The news emerged after drum and bass act Blu Mar Ten, who themselves removed their content from streaming services earlier this year, posted an announcement on their Facebook page revealing the move.

The announcement, billed as a "Word from our distributor about Spotify / Simfy / Rdio / Napster & all other streaming services", read:

"'We have taken the decision to no longer provide content to any of the above streaming-type music services. This decision is based on the fact ...