vocals missing on track

[rikive]

the song that i have been listening to for years suddenly has no more vocals and all i can hear is the instrument, i checked other songs of this artist assuming its a copyright/licensing issue but the other tracks seem to be playing okay. heres the link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4dJpRfy3TEcP9JCA9rYmrz?si=b750cfdd31644e04 pls help me i love this song a lot

[Maria]

Hi @rikive,

Thanks for reaching out on the Community!

Just to confirm, is it the same track as before, and you're now hearing a different version of the song? Or does this song appear as a new track for you?

We'll keep an eye out for your reply.

[thearcher112]

Hi Maria,

I am facing the same issue with some songs.

https://open.spotify.com/track/4q6qfAKBR7s8MfYxH9pzfR?si=47fd84a44130441d

https://open.spotify.com/track/6ExXdUtsCCdo6bLAcMCTww?si=5d156b37cc1c46da

I have them in a playlist since over a year and I am listening to them through the playlist so it cannot be that it appears a new track for me. They definitely had vocals but do not have them anymore.

[Joan]

Hi there @thearcher112,

Thanks for the reply. We tested this on our end and hear the same. Since there really isn't a way for the app to alter the recordings in this manner, this seems to be a case of what was provided by the artists and their labels. Perhaps these versions got replaced for whatever reason and there are other versions with vocals available. Double check the artists' libraries to see if this is the case. Ultimately, whatever they provide to Spotify is what you will hear and any alteration are made on their end.

Hope this clears things up.