In 2013, Radiohead's Thom Yorke strongly criticized Spotify, calling it "the last desperate fart of a dying corpse" and removed his music from the platform. He argued that Spotify's model wasn't beneficial for artists and that musicians could build their own distribution systems.

However, by 2016, the band's stance had significantly shifted. After initially withholding their album "A Moon Shaped Pool" from Spotify for a month after its release, Radiohead eventually made their entire catalog available on the platform. This included:

• All studio albums from Pablo Honey (1993) to A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
• B-sides and remix collections
• Singles and standalone tracks
• Special releases like "Spectre" (2015) and "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" (2009)

Notable releases on Spotify now include their landmark albums "OK Computer," "Kid A," "In Rainbows," and "The King of Limbs," along with their associated B-sides and remix collections.

Despite the band's reconciliation with Spotify, Thom Yorke's solo work and side projects remain absent from the platform, suggesting his personal reservations about the streaming service continue.

This shift represents a significant change in the band's position on streaming platforms and reflects the evolving landscape of digital music distribution.

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