Spotify brings back Jay Z music on his 50th birthday
He pulled his albums from the music streaming platform two years ago.
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Jay Z has returned to Spotify.
Jay Z, who's celebrating his 50th birthday on Wednesday, is back on Spotify . The rapper's entire music catalogue returned to the streaming service two years after he requested it be removed.
Jay Z owns Spotify competitor Tidal.
"Happy birthday, Hov," Spotify tweeted. "Welcome back to Spotify."
Happy birthday, Hov 🎁
— Spotify (@Spotify) December 4, 2019
Welcome back to Spotify.https://t.co/exr5QGgwCK pic.twitter.com/t7l4H5zn6E
Spotify didn't immediately respond to a request for comment and more information on the move.