{
  "id": 14047552,
  "title": "DistroKid Removed Songs From Streaming Platforms in Response to UMG Copyright Suit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/distrokid-removed-songs-from-streaming-platforms-in-response-to-umg",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:18:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rolling Stone",
    "slug": "rolling-stone",
    "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/distrokid-removed-music-response-umg-lawsuit-1235641464/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Though the distributor was ostensibly targeting AI slop and potentially infringing content, numerous artists said their original music was hit with takedowns",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "DistroKid Removes Songs in Response to UMG’s Streaming ‘Slop’ Lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/distrokid-removes-songs-in-response-to-umgs-streaming-slop-lawsuit",
        "published": "2026-10-12T17:59:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}