Over 1,000 artists join No Music for Genocide boycott in Israel

More than 1,000 musicians and labels, including singer-songwriter Lorde, have joined a cultural boycott that asks artists to remove their music from streaming services in Israel, organizers said on October 3. The No Music for Genocide campaign, launched in September, calls on rights holders to geoblock their catalogs in Israel in protest of the conflict in Gaza and related policies, and several artists announced they had taken those steps this week.

Organizers said the coalition has grown rapidly since its launch and now includes a mix of solo acts, bands and independent labels. Among the names publicly listed by the campaign are Lorde, IDLES, MUNA, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Björk, Massive Attack, Fontaines D.C., and the electronic label Hyperdub. Campaign participants have either edited their release territories or submitted geoblock requests to their distributors or labels to prevent streaming in Israel, the organizers said.

The campaign framed the action as one part of a broader effort to influence public opinion and corporate behavior. In a statement shared at launch, the group wrote, "Culture cant stop bombs on its own, but it can help reject political repression, shift...