Veteran lyricist and singer Swanand Kirkire has taken to social media to voice his frustration with Spotify India for not crediting him on a song from the 2011 Marathi film Deool. Kirkire discovered that despite being both the lyricist and vocalist of the song, Spotify credited another artist, Uttara Kelkar, instead of him.
Swanand Kirkire calls out Spotify for incorrect song credit: “You must have some way to fix the error. This is history being written”
Kirkire’s Shock at Missing Credit
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Swanand Kirkire shared his disappointment upon learning that his name was omitted from the credits of the Deool song on Spotify. The song, which he both wrote and sang, was composed by Mangesh Dhakde. However, the credit on the streaming platform was given to renowned playback singer Uttara Kelkar. Expressing his frustration, Kirkire wrote in Marathi, “Someone recently reminded me of a song I had sung from the film Deool, so I went to listen to it on Spotify. To my shock, I found that my name wasn’t there.”
Kirkire’s post quickly gained attention as he highlighted the seriousness of such mistakes, stating that this was not just a small error but something that could distort the historical record of the song’s creation.
Addressing Spotify’s Possible Response
Swanand Kirkire also anticipated Spotify’s potential response, assuming that the platform would shift responsibility to those submitting the metadata. He argued that a major platform like Spotify should have processes in place to ensure that such mistakes can be corrected. “Spotify will say it’s not our job, whoever filled the metadata should have seen it. You’re such a big platform, you must have some way to fix the error. This is history being written,” Kirkire asserted in his post.
The singer further raised concerns about the long-term impact of such errors, pointing out that years from now, listeners may wrongly attribute the song to the wrong artist.
आता कुणीतरी X वर देऊळ चित्रपटातील माझं हे गाणं आठवलं, म्हणून मी ते Spotify वर ऐकायला गेलो, तर बघितलं की तिथे माझं नावच नाही. हे संपूर्ण गाणं मीच लिहिलंय आणि गायलेलं आहे, मंगेश डहाकेंनी कंपोज केलेलं आहे, पण क्रेडिट उत्तरा केळकर नावाच्या गायिकेला दिलं गेलंय. आता Spotify म्हणेल की…
— Swanand Kirkire (@swanandkirkire) September 19, 2024
Having said that it is worth mentioning here that, Spotify, as of now, hasn’t responded to Swanand’s tweet.
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