艺术家们在社交媒体上抱怨 DistroKid 未经通知就擅自删除他们的作品。如今 DistroKid 证实，这些下架行为是对 UMG 提出的指控的直接回应。该唱片公司于 9 月提起诉讼，称 DistroKid 创建了一个“AI 垃圾管道”。艺术家们表示，他们的非 AI 作品也被误删。
Artists are taking to social media to complain that DistroKid has unceremoniously removed their work without notice. Now DistroKid has confirmed to that the takedowns are a direct response to claims made by UMG. The label filed a lawsuit in September claiming that DistroKid has created an "AI-slop pipeline." Artists are saying that their non-AI works are being caught up in the purge, however.
音乐人且自称“电子游戏男孩”的 McGwire 报道称，他的六首歌曲被从流媒体平台下架。与其他人一样，McGwire 表示，DistroKid 在删除前后均未与他进行任何沟通……
Musician and self-described "Video Game boy" McGwire reported that six of his songs had been removed from streaming. As has been the case with others, McGwire says that there was no communication from DistroKid before or after the removals, a …