Large Assault have joined the rising variety of artists eradicating their music from Spotify in protest of founder and CEO Daniel Ek’s navy investments.
Large Assault have joined a rising variety of artists boycotting Spotify
The journey hop group – comprising Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall – have adopted the likes of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, and Xiu Xiu in pulling their music catalogue from the streaming platform as they really feel a “ethical and moral burden” in relation to Ek’s Prima Materia’s investments within the defence firm Helsing.
The agency develops navy strike drones, underwater surveillance techniques, and synthetic intelligence software program designed to reinforce weapons techniques and enhance battlefield decision-making.
The band stated in a social media assertion: “In gentle of the (reported) important investments by [Spotify’s] CEO in an organization producing navy munition drones and AI expertise built-in into fighter plane, Large Assault have made a separate request to our label that our music be faraway from the Spotify streaming service in all territories.
“The financial burden that has lengthy been positioned on artists is now compounded by a ethical and moral burden, whereby the hard-earned cash of followers and the artistic endeavors of musicians in the end funds deadly, dystopian applied sciences.
“Sufficient is greater than sufficient. One other approach is feasible.”
On Thursday (18.09.25), Helsing claimed misinformation was spreading claiming that their tech is “deployed in warfare zones aside from Ukraine”.
An announcement on the corporate’s web site learn: “At present we see misinformation spreading that Helsing’s expertise is deployed in warfare zones aside from Ukraine. This isn’t appropriate. Our expertise is deployed to European international locations for deterrence and for defence towards the Russian aggression in Ukraine solely.”
King Gizzard shifted their catalogue to Bandcamp in protest, telling followers: “Whats up mates. A PSA to these unaware: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invests hundreds of thousands in AI navy drone expertise. We simply eliminated our music from the platform. Can we put stress on these Dr. Evil tech bros to do higher? Be part of us on one other platform.”