Overview

• On June 30, Deerhoof announced plans to remove their music from Spotify in direct response to CEO Daniel Ek’s €600–700 million funding of Helsing’s AI defense software.
• The band declared they refuse to tie their music to military applications, saying “We don’t want our music killing people.”
• Deerhoof criticized Spotify’s low payout rates and branded the platform a “data-mining scam” that is “creepy for users and crappy for artists.”
• Their catalog remains available on Spotify while Deerhoof and their labels coordinate its removal, with no precise timeline set.
• The band acknowledged some artists depend on streaming revenue and said it does not judge those unable to make the same move.