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DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit

Global Published 10 October 2026, 23:52 · archived 10 Oct 2026

Artists are taking to social media to complain that DistroKid has unceremoniously removed their work without notice. Now DistroKid has confirmed to The Verge that the takedowns are a direct response to claims made by UMG. The label filed a lawsuit in September claiming that DistroKid has created an "AI-slop pipeline." Artists are saying that […]

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