Musicians are freaking out after learning Myspace lost 50 million songs

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Musicians are freaking out after learning Myspace lost 50 million songs
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“As a result of a server migration project, any photos, videos, and audio files you uploaded more than three years ago may no longer be available on or from Myspace.'

Myspace had quietly acknowledged a massive data loss in response to user inquiries last year, but it took until this weekend for the greater public to begin to become aware that all music uploaded to the site prior to 2015 is unavailable.

"As a result of a server migration project, any photos, videos, and audio files you uploaded more than three years ago may no longer be available on or from," the company — now owned by Meredith — said in a statement at the top of their music player eight months or more ago."We apologize for the inconvenience and suggest that you retain your backup copies."

Earlier in 2018, MySpace had emailed complainants that the problem was only temporary, telling at least one user in an email,"We are aware of the issue and I have been informed the issue will be fixed, however, there is no exact time frame for when this will be completed." In March 2018, the company said,"We're in the process of doing a huge maintenance project for videos and songs. Due to this maintenance, you may notice some issues playing songs or videos.

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