{"id":20131,"date":"2025-09-19T08:37:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T06:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/massive-attack-remove-music-from-spotify-to-protest-against-ceo-daniel-eks-investment-in-ai-military\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T06:37:34","slug":"massive-attack-remove-music-from-spotify-to-protest-against-ceo-daniel-eks-investment-in-ai-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/massive-attack-remove-music-from-spotify-to-protest-against-ceo-daniel-eks-investment-in-ai-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek\u2019s investment in AI military"},"content":{"rendered":"

The band cited a \u2018moral and ethical burden\u2019 placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies<\/p>\n

Massive Attack have become the latest act \u2013 and first major-label one \u2013 to pull their catalogue from Spotify in protest at founder Daniel Ek investing \u20ac600m (\u00a3520m) in the military AI company Helsing.<\/p>\n

In June, Ek\u2019s venture capital firm Prima Materia led the defence tech firm\u2019s latest funding round. Helsing\u2019s software uses AI technology to analyse sensor and weapons system data from battlefields to inform real-time military decisions. It also makes its own military drone, the HX-2. Ek is also chairman of Helsing.<\/p>\n

Unconnected to this initiative and in light of the (reported) significant investments by its CEO in a company producing military munition drones and AI technology integrated into fighter aircraft, Massive Attack have made a separate request to our label that our music be removed from the Spotify streaming service in all territories.<\/p>\n

In our view, the historic precedent of effective artist action during apartheid South Africa and the apartheid, war crimes and genocide now being committed by the state of Israel renders the No Music for Genocide campaign imperative.<\/p>\n

In 1991 the scourge of apartheid violence fell from South Africa, aided from a distance by public boycotts, protests, and the withdrawal of work by artists, musicians and actors. Complicity with that state was considered unacceptable. In 2025 the same now applies to the genocidal state of Israel. As of today, there\u2019s a musician\u2019s equivalent of the recently announced @filmworkers4palestine campaign (signed by 4,500 filmmakers, actors, industry workers & institutions) \u2013 it can be found @nomusicforgenocide & supports the wider asks of the growing @bds.movement. We\u2019d appeal to all musicians to transfer their sadness, anger and artistic contributions into a coherent, reasonable & vital action to end the unspeakable hell being visited upon the Palestinians hour after hour.<\/p>\n

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\nThe band cited a \u2018moral and ethical burden\u2019 placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies
\nMassive Attack have become the latest act \u2013 and first major-label one \u2013 to pull their catalogue from Spotify in protest at founder Daniel Ek investing \u20ac600m (\u00a3520m) in the military AI company Helsing.
\nIn June, Ek\u2019s venture capital firm Prima Materia led the defence tech firm\u2019s latest funding round. Helsing\u2019s software uses AI technology to analyse sensor and weapons system data from battlefields to inform real-time military decisions. It also makes its own military drone, the HX-2. Ek is also chairman of Helsing.
\nUnconnected to this initiative and in light of the (reported) significant investments by its CEO in a company producing military munition drones and AI technology integrated into fighter aircraft, Massive Attack have made a separate request to our label that our music be removed from the Spotify streaming service in all territories.
\nIn our view, the historic precedent of effective artist action during apartheid South Africa and the apartheid, war crimes and genocide now being committed by the state of Israel renders the No Music for Genocide campaign imperative.
\nIn 1991 the scourge of apartheid violence fell from South Africa, aided from a distance by public boycotts, protests, and the withdrawal of work by artists, musicians and actors. Complicity with that state was considered unacceptable. In 2025 the same now applies to the genocidal state of Israel. As of today, there\u2019s a musician\u2019s equivalent of the recently announced @filmworkers4palestine campaign (signed by 4,500 filmmakers, actors, industry workers & institutions) \u2013 it can be found @nomusicforgenocide & supports the wider asks of the growing @bds.movement. We\u2019d appeal to all musicians to transfer their sadness, anger and artistic contributions into a coherent, reasonable & vital action to end the unspeakable hell being visited upon the Palestinians hour after hour. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The band cited a \u2018moral and ethical burden\u2019 placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies Massive Attack have become the latest act \u2013 and first major-label one \u2013 to pull their catalogue from Spotify in protest at founder Daniel Ek investing \u20ac600m (\u00a3520m) in the military AI company Helsing. In …<\/p>\n

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