Lorde is among the latest wave of artists joining the No Music for Genocide campaign, which urges musicians to geo-block their music in Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Caribou, Hayley Williams, Dry Cleaning, Marina, Caroline, Diiv, Duval Timothy, Idles, Muna, Paloma Faith, Obongjayar, Marc Rebillet, Tokimonsta, 454, Pinegrove, and Skee Mask have also removed or pledged to remove their music from streaming services in the country. Hyperdub is the latest label to pull its catalog, joining Bayonet, 10k, Pan, and more.
The new additions join the likes of Massive Attack, Björk, MJ Lenderman, and dozens more who have backed the organizers’ stated protest against “Israel’s genocide in Gaza; ethnic cleansing of the Occupied West Bank; apartheid within Israel,” and the suppression of pro-Palestine activism.
Massive Attack have also joined a separate but parallel drive to pull music from Spotify altogether; proponents of that movement primarily target founder Daniel Ek’s investment in weapons contractor Helsing, which is not linked to Israel. Music businesses’ links to the military industrial complex are also listed as a target of the No Music for Genocide movement, for which more than 1,000 artists and labels have signed up, according to organizers.
