Latest: Spotify shuts down Russia

Latest: Spotify shuts down Russia

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norman lebrecht

April 08, 2022

Long after most other western services, the Swedish-owned music streaming company notified subscribers in Russia yesterday that they were being cut off with immediate effect.

They’ll be dusting off old vinyls and LPs in the Kremlin.

 

Comments

  • Josephine Gobel says:

    Oh no, did Neil Young throw another tantrum?

    • Amos says:

      No, Neil among others simply decided that they didn’t want to profit from a country whose leader is hell bent on killing as many Ukrainian women and children as possible. At last count ~ 40 from the rocket attack on the train station this AM. Sorry, I forgot the Ukrainians faked another civilian bombing complete with destroyed luggage, strollers etc.. The Ukrainians should learn from the experience of Finland during WWII who stopped placing all markings on hospitals because the russian military targeted them.

  • EagleArts says:

    Spotify is severely lacking in many ways, particularly in audio quality. Qobuz is a far superior option. Neil Young was right!

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