND Acaiis completely unavailable.
In a note sent to Estadao, the singer’s publicist reported that he was aware of the case, but did not yet know the reason for what happened. “Both Luanda Records, the artist’s record label, and the record companies and partners who distribute his works are investigating with the streaming platform what could have happened,” he said.
Several albums by Roberto Carlos, especially those bearing the singer’s name, have missing tracks. Of the 10 songs present Roberto Carlossince 1996, for example, seven have not been heard.
Also in touch with the news, the artist’s advisor said the ban had to do with an instability on Spotify that affected several artists. According to the singer’s team, the problem should be resolved soon.
Gal Costa also had some tracks affected, but on a smaller scale. Songs from albums like Tropical girlsince 1979, Profanesince 1984, and Gal Canta Caetanofrom 2004, cannot be heard.
Maria Bethânia’s profile contains the album The songs you made for me, from 1993, one of the most important of his career, with a shortage of songs. Of the album’s 11 tracks, only 3 are still available on the platform.
OR Estadao they also sought explanations from Sony and Universal Music, record companies responsible for some of the affected albums, but received no response. The article will be updated if there is more information on what happened.
Source: Terra
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