Regarding The Loss Of K-pop Songs, Kakao M Calls Spotify Terminating The License Agreement

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JAKARTA - After Spotify, now it's Kakao M's turn to make a statement regarding the disappearance of K-pop songs from the streaming platform.

Previously, Spotify stated that the expired license agreement was the cause of all the songs being deleted.

Kakao M confirmed the statement. However, they added that Spotify was the party that chose not to renew the contract even though Kakao M had requested a share.

Kakao M is considering providing a music catalog on Spotify Korea only or globally. This plan is still under discussion and Kakao M is asking for a contract renewal.

Billboard's Jeff Benjamin wrote on his Twitter, a source reported that various artists and labels that Kakao M previously distributed were looking for new distribution partners.

One of them is the agency owned by the soloist PSY, P-NATION, where the catalog of their two artists, HyunA and Jessi is back on Spotify. But fans saw the two artists' total streams return from zero.

Source tells me artists and labels distributed by Kakao M are actively connecting with their other distribution partners (some agencies have different distributors for different acts)

P NATION's HyunA and Jessi have already done this, I see their music back on Spotify (USA)

— Jeff Benjamin (@Jeff__Benjamin) March 1, 2021