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This is odd: Why has all Oasis music disappeared from streaming music services in Canada? [UPDATE: It’s all still missing!]

I got a tip from reader Chris yesterday morning:

“Just wondering if you knew what was going on with the Oasis catalogue on Apple Music? Woke up this morning and POOF! Gone. Is it a rights issue or just a glitch or something? I checked Spotify, everything is still up there.” (Reddit thread here and here.)

UPDATE: Oasis has disappeared from Spotify in Canada, too. And YouTube Music, too.

I checked myself and outside of a few EPs and singles, there’s nothing there. No Definitely Maybe, no (What’s The Story) Morning Glory, none of the EPs.

A quick check of Spotify shows that everyone is still there. Things are fine on Qobuz. But Amazon Music and Deezer seem to be lacking a lot of Oasis content, too. And from the searching I’ve done, this seems to be a situation particular to Canada.

This isn’t the first time this has happened. There was a similar situation in 2020–at least with Apple Music.

This sounds like some weird licensing glitch. I’ll keep poking around. I’ve contacted their Canadian label and I’m awaiting a reply.

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9 thoughts on “This is odd: Why has all Oasis music disappeared from streaming music services in Canada? [UPDATE: It’s all still missing!]

  • Might be a glitch because I am sitting here at 0924 MST and Oasis is here still. Very weird

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  • In Montreal, 95% of Oasis songs are gone from Spotify.

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  • Calgary still has Oasis. Probably a server thing

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  • That’s why I buy music

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  • All vanished from YouTube Music too.

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  • All are still available on Deezer in Ontario

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  • Still have it (a day later) in Calgary on Spotify and YouTube. Quite odd.

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  • Disappeared in Edmonton.

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  • Went back and checked, and yup, only the EP’s and singles are there.

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