AmazonMP3 has now pulled all Tunecore-distributed songs from its stores in the UK and across the European Union, thanks to a royalty-related dispute. The teardown actually happened January 24th, leaving more than a week of non-inclusion, according to details now confirmed by Tunecore CEO Jeff Price.

Price claims the teardown happened without notice, and was a ‘heavy-handed’ negotiation tactic.  “Amazon removed your recordings as a result of an issue regarding royalty payments by Amazon to Tunecore customers,” Price told member artists.  “The delay in resolving this issue resulted in the TuneCore/Amazon European Union and United Kingdom agreement expiring without being renewed (note: this is just for Europe and the UK, the rest of the world is not affected).”

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