The decision from Spotify draws an entirely new battle line for the service when facing down artists. Young had the courage of his convictions – and the backing of his long-term label Reprise Records (part of Warner Music Group), because, as he said in a statement on his website, removing his music would mean “losing 60% of my worldwide streaming income in the name of Truth”. This claim was supported in a letter sent to the streaming service earlier this month, signed by 270 medical and scientific professionals who called for Spotify to stop spreading Rogan’s unfounded point of view. Young’s objections were based on what he saw as “life-threatening Covid misinformation” being pushed by Rogan. Spotify chose Rogan, removing Young’s entire back catalogue. The Canadian-American musician criticised its exclusive hosting of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast in a letter to his manager and record label published online, which asked his music be removed from the streaming service. EST, shares of Spotify were trading at $166.16, up $6.40, or 4.01%.N eil Young this week issued Spotify with a blunt ultimatum: it’s me or Joe Rogan. Love you brother.”Įven Jewel encouraged Rogan by saying, “Your doing a great job keep it up.”Īs of Friday at 9:44 a.m. Kevin James wrote, “Joe – we go way back and all these years I’ve known you to be nothing but objective and seeking truth. Look forward to coming on one day and breaking out the tequila with you.” In response to Rogan’s comments on Instagram, several celebrities reached out and showed their support for him, including Dwayne Johnson, Kevin James, Jewel, Jamie Kennedy, Tulsi Gabbard, Troy Aikman, Kat Von D, Dominic Monaghan, Candice Owens, Jillian Michaels, Tomi Lahren and Andrew Dice Clay, Deadline reported.Ī response from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson read, “Great stuff here brother. While Spotify has lost five artists to date, at least, 12 celebrities have stepped out and shown their support for Rogan. Thank you to #NeilYoung, and for your courage in leading the way. I'm removing my podcast from I know it's not a big deal but hope it will be part of a growing avalanche. The three band members all requested their music be taken off Spotify, saying that they support Young, adding in a Twitter post that “there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify's Joe Rogan podcast.” I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.”Īlso following in the footsteps of Young and Mitchell are David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash from the band Crosby, Stills and Nash. Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. She wrote on her website on Friday, “I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify. Joni Mitchell, who is the lead singer-songwriter for Young, also said over the weekend that she would remove her music from Spotify. He said last week in a post on his website that has since been deleted that he wanted all his music removed from Spotify because it is “spreading fake information about vaccines - potentially causing death to those who believe this disinformation spread by them,” RollingStone reported. The first to leave Spotify and spark the movement was Neil Young. “This advisory will direct listeners to our dedicated COVID-19 Hub, a resource that provides easy access to data-driven facts, up-to-date information as shared by scientists, physicians, academics, and public health authorities around the world, as well as links to trusted sources,” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a statement.īut still, Spotify has felt the hit and seen a series of artists take a stand and leave the platform over their beliefs that the company is not doing enough to stop the spread of COVID misinformation. A post shared by Joe Rogan has also reacted to the controversy, saying on Sunday that it would add a content advisory to any podcast that has information about COVID-19 in its discussion.
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