Overview
- Rubén Albarrán said formal letters were delivered to Universal Music México and Warner Music México requesting the band's catalog be taken off Spotify.
- The singer urged fans to use other services or boycott Spotify, citing objections over defense-linked investments, ICE advertising, royalty distribution, and AI use.
- Spotify responded that it does not finance war, described Helsing as an independent defense-tech firm, and said there are currently no ICE ads on the platform.
- The company defended its policies, stating it pays about 70% of revenue to rights holders, that Café Tacvba's music has generated millions on the service, and that its AI rules aim to protect human artists.
- Any takedown would be executed by the rights-holding labels through contractual processes, and the request arrives as part of a wider push by artists challenging Spotify over ethics and compensation.