Smit Family Feud: Music Expertโค Criticizes โขMonique‘sโ Handling of Brother’s Move
Amsterdam, Netherlands – โEntertainment commentator Ronald Molendijk โคpublicly questioned Monique Smit’s foresight after her brother, Jan Smit, removed herโ popular Sinterklaas songs from streaming โคplatforms like Spotify aheadโ of the holiday โseason. The move, stemming from a years-long familyโค dispute, has impacted Smitโ professionally and financially.
The songs were taken down by Jan Smit, who controls the rights through his record company. Molendijk suggested Monique should have anticipated this โคaction and proactively secured her work. “It’s a bit naive not โฃto do that,when โyou sense that your brother wants to bother you and heโ did it this way,” he stated during a segment on Show news.
Molendijk drew a parallel to Taylor Swift’s well-publicized battle with her former record label, suggesting Smit could have re-recorded the songs โunder a โnew titleโข -โ “Monique’s Version” – to circumvent the record company’s control.”She re-recorded all her albums. They called it Taylor’s version.โข You could say: make the Sinterklaas songsโ that you recorded and put underneath: Monique’s version. Then you eliminate that record โcompany.”
According to Show News‘ Evert Santegoeds,the dispute between the siblings has been ongoing for approximately โfour years.โ While the record company ultimately loses revenue from the removed streams โขand sales, Santegoeds believes Jan Smit’s motivation is primarily personal. “Well,I assume it is indeed much more on a personal level. That is โฃwhy it is being done โat thisโข moment, to hit her hard.”
Molendijk acknowledged the financial โimpactโค on the record company itself, noting, “It’s โคalso vrey strange, because the record companyโข always makes the most money from a stream or sale, so they are shooting themselves in the foot โขthe most, but apparently they can suffer financially.”