Like his colleague, the Canadian folk music legend is leaving the streaming platform due to “liesrelated to Covid-19 leaked via podcasts.
Country singer Joni Mitchell announced on Friday that she was removing her music from Spotify due to “liesrelated to Covid-19 disclosed on the streaming platform, as Neil Young had done shortly before. “I decided to remove all my music from Spotify“, wrote on his site the interpreter of Big Yellow Taxiin support of the folk-rock legend in his fight against popular and controversial American host Joe Rogan’s podcast.
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“Irresponsible people spread lies that cost people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.“Explained the 78-year-old Canadian who has 3.7 million subscribers on the platform. The Swedish platform did not react.
Neil Young had confirmed on Wednesday his dramatic decision to remove his music from Spotify. The American-Canadian singer has 2.4 million subscribers and more than six million listeners per month on the platform, the world leader in music streaming. But Joe Rogan’s podcast, exclusive content that racks up millions of plays, was number 1 on Spotify in 2021.”Spotify has become a place for potentially deadly Covid misinformation. Lies sold for money“, had pointed Neil Young, whose gesture was applauded by the boss of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Hundred million dollar contract
Joe Rogan, whose contract signed with Spotify last year is estimated at one hundred million dollars, is accused of having discouraged vaccination among young people and of having pushed for the use of an unauthorized treatment, the ivermectin, against the virus. “They can have Rogan or Young. not both», said Neil Young, whose last album, Barn, was released in late 2021. The career-long singer said he hoped other artists and record labels would follow suit. Through the voice of a spokesperson, Spotify regretted the departure of Neil Young, but highlighted the balance between “listener safety and creative freedom”.
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