Why are all my favorite artists music being taken down?

[Dannywhitepants]

Within 2 days, four of my favorite artists have had their music taken down. Is this an error from my account or where they taken down for a reason? It seems like a lot of music has been taken off recently.

[MattSuda]

Hey @Dannywhitepants

The reason is that the artist or their music label has likely decided to remove it from Spotify.

The availability of music on Spotify is up to the artist and their music label.

Spotify wants all the world's music, and they're working hard on making this happen for you. However sometimes agreements can't be reached with the artist or label or a change may happen in music ownership. Sometimes the music is only available in certain countries, while access is blocked to others. Sometimes the album or song will be unavailable temporary, and come back again later.

Spotify adds thousands of albums and artists are added every day. If you can't find an artist you're looking for, they may appear (or reappear if removed) soon. In the meantime, feel free to contact the artist or their label to ask when they plan to be on Spotify.

You can find out more information here