Jay Z's solo catalog removed from Apple Music, SpotifyIt seems that rapper Jay Z, also known as Shawn Carter, has removed most of his work from Apple Music and Spotify. All of the artist's solo work seems to have disappeared from the services, with only collaborations with other artists still available. It should be noted that Jay Z is a co-owner of Tidal, a competitor to both Apple Music and Spotify.
As noted by MacRumors, there has been no definitive explanation given for the removal at this time:
Jay Z co-owns Tidal, a rival streaming music service, so his decision to remove his discography from Apple Music could be for competitive reasons. Kanye West, another stakeholder in Tidal, also implied that there might be some animosity between Apple and Jay Z in a series of tweets last year.
Jay Z's albums appear to have been removed from Spotify recently as well, however, so his decision might be unrelated to any potential feud with Apple. Spotify on Twitter today said it can "confirm that some of Jay Z's catalogue has been remov...
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Jay Z's solo catalog removed from Apple Music, Spotify
