Barry Manilow is joining Neil Young in leaving Spotify

[FelineOverlord]

He seems like a good guy. 😊

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[blueinredohio]

1. Good for him.

Come on artists. Where are the rest of you?

[RockCreek]

12. Exactly!

Let this start a movement!

[Sherman A1]

13. Agreed!

More need to follow.

[L. Coyote]

27. Peter Frampton too.

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[Cha]

46. Manilow says "NO"..

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[L. Coyote]

49. The only easy way to leave @Spotify is

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[Cha]

51. "Swarmed", eh? TY Rt

[L. Coyote]

54. They will regret this attention.

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[Cha]

55. As they should.. Wow.. I'd

never even heard of "Spotify" before Neil Young brought it to my attention.. but I don't get out much.

Brilliant Tweet by Lovin Lyrics.. Rt TY!

[L. Coyote]

57. Stock price:

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[Cha]

58. Wow.. Good but sad

for those interested in Not seeing the price fall so steadily

May it Continue!

Rt TY!

[Cha]

59. Whoa.. ".. Lost $4 Billion this Week!

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[Zambero]

56. Yes Peter, We feel like you do

Hopefully many more to follow!

[luvtheGWN]

64. Joni Mitchell too.

[LuckyLib]

2. Good. But let's see some real powerhouses vote with their feet: Beyonc etc.

[geardaddy]

7. This

[localroger]

30. Manilow is not exactly obscure

His style may be a bit dated but his catalog is still extremely popular. And one of his most famous songs, "America," is an anthem to the opportunities provided by immigration.

[cinematicdiversions]

33. I think you are thinking of Neil Diamond with the America song. NT

[localroger]

37. Yep -- well, neither of them is really obscure /nt

[Cha]

47. This is from Manilow..

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[rockfordfile]

3. Why not create a better music service?

[TeslaNova]

28. Better ones are out there, nothing special or great about Spotify

[70sEraVet]

4. So far now, I've only heard about Manilow and Nickleback joining Neil.

I'm waiting for more.........

[AZSkiffyGeek]

5. I don't think Nickelback has

I think there was a joke meme going around about Spotify could keep Nickelback, but I don't know that they've actually announced they were pulling their music.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Morning sip meme (no graphic)

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@The_Earl_of_Ram
Antivaxxers are so triggered about folks canceling Spotify they nearly spit out their morning sip of piss.
Jan 28, 2022·Twitter for Android

[AZSkiffyGeek]

8. Peter Frampton has joined Neil and Barry nt

[RainCaster]

6. The labels need to get involved here

Barry and Neil have little appeal to the ages that are the base of Spotify. Until the hip hop artists step up, this won't affect Spotify.

[CrispyQ]

9. Seen on FB, "Neil Young's really gonna miss that $1.37 he gets from Spotify every month." -nt

[GB_RN]

10. Yeah, Neil's Taking A Principle'd Stand Here, But...

He's not exactly losing a lot of money from this. A lot of his music was already pulled from Spotify a while back, IIRC. Then there's the fact that Spotify doesn't exactly pay much in terms of royalties per play, either. It takes a LOT of song streams for artists to make any kind of money off of Spotify, and most artists don't get that kind of bandwidth from Spotify.

I'm not saying he's doing the wrong thing, just that one way or the other, it's not really going to affect his bottom line much.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Sirius XM has picked Neil up and will be playing his music. We can hope they help Manilow too. . nt

[The Grand Illuminist]

25. Unfortunately

SXM also hosts anti vaxxer Breitbart News. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[cinematicdiversions]

36. Please Sirius XM is much worse than Spotify. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

41. Other services are picking up Neil Young too

https://www.wsj.com/articles/neil-youngs-radio-channel-on-siriusxm-is-revived-after-spotify-removal-11643321014

Neil Young’s Radio Channel on SiriusXM Is Revived After Spotify Removal
After Spotify refused to cut Joe Rogan’s lucrative podcast, Sirius re-upped with Mr. Young; other streamers promote the folk-rocker

While he said he is losing out on 60% of his streaming income, the market is adjusting as other services take steps to capitalize on courting the folk-rock singer and his loyal listeners. The dustup drew supporters and detractors to social media voicing their views on Mr. Young and Spotify.

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In another post on his website Wednesday, Mr. Young made a plug for other services, pointing to Amazon Music, Apple Music and Qobuz, which “present my music today in all its high-resolution glory—the way it is intended to be heard.”

Other streaming services this week promoted that they carried Mr. Young’s music.

Hi-fi streaming service Tidal, which Mr Young has championed for its sound quality, retweeted a fan’s observation: “Love that Neil Young is trending on Tidal” and then shared a meme welcoming fresh recruits.

[TeslaNova]

29. You act like thats a bad thing

[GB_RN]

32. I'm Not Sure You Read What I Wrote...

I said that he wasn't doing the wrong thing. I also said that him having his music pulled isn't exactly costing him a whole lot in terms of his protest against Joe Rogan. I did NOT say, nor did I even imply what he's doing is a bad thing.

But, just to clarify things, so that there's no further confusion: Spotify isn't going to give two shits about what amounts to a third rate streamer asking to have his music pulled over Joe Rogan's lying and BS'ing. Nor will they give a damn until their big money makers start protesting or enough people start cancelling subscriptions. If Young's protest marks the start of a trend that ultimately gets Rogan's show yanked, all well and good. However, I have a feeling that it's going to be a lot nothing, at least in terms of the artists: Those artists who actually do make money off of Spotify aren't going to risk their royalties in protest. As far as Spotify and Joe Rogan are concerned, the little bit of controversy stirred up by Young will just serve as free advertising for them ("No such thing as bad press", and all that).

[Bernardo de La Paz]

42. Your "third rate streamer" sold half his catalogue for 40-50 million bucks. Not bad for "third rate"

[GB_RN]

43. Oi...

I'm well aware of what he sold his music catalog rights for. My comment wasn't intended a personal hit on him or on his fans: I didn't call him a "third-rate musician".

My comment was simply to point out that he's not a top tier, nor even second tier streamer, as far as Spotify's streaming service is concerned. If he were, they wouldn't have dropped him like a hot potato.

I'm done here.

[orleans]

21. according to this article, it is the label that needs to get the artist pulled

neil young is on warner brothers
manilow is on columbia

"In Removing Neil Young’s Music, Spotify Didn’t Need to Listen to the Artist, but Did Have to Heed His Label"
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/removing-neil-young-music-spotify-233318840.html

[Hekate]

11. Sometimes it just takes one person to be the first to exit, & others realize they don't have to stay

Thanks, Neil Young for being the first. Thanks, Barry Manilow for heading for the exit door right behind him.

[StarryNite]

14. Much respect Mr Manilow.

[TuxedoKat]

15. Bravo Barry

We cancelled our Spotify yesterday too.

Always loved this song by him, "I Am Your Child".

[Sherman A1]

40. Consumers cancelling Spotify is the other end of the equation

The more pressure exerted on their income the better. It is after all a for profit service, no profit, no service.

[BradBo]

18. You mean the Republican asshat Barry Manilow?

[AZLD4Candidate]

35. What are you talking about? Manilow has been a liberal Democrat for years

He has some libertarian views, but most liberals have that too. Libertarians, at least the ones I've met, didn't believe that gay marriage should not illegal and ending the drug war should happen immediately.

Those are the only two things I truly agree with libertarians on.

https://hollowverse.com/barry-manilow

[Greybnk48]

39. Barry Manilow is a life-long liberal. n/t

[johnthewoodworker]

19. Oh Mandy.

[BobTheSubgenius]

20. For me, this is the best thing BM has ever done.

Although, I have to leave room for his acts of kindness that might not be known. His message to John Pavlovitz doesn't seem like it would be a one-off.

[calimary]

26. And me. Wasn't a Manilow fan but I DO appreciate him now.

Always loved Neil Young. From WAY back.

[BobTheSubgenius]

67. I'll drink to that!

[ashredux]

22. Barry Manilow and Neil Young....talk about an odd couple...more power to them

Hope more will join them

[YoshidaYui]

23. A lot of artists are going to NFTS

with the chance to manage their own careers, and how much money they can sell a song for, an investment.

[Vinca]

24. Good for him. I hope Spotify ends up with Ted Nugent and Joe Rogan.

[peppertree]

31. Looks like he made it

[BeckyDem]

34. +1

[Greybnk48]

38. Good man! We need a few more musical icons and powerhouses like these two

to show people what the MAJORITY wants.

[DashOneBravo]

44. Well maybe not

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[Cha]

45. There's a Tweet from Manilow that

says NO.. please read previous post.

[Celerity]

48. fake news, and not the first time Amy Siskind has spread bullshit on Twitter

Liberal critics claim anti-Trump poster child Amy Siskind is an impostor

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberal-critics-claim-anti-trump-poster-child-amy-siskind-is-an-impostor/

[FreepFryer]

63. Siskind definitely sends up major red flags. I always double check anything she asserts...

...fact isn’t always her forte.

“Siskind Voted for McCain / Palin rather than Obama / Biden”

[Quixote1818]

50. This needs to be pulled. It's false. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

52. Years ago, I went to a Barry Manilow concert with my brother. He was great, performed several encores

Awhile after that, my parents just happened to run into him and his band while in Britain. He was new to them there at the time and weren't recognized yet(!), but my mother did and stopped to talk to him, said her kids had seen his concert in the States. They were very nice, seemed pleased to be recognized, and they posed for a couple of photos.

[ificandream]

53. Manilow's disclaimer tweet

[link:

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[Duppers]

60. Lots of outlets are reporting it's not true.

Unless he says it's true, I'm not believing he left Spotify.

[BlueMTexpat]

61. And Joni Mitchell

is too!

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/29/joni-mitchell-joins-neil-young-in-demanding-spotify-remove-her-music

[Trueblue1968]

62. @Spotify is to remove your credit card payments in profile settings. They are getting swarmed and

@Spotify is to remove your credit card payments in profile settings.
They are getting swarmed and they will not help you cancel. #cancelspotify

[OneGrassRoot]

65. If Taylor Swift applied pressure on Spotify...

I bet they'd cave. I think they'd rather have her than Rogan.

[Polybius]

68. What's the average age of the Spotify user?

Aren't they mostly under 40? If yes, I don't know how much of an impact this will have.