미국 음악뉴스사이트에 스포티파이 입장문 올라왔길래 가져옴

https://www.nme.com/news/music/hundreds-k-pop-releases-removed-spotify-worldwide-2890528

아주 대충 요약하자면 - 3월 1일자로 카카오엠과 원래 있던 국제 스트리밍 계약 (카카오엠 유통 음원 한국 제외 모든 국가 스트리밍)이 만료됨. 계약 끝나기 전 1년 반 동안 새로운 계약을 협상 했지만 현재 계약이 만료되기 전까지 협상 실패. 음원을 다 내려야 했던건 일시적인 조치이길 바라며 한국 음악 시장과 전체적 스트리밍 생태계의 발전을 위해 카카오엠 포함 국내 유통사들과 계속 노력할것. 

In a statement given to NME, a spokesperson for Spotify confirmed that Kakao M’s catalogue would no longer be available to users around the globe from March 1, 2021 “due to the expiration of our license”.

“We have been working with KakaoM over the last year and a half to renew the global licensing agreement, so that their artists’ music would remain available to Spotify’s 345M+ listeners in nearly 170 markets around the world,” they said. “Despite our best efforts, the existing licensing deal we had with KakaoM (which covered all countries other than South Korea) has come to an end.

“The fact that we have not yet reached agreement on a new global deal is unfortunate for their artists, as well as for fans and listeners worldwide. It is our hope that this disruption will be temporary and we can resolve the situation soon. We remain committed to working with local rights holders including KakaoM, to help grow the Korean music market and overall streaming ecosystem together.”

계약 만료로 전세계 스포티파이에서 음원이 내려간 케이팝 아티스트들 타래 (눌러서 트위터로 보면 더 있음):

https://twitter.com/lemonphobic/status/1366048808220639234?s=21