Overview

• More than 400 artists and labels have joined No Music For Genocide, pledging to remove or geo-block their catalogs from streaming services in Israel in protest of what organizers and rights groups describe as genocide in Gaza.
• Massive Attack said they formally asked Universal Music Group to make their catalog unavailable in Israel and separately requested a global removal from Spotify, citing reports of CEO Daniel Ek’s investments in defense AI firm Helsing.
• The coalition is urging Sony, UMG, and Warner to replicate actions taken after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, when major catalogs were blocked and operations were wound down.
• Participants have implemented the boycott by editing release territories or sending geo-block requests to distributors, with the decentralized campaign partnering with PACBI and noting that some Palestinian musicians helped organize it without going public due to risks.
• Organizers announced a planned 48-hour Radio Alhara takeover later this month, and AFP reports Spotify pointed to its separation from Helsing as the defense firm said its technology is deployed only in Europe.