Spotify has come under some controversy lately, over recruitment commercials for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sparking outcry from a lot of artists, including New Jersey post-hardcore band, Thursday.
In a message shared with their fans, the band called on Spotify to end its use of ICE ads, writing, “Thursday is an independent band and we join the wider independent musical community in calling upon Spotify to remove any and all ICE recruitment advertising from its platform.”
“A single voice is tiny but collective action is mighty, so please join us in publicly asking Spotify to remove all ICE advertising immediately,” they continued, then adding, “Write these words back down,” which is a reference to the band’s song “Autobiography of a Nation,” from their 2001 sopomore al