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Non-infringing music removed from DistroKid amid UMG copyright cull, artists claim

October 16, 2026

Non-infringing music removed from DistroKid amid UMG copyright cull, artists claim

Artists say tracks that don't infringe any copyright have been removed from DistroKid, the service many independent musicians use to release their music. DistroKid says it was ordered to take down a limited number of tracks after legal action by Universal Music Group. The affected artists say their legitimate releases were caught up in the removals.

— Aggregated by DJ Radar. Original report via Mixmag: mixmag.net

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