DistroKid Deleted All My Songs And Won't Pay Me or Explain

December 05, 10:40 am
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I have been using DistroKid with the Ultimate package for my projects Anatolian Lab (Anatolian Psych Rock Lab) and Nikbinler under the account linked to volkansa***@gmail.com from Turkey. On the night of December 5, 2025, all works by Anatolian Lab and Nikbinler associated with this account were suddenly removed from digital platforms. At the same time, the approximately $X finalized earnings balance in my DistroKid account was completely wiped out, and my past, current, and future payments were deleted from the system. At this point, I cannot access my content or my previous earnings, apart from a few quick screenshots I had taken from my Spotify statistics. After this incident, I received an email from DistroKid stating that my streams had been rejected due to “editorial discretion,” based on a notification from stores and streaming services. The email also stated that I would no longer be able to publish new releases on DistroKid and that many features on my account had been restricted. However, this message did not include any concrete justification or evidence, such as a copyright violation, fake or fraudulent streams, breach of contract, or any other specific violation. Despite these restrictions on DistroKid, I am still able to release different works by the same two artists through another distributor without any issues, and these releases continue to be available and streamed on the same digital platforms. This shows that stores and streaming services themselves do not have a problem with Anatolian Lab or Nikbinler. Anatolian Lab is one of the largest and most prominent groups in its field in Turkey, and Nikbinler is widely known for the song “Eylülzede,” which has reached top positions on both Turkish and global charts and has surpassed 100 million streams across all platforms. This track was also distributed through DistroKid. Despite this, the mass removal of my works without any transparent explanation, along with the unilateral cancellation of a substantial amount of finalized earnings, is unacceptable. Therefore, I request that all works by Anatolian Lab and Nikbinler that were removed be fully republished, that the approximately $X finalized balance that was in my account be paid to me in full, and that all entitlements for past streams that are due in the coming months be paid completely and without delay.

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