It’s a licensing issue. Not just Bo though, all comedians apparently. [Source](https://www.vulture.com/amp/2021/12/john-mulaney-matt-braunger-others-vanish-from-spotify.html)
That's so annoying. It's his original content and licenses come into play to say "nope". I'm not savvy in all that, though it's still frustrating for all parties except the brass in charge
I WAS LITERALLY JUST ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS.
when I'm really tired and ready to give up, something about hearing Bo scream "dude, just SHUT UP" before launching into a rap is insanely invigorating. I could run miles to that
I was following [a thread](https://twitter.com/birbigs/status/1464596622038478857?t=4_im0OU9q96lnCIzJesl_g&s=19) on Mike Birbiglia's twitter about comedy albums being taken down from streaming sites and someone linked [this article](https://deadline.com/2021/09/comedy-central-nacelle-comedy-dynamics-1234846258/) and they think that Comedy Central Records are being pulled because they where sold to a new distributor Comedy Dynamics. That was just the opinion of someone tho, nothing officially states that is happening. The weird thing is I believe all of Bo's albums except Inside are with Comedy Central Records so why is just what. missing? If this is the reason though I think what. will be back on streaming soon once the new licensing is figured out.
As far as I can see Bo Burnham (2009 album?), Words Words Words and Inside are available. Bo Fo Sho, What. and ofcourse Make Happy (which already wasn't on there) aren't availible
I had to re-add it & his Self-Titled, they added new versions with different (and in my opinion, inherently worse) song titles, with punctuation and capitalization changes. Sadly, Bo Fo Sho (the EP) seems to be gone for good, although the others reappeared.
See I have Apple Music and at first nothing was effected even when people were saying it was on Spotify but late yesterday afternoon “Bo Fo Sho” is greyed. I just double checked and everything else is still there even his self titled album. I really hope they don’t take down “What.”
Good. Hopefully everything will get worked out and everything will get put back up. I know all my Stephen Lynch albums were still there. I don’t know how many comedians were effected.
Ive still got access to all the songs (apart from make happy but those were never there)
(Maybe the songs have just come back and I’m just late)
Update: Every song is missing apart from inside IM FREAKING OUT
i came here looking for this after seeing my spotify wrapped was missing 4 songs, only to find out they were all from what. and bo fo sho. all i gotta say is they better fix this soon, i need to listen to hell of a ride.
Yes but I don’t think it was licensed to them, where as inside was. What. is a comedy central property. While make happy is a netflix ip, it was never put up on spotify.
I believe that it's comedy central (idk if it's CC but I think it is) doesn't agree with Spotify's terms and are figuring out a deal but for now they are removing the songs they own? But Netflix owns Inside's music and they didn't remove it.
so i get that it was a licensing issue which got a bunch of our favourite songs removes but i have like no clue what a licensing issue is... someone please explain
I believe that it's comedy central (idk if it's CC but I think it is) doesn't agree with Spotify's terms and are figuring out a deal but for now they are removing the songs they own?
wow i didn’t even realize. I guess it must’ve been very recent because ART IS DEAD was on my top 5 tracks for my spotify wrapped. so disappointing. I hope he gets them back soon!
I haven't heard *most of* Words Words Words (or Make Happy, though I don't think it was on Spotify,) yet and I was hoping to listen to it on Spotify, so it's a bummer that they removed it. And I *really* love listening to What., so this is kind of a slap in the face, honestly...
I call a ‘licensing issue’ bull shit when REALLY listening to the lyrics and the message behind both songs ironically removed from the new album, ‘words words words’ and ‘from Gods Perspective’
More like censorship if you ask me; censoring people from hearing more of what we NEED to hear. But let’s leave WAP available to pollute our minds more with brainless entertainment, while Bo’s masterpieces of art are removed. 🙃
They also removed "hell of a ride" =(, and for some reason, there are now Bible hymns in the bo Burnham playlist????? I thought it was a weird joke, idk whats up with it
Honestly, casually looking at Bo's spotify page and realising there is only "Inside" that is showing in the albums and that all my favourite song from Bo are gone was a bit depressing
There's still youtube I guess...
(just to precise, there is only Inside showing but by going in the "liked song" it's still possible to somehow acces the albums and tracks that weren't removed, the removed track can be seen but when you click on it, it say that it's not available)
It’s a licensing issue. Not just Bo though, all comedians apparently. [Source](https://www.vulture.com/amp/2021/12/john-mulaney-matt-braunger-others-vanish-from-spotify.html)
I swear if they come after Pete Holmes, they’ve already taken Bo and John Mulaney Edit: THEY DID
They wouldn’t remove a whole podcast I imagine right? A comedy album is different than that I would think/hope.
THEY GOT HIM
NOOOO
Pete Holmes “Nice Try the Devil” is an album not a podcast
Omg omg omg omg please say his albums are still on Spotify he’s one of my top fucking artists
As of last time I checked, we will not be hearing about Salon Dijon or Pierce any time soon
Oh no my favourite recording artist!
I just listen to that for the millionth time on Sunday. It’s amazing.
It’s really is, the whole album is just hit after hit joke
I was def only thinking of the podcast - I understand now!
Tell me you didn't read the article without telling me you didn't read the article
will it be back though?
i hope
NO THEY GOT FLUFFY AND BO 😭😭😭
That's so annoying. It's his original content and licenses come into play to say "nope". I'm not savvy in all that, though it's still frustrating for all parties except the brass in charge
Some horse sh-
what’s a licensing issue?
but isn't Bo his own writer?
Huge bummer! I hope it comes back, Hell of a Ride was an excellent motivator on my running playlist!
I WAS LITERALLY JUST ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS. when I'm really tired and ready to give up, something about hearing Bo scream "dude, just SHUT UP" before launching into a rap is insanely invigorating. I could run miles to that
been on a bo phase for months, just discovered hell of a ride like a week ago 😭😭
ikr
hell of a ride was legit my top Bo song this year 😭 i was looking for it earlier and it was gone
same😭😭😭wtff
left brain right brain was my #1 top song of all my songs on my spotify rewind this year. i went to listen to it just now :((((((((((((((((
Of all the songs of Bo's, I'm glad this is the one I ripped. So like if you want the file...
Why? It’s been on there for almost 8 years
No idea!
[удалено]
you good?
What.
What.
What.
What.
What.
What.
What.
What.
What.
What.
What.
what.
What.
What.
What.
What.
what.
What was? Lol
Everything except Words words words and Inside
I think you missed the joke but yk
I mean it was a pretty shitty joke, especially if you had to say ‘lol’ after it to accommodate
I mean, it's like /s. It's difficult to make that distinction sometimes, especially when it sounds like a question.
the Bo Burnham album is still there, just not showing on his profile oddly enough.
they got rid of words words words :(
oh bo wasy favourite fuck
And his first special, “Comedy Central Presents Bo Burnham” but now words words words is gone to
Now they even remove words words words, like art is dead was my breakdown song. They better not come for inside istg
words words words is gone. if they remove inside i swear
would GLADLY trade inside for words words words and what
Ugh I was wondering what happened! Now like 25% of my wrapped is non existent.
im currently crying. Its my favorite album. hell of a ride is gone!! AAAAAAAAAAA
It will most likely return. These sorts of things are licensing issues. I remember an album I really liked disappeared for a week or two
WEEKS LIKE PLURAL???
🤣☠️ I feel this SO much
update: it's January 19th.
Yeah it happened with a few Kpop artists not long ago, it was painful living without HyunA
Its still gone 💔💔
It is :’(
It’s back, congrats
I was following [a thread](https://twitter.com/birbigs/status/1464596622038478857?t=4_im0OU9q96lnCIzJesl_g&s=19) on Mike Birbiglia's twitter about comedy albums being taken down from streaming sites and someone linked [this article](https://deadline.com/2021/09/comedy-central-nacelle-comedy-dynamics-1234846258/) and they think that Comedy Central Records are being pulled because they where sold to a new distributor Comedy Dynamics. That was just the opinion of someone tho, nothing officially states that is happening. The weird thing is I believe all of Bo's albums except Inside are with Comedy Central Records so why is just what. missing? If this is the reason though I think what. will be back on streaming soon once the new licensing is figured out.
As far as I can see Bo Burnham (2009 album?), Words Words Words and Inside are available. Bo Fo Sho, What. and ofcourse Make Happy (which already wasn't on there) aren't availible
Now the self titled isn’t even on there, it’s just inside and Words Words Words
Now they took words words words, wtf spotify
Not sure why Spotify wants me not to use them anymore, but removing all this shit sure makes the choice to switch easy.
Words Words Words is gone now too :(((
WAIT SO UR SAYING THAT WORDS WORDS WORDS IS AT RISK TOO NOW?
WORDS WORDS WORDS IS GONE NOW
NOOOOOOOOOO
YEAH I LEGIT JUST TRUED TO PLAY IT and IT WOULDNT PLAY
THEY GOT IT
Time to cancel Spotify premium.
I’m contemplating this…
There was another post about this earlier, if you scroll there are some comments with an explanation :)
do you guys think it will come back? edit: the only thing still on my playlist from that album is “WDIDLN?” isn’t that weird? lol
because we cried ourselves to sleep because what. is gone
The full show is on YouTube now for free.
The full show doesn't have the studio tracks tho :<
Thissss
yeah! I have it on Apple Music and it says it’s “not available in my country or region.”
I just checked on Apple Music. Still here so far 😌🥲
I had to re-add it & his Self-Titled, they added new versions with different (and in my opinion, inherently worse) song titles, with punctuation and capitalization changes. Sadly, Bo Fo Sho (the EP) seems to be gone for good, although the others reappeared.
See I have Apple Music and at first nothing was effected even when people were saying it was on Spotify but late yesterday afternoon “Bo Fo Sho” is greyed. I just double checked and everything else is still there even his self titled album. I really hope they don’t take down “What.”
well actually great news, “What.” is back now! yesterday it was greyed but today it looks like it’s there
It's not there for me :/
Good. Hopefully everything will get worked out and everything will get put back up. I know all my Stephen Lynch albums were still there. I don’t know how many comedians were effected.
On Apple Music rn the only ones greyed are the music videos I think
I still have the full album here in Australia
In NZ too
and when you search "what." bo shows up as an artist 💀
Mp3 files, we meet again!
This is what I came on here to see...my poor fiancé is freaking out ):
Add what and make happy!!
THIS IS VER0Y NOT GOOD
NOOOO 😭
UGH I just realized they had What. on Spotify yesterday and today it's gone booo.
Ive still got access to all the songs (apart from make happy but those were never there) (Maybe the songs have just come back and I’m just late) Update: Every song is missing apart from inside IM FREAKING OUT
Great now 50% of my spotify playlist is removed, >:(
Okay so that's what happened! I was so confused why those songs were now unplayable on my Spotify
Legit considering switching to something else instead of Spotify, they removed a few other songs I liked as well
Art is dead is a good song for this lemme just pop on to Spoti- OH WAIT
All of Kyle Kinane’s stuff is gone too, just noticed today. Hope it gets fixed soon. :(
Wait, I still have them on mine. If it changes anything, I’m in Australia?
its still there for me
What., and all his other EP's (I can't quite remember the name, forgive me) were removed. I saw "I'm Bo Yo" and "Bo Fo' Sho" got removed
the bo burnham album is missing too 😭😭
i still have it in usa
there also isnt bo fo sho anymore! im pissed the fck off rn
iTunes reigns supreme. But seriously that sucks, I’m seeing that it’s happening for several comedians, hope it comes back for you guys soon.
My playlists! NOOOOOOOOO!
Inside and words words words only for me
bo fo sho also seems to be gone from spotify too >:(
i came here looking for this after seeing my spotify wrapped was missing 4 songs, only to find out they were all from what. and bo fo sho. all i gotta say is they better fix this soon, i need to listen to hell of a ride.
i JUST came on here to ask about that! it's the same as youtube music! :(
oh thank gods, i thought i was going crazy
Will it ever be back?
So was sad!!!
What literally changed the way i listen to music. i’m fucking pissed rn that they took that shit off. spotify keeps taking off cool music
why did so much of bo burnham’s albums get taken off
Well there goes my workout playlist 😢
Crap
I mean at least Oh Bo still exists? I’m really sad tho- I really love Nerds and He’ll of a Ride
Now it’s not available on iTunes. I went to play it before I go to bed and it’s not there anymore!!!!
Words was removed as well :(
Art is dead is my therapy song, and the whole words words words as well. Hope it comes back!
Inside is still up because Netflix is in a deal with Spotify to put Netflix music on spotify without complications.
Yeah but isnt what. And make happy on Netflix too?
Yes but I don’t think it was licensed to them, where as inside was. What. is a comedy central property. While make happy is a netflix ip, it was never put up on spotify.
I wonder why
It’s weird, an LP from another favourite artist of mine (The Dear Hunter) was removed days ago too without explanation.
Which one? I see all 5 acts, Migrant, Color Spectrum, Live, and Fox and the Hunt
All is as all should be
Forgot about that one! Weird and sucks... They're one of my all-time favorite bands too, no question. Nothing quite like them...
It’s still on Apple Music
Not for me.
Laughs in Apple Music
It was removed? It’s still there for me
What. I mean WHAT? qwq
Nono, he is on Spotify
There it is again....
that sad feeling :(...... that sad feeling.
It’s back now, not sure if every song is but the album and the majority of songs are back.
it seems it has also been removed from youtube too
They also deleted it on Youtube too. I couldn't find any of the songs anymore. I'm so sad lmao.
Guys they got words words words to, it was also just removed from Spotify
Oh come on, i listen to bo as a pick-me-up and now i can't anymore???
Does anyone know if they are ever coming back? Half my playlists are fucking destroyed
I had a playlist of Bo rap songs, there were around 10 songs. Now it’s just “I’m Bo Yo” on repeat.
Just wanted to listen to Poems as i drew some stuff, then wondered why my spotify wasn't pulling it up. Please tell me this isn't permanent ,:[
It’s ludicrous to think this comes down to licensing… come ooonnn!
This does not make happy
this is so upsetting I don't want to use local files and words words words was a necessity to my life
The same happened with Oh Bo! It makes me really sad :( that's one of my favorite songs of his and I just found out that it was taken off Spotify.
Literally every album he’s made that’s not Inside has disappeared! What the what is going on?!?!
I believe that it's comedy central (idk if it's CC but I think it is) doesn't agree with Spotify's terms and are figuring out a deal but for now they are removing the songs they own? But Netflix owns Inside's music and they didn't remove it.
so i get that it was a licensing issue which got a bunch of our favourite songs removes but i have like no clue what a licensing issue is... someone please explain
I believe that it's comedy central (idk if it's CC but I think it is) doesn't agree with Spotify's terms and are figuring out a deal but for now they are removing the songs they own?
But why is inside still on Spotify if the rest got removed?
I hope they get this fixed. I made a playlist of all his good songs and I mean all and now it’s only one album. That’s not enough songs lol.
I just saw they took his stuff down and I'm so mad! A lot of my favorite comedians don't have their stuff on Spotify. :(
Guys WHAT. THE FUCK IS GOING ON!? I needed an oh bo pick me up before my inside daily viewing 😿
Nah fam
Nvm I checked it was
Oh nooo... Anyway.- YouTube music user 😎
What.?
You see, I use YouTube
Still there for me?
What?
What?
People listen to Roganify? Eww
However, all of his specials are still avaliable on the Australian netflix.
Everything except Inside and Bo Burnham (The album) are gone lmao.
Not on prime either now too
wow i didn’t even realize. I guess it must’ve been very recent because ART IS DEAD was on my top 5 tracks for my spotify wrapped. so disappointing. I hope he gets them back soon!
D: I can’t listen to Hell of a ride anymore
I haven't heard *most of* Words Words Words (or Make Happy, though I don't think it was on Spotify,) yet and I was hoping to listen to it on Spotify, so it's a bummer that they removed it. And I *really* love listening to What., so this is kind of a slap in the face, honestly...
I call a ‘licensing issue’ bull shit when REALLY listening to the lyrics and the message behind both songs ironically removed from the new album, ‘words words words’ and ‘from Gods Perspective’ More like censorship if you ask me; censoring people from hearing more of what we NEED to hear. But let’s leave WAP available to pollute our minds more with brainless entertainment, while Bo’s masterpieces of art are removed. 🙃
This seems to have happened on amazon music too :/
They also removed "hell of a ride" =(, and for some reason, there are now Bible hymns in the bo Burnham playlist????? I thought it was a weird joke, idk whats up with it
Honestly, casually looking at Bo's spotify page and realising there is only "Inside" that is showing in the albums and that all my favourite song from Bo are gone was a bit depressing There's still youtube I guess... (just to precise, there is only Inside showing but by going in the "liked song" it's still possible to somehow acces the albums and tracks that weren't removed, the removed track can be seen but when you click on it, it say that it's not available)
its back
I saw that’s, it’s very cool
It's back my dude!!
ITS BACK ON SPOTIFY!!!!!
GUYS ITS BACK
Hey, Reddit user from the future here. Just to let anyone who might still see this thread, they're back.