In a statement to Billboard, a Spotify spokesperson confirmed the removal of Young’s catalog, writing, “We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. I hope more powerful artists follow ’s stance on toxic jock J0e R0.gan #LeaveSpotify.” Letters to Cleo’s Kay Hanley also weighed in, writing, “ If record labels + fans found out in the 90s that Tower Records was ripping off artists, using music profits to bankroll and elevate Rush Limbaugh, the shelves would have been empty. Spotify is not interested in the future of music.” “Spotify chooses Rogan over Neil Young because they are not in the music business – they are a tech platform, and however they can get people to spend more time on the platform, that’s where they will go,” he wrote. Spotify imbroglio, Galaxie 500/Damon & Naomi drummer Damon Krukowski tweeted a pointed commentary on the dust-up. Though at press time few, if any, other major music figures had weighed in on the Young vs. There’s no such thing as ‘only one side of a story.'” Wrote the musician, “Personally, I’m not afraid of opposing points of view. One person who did not line up to support Young was country singer John Rich, who replied to Rivera’s tweet with one of his own.
After Spotify agreed to remove his music, Young posted a pair of letters thanking his publisher, Hipgnosis, and label, Warner Records/Reprise, for “standing with me.” Young said Spotify represents 60% of his streaming revenue. Not both,” Young wrote in his letter, which was addressed to his manager as well as the co-chairman and COO of Warner Records, which releases Young’s music through its Reprise Records imprint.
Among other comments, Rogan has discouraged young people from receiving the vaccine, incorrectly claimed that mRNA vaccines are “gene therapy” and promoted the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19, contrary to FDA warnings against using the drug to treat the virus. In the letter, the 270 doctors, scientists, professors and other medical professionals asked Spotify to implement a misinformation policy as a means of combatting the misinformation on Rogan’s show.
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