<p>Music streaming giant Spotify has taken down the entire catalogue owned by Zee Music Company, after an effort at renewing the licensing agreement between the two fell through. </p>.<p>Zee Music, a subsidiary of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, is one of the largest Indian record labels. Following the licensing dispute, several of the company's most popular Bollywood albums including <i>Fitoor, Udta Punjab, Dangal, Rock On 2</i>, <em>Bareilly Ki Barfi, Secret Superstar, Dhadak, October, Andhadhun, Kedarnath, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Gully Boy, Kesari, Kalank, Bhediya, </em>etc. were removed from Spotify.</p>.<p>In a statement to <em>DH</em>, Spotify said, “Spotify and Zee Music have been unable to reach a licensing agreement. Throughout these negotiations, Spotify has tried to find creative ways to strike a deal with Zee Music, and will continue our good faith negotiations in hopes of finding a mutually agreeable solution soon.”</p>.<p>In what might be a concern for the music streaming giant, leading tracks such as <em>Apna Bana Le,</em> apparently the top track on Spotify India over the last two weeks, from the Hindi film <em>Bhediya</em>, are no longer available on the platform. This might lead to listeners jumping to alternative streamers.</p>.<p>Zee Music boasts a subscriber base of over 9.3 crore on YouTube, where its copyrighted music is still available to stream.</p>
<p>Music streaming giant Spotify has taken down the entire catalogue owned by Zee Music Company, after an effort at renewing the licensing agreement between the two fell through. </p>.<p>Zee Music, a subsidiary of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, is one of the largest Indian record labels. Following the licensing dispute, several of the company's most popular Bollywood albums including <i>Fitoor, Udta Punjab, Dangal, Rock On 2</i>, <em>Bareilly Ki Barfi, Secret Superstar, Dhadak, October, Andhadhun, Kedarnath, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Gully Boy, Kesari, Kalank, Bhediya, </em>etc. were removed from Spotify.</p>.<p>In a statement to <em>DH</em>, Spotify said, “Spotify and Zee Music have been unable to reach a licensing agreement. Throughout these negotiations, Spotify has tried to find creative ways to strike a deal with Zee Music, and will continue our good faith negotiations in hopes of finding a mutually agreeable solution soon.”</p>.<p>In what might be a concern for the music streaming giant, leading tracks such as <em>Apna Bana Le,</em> apparently the top track on Spotify India over the last two weeks, from the Hindi film <em>Bhediya</em>, are no longer available on the platform. This might lead to listeners jumping to alternative streamers.</p>.<p>Zee Music boasts a subscriber base of over 9.3 crore on YouTube, where its copyrighted music is still available to stream.</p>