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MJ Lenderman<\/a>, King Krule<\/a>, Arca<\/a>, Massive Attack<\/a>, MIKE<\/a>, and Yaeji<\/a> are among more than 400 artists and labels who have signed up to a campaign asking distributors to block their music from streaming in Israel. A statement from No Music for Genocide<\/a> rallies more artists and labels to join the cultural embargo, in protest of \u201cIsrael\u2019s genocide in Gaza; ethnic cleansing of the Occupied West Bank; apartheid within Israel,\u201d and the repression of pro-Palestine activism, as well as the music industry\u2019s own links to military tools. In a separate statement, Massive Attack announced they would remove their music from Spotify<\/a> globally.<\/p>\n Other artists to sign up to No Music for Genocide include Fontaines D.C., Oklou, Wednesday, Kelela, Faye Webster, Japanese Breakfast, Rina Sawayama, Amin\u00e9, Erika de Casier, Kneecap, Primal Scream, Eartheater, Aja Monet, Maryam Saleh, Ana Tijoux, Annahstasia, Amyl and the Sniffers, Nadah El Shazly, Ben Howard, Fat Tony, Mannequin Pussy, Liv.e, M\u00f8, Mechatok, Redveil, Horsegiirl, Chanel Beads, Nick Le\u00f3n, Escho, Saul Williams, and Verraco. Bayonet<\/a>, 10k<\/a>, and Pan<\/a> are among the labels joining the embargo.<\/p>\n According to the campaign, all three major labels geo-blocked their catalogs from streaming services in Russia within a month of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Those labels did close offices and suspend operations<\/a> in Russia, and Spotify shut down in Russia altogether. But Russians could still stream the labels\u2019 music on platforms, like Apple Music, that remained in operation. In late 2022, Sony Music Entertainment eventually pulled its catalog from all streaming services in Russia.<\/p>\n A statement from No Music for Genocide reads, in part, \u201cCulture can\u2019t stop bombs on its own, but it can help reject political repression, shift public opinion toward justice, and refuse the art-washing and normalization of any company or nation that commits crimes against humanity. This initiative is one part of a worldwide movement to erode the support Israel needs to continue its genocide. We\u2019re inspired by the escalating efforts in pursuit of that goal, from the recent Film Workers for Palestine pledge<\/a> to Spain’s ban of Israel-bound ships and planes<\/a> to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition<\/a> to Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard<\/a> to dockworkers in Morocco<\/a> who\u2019ve refused to load weapons<\/a> onto vessels ordered by Tel Aviv.\u201d<\/p>\n