Kobalt Music Removes More Than 700,000 Songs From Facebook and Instagram
variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music EditorKobalt, one of the world’s largest music publishers, has removed its entire 700,000-song catalog from Facebook and Instagram in the United States, a rep for the company confirms to Variety.The company’s U.S.
licensing contract with Meta, parent of the two social-media giants, has expired and the two parties have failed to reach a new deal.
Kobalt administers songs by such artists as Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, the Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish cowriter Finneas, the Chicks, Dierks Bentley, Beck and many others.
The news was first reported by Music Business Worldwide.According to an email sent by Kobalt to songwriters, “Over the course of several months, we’ve worked diligently and in good faith to come to an agreement covering a new license for Kobalt’s repertoire.
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