fredag 23. august 2024

Apple, Spotify take down banned Hong Kong protest anthem

«Glory to Hong Kong», the anthem of 2019 Hong Kong protests, has been taken down by major streaming platforms Apple Music and Spotify around the world, despite only being banned in Hong Kong, its creators have said. "Distribution companies in the U.K., United States and Canada are kneeling down [to China]," DGX Music, the creative team behind "Glory to Hong Kong.” wrote on their Instagram account on Tuesday. "It has completely disappeared from all streaming platforms.”

"We couldn't find the original version of 'Glory to Hong Kong' released by DGX Music on Apple Music or Spotify in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United Kingdom or Canada," the songwriters said.