Musician Simone Schmidt in Toronto in 2019. Schmidt pulled their work from Spotify after CEO Daniel Ek’s investment firm led a €600-million funding round in a German defence-tech company. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

Simone Schmidt wants to feel proud of how their music is experienced. That’s why the New Brunswick-based artist plays accessible venues, encourages masking at concerts and tries to work with local promoters.

And so, after Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek revealed in June that his investment firm Prima Materia led a €600-million ($962-million) funding round in the German defence-tech company Helsing, Schmidt joined the growing ranks of musicians pulling their work from the platform. The defence

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