Bob Dylan vs. Online Streaming
Bob Dylan isn’t one to bite his tongue and in the past he has shared his antipathy for digital music. His latest outburst is directed at online streaming sites and last week he ordered sites such as Spotify and we7 to remove his music from their catalogues.
Dylan apparently has issues with the way in which music is consumed and shared in this new digital era. The sites were contacted by representatives for the singer/songwriter’s record company, Sony, and were asked to prove they have the rights to stream his music. Consequently; Dylan’s 30+ album catalogue has been removed from streaming services until an agreement is reached.
Clive Gardiner, we7’s digital music SVP, said: “We took it off the site a few days ago. Spotify would have had the same instruction. But it may be a short listing and it may come back again.
“There are some artists that will take umbrage at this from time to time. We expect this sort of thing, especially with streaming, and it not being fully understood where it sits yet. “
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