Spotify pulls Neil Young's music after his ultimatum regarding Joe Rogan and 'fake information'
Source: Washington Post
Spotify is in the process of removing Neil Youngs music two days after Young posted a letter on his website demanding that his catalogue be removed in response to the fake information about vaccines on the platform. We want all the worlds music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators, a Spotify spokesman told The Washington Post in a statement.
We have detailed content policies in place and weve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. We regret Neils decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon. Youngs letter, which has since been deleted, was addressed to his manager and an executive at his record label and cited Joe Rogan by name as part of his issue with Spotify.
I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them, he wrote in the letter, according to Rolling Stone. Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule.
I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform, the letter continued. They can have Rogan or Young. Not both. Representatives for Young have not yet responded to The Posts request for comment. Rogan, who hosts one of the most popular podcasts on the platform, has repeatedly spread misinformation about the coronavirus vaccines. In April, for example, he came under fire for suggesting healthy, young people shouldnt get vaccinated.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/26/neil-young-spotify-joe-rogan/
Full headline: Spotify pulls Neil Youngs music after his ultimatum regarding Joe Rogan and fake information about vaccines
Good for Young pushing for this.
LoisB
(7,203 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)rurallib
(62,411 posts)Gee, what a surprise.
BluesRunTheGame
(1,615 posts)Choosing Rogan over Neil Young is a deal breaker.
jimfields33
(15,787 posts)The other? Not sure.
In two years when virus is done, I wonder what young will do.
BumRushDaShow
(128,905 posts)like Pandora and even Apple's.
I prefer to buy my own records, cds, or digital music but do have a sub to SiriusXM radio, where he even had his own "limited run" channel there over the holidays (this past December) - https://blog.siriusxm.com/neil-young-radio/
It's not like his music was only on Spotify.
yardwork
(61,599 posts)I may have to drop my Spotify subscription.
Wuddles440
(1,121 posts)Skittles
(153,160 posts)who is PUSHING MISINFORMATION THAT AFFECTS PUBLIC HEALTH
orangecrush
(19,546 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,191 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)niyad
(113,284 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Busterscruggs
(448 posts)Said he was going to donate all Spotify proceeds to a covid relief fund to help those affected
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)Fullduplexxx
(7,860 posts)OhZone
(3,212 posts)he says he has ALL his music physically on his phone, like on a terabyte card.
Pobeka
(4,999 posts)It takes more energy to transfer data from the internet to a device, than to have the data on a memory chip directly in the device.
BumRushDaShow
(128,905 posts)As I have upgraded iPhones over the years, I have moved my music from phone to phone (I don't like doing "cloud" ). I even converted most of my cds and even records to mp3s and stored them, so since I rarely use the phone "as a phone", I use it more as an mp3 player (or iPod) and for texts/quick internet searches.
IronLionZion
(45,433 posts)I spent years building up a collection of classics. Streaming is fine for new stuff
CurtEastPoint
(18,641 posts)Fullduplexxx
(7,860 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(5,688 posts)TNNurse
(6,926 posts)ShazzieB
(16,389 posts)IronLionZion
(45,433 posts)Strelnikov_
(7,772 posts)whopis01
(3,511 posts)iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)nattyice
(331 posts)People can still enjoy the KISS catalog there.
70sEraVet
(3,495 posts)Let the other artists know that they should have Neil's back. They should remove THEIR music, and stand in solidarity with Neil!
The Grand Illuminist
(1,331 posts)They do own 50% of Neil's songs.
Ford_Prefect
(7,895 posts)Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
The Grand Illuminist This message was self-deleted by its author.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)They pull that lying son of a bitch Rogan off their service. That would have been too decent, too patriotic, too public service, and too Terms of Service for those cowards.
IronLionZion
(45,433 posts)Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them
So I try to forget it any way I can
Keep on rockin' in the free world
GB_RN
(2,350 posts)Whereas Rogan does. Poor moral and ethical choice, but it was the bottom line, shareholder value choice.
The question from here is, will subscribers who value ethics and morals vote with their wallets?
Richard D
(8,754 posts). . if there are enough sane people left to have a painful boycott against Spotify.
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,807 posts)SunImp
(2,224 posts)RainCaster
(10,870 posts)Spotify needs to have artists popular with the younger generations do this. We care about Neil Young, Gen Z doesn't. They love the bullshit from Joe Rogaine.
ancianita
(36,053 posts)live love laugh
(13,104 posts)Kittycatkat
(1,356 posts)czarjak
(11,269 posts)BootinUp
(47,143 posts)just uninstalled it.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,905 posts)Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)palustris
(53 posts)FranklinsTower
(6 posts)The Grand Illuminist
(1,331 posts)there is a comparison for Neil Young to a Pete Seeger.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,185 posts)I just let Spotify know I'm switching to Pandora. How many people have to suffer, and perhaps die, because of Rogan's lies? Bye bye Spotify.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)I'm glad Neil Young spoke out. I love his music.