📰 On 1 March 2021, thousands of K-pop songs were removed from Spotify, making fans and artists frustrated. This was due to a licensing dispute between Spotify and Kakao Entertainment (a major South Korean music distributor). Fortunately, within 2 weeks, Spotify has announced that it has reached an agreement with Kakao Entertainment, making their content available on Spotify across the globe.

ℹ️ Source: https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/spotify-k-pop-kakao-licensing-dispute-1234927727/