{"id":5914,"date":"2022-01-27T10:48:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T10:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=5914"},"modified":"2022-01-27T10:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T10:48:21","slug":"neil-young-music-removed-from-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/neil-young-music-removed-from-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Young Loses to Joe Rogan in Spotify Spat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Neil Young requested Spotify removed his music as he didn&#8217;t want to share a platform with Joe Rogan. Now, he is getting his way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legendary folk-rock star shared an open letter to his manager and label on his website, which has now been deleted. The letter detailed Young&#8217;s discomfort in having his music on the streaming service, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotify.com\/uk\/\">Spotify<\/a> whilst Joe Rogan&#8217;s podcast was also available on there. Not beating around the bush, Young wrote, \u201cI want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. They can have [Joe] Rogan or Young. Not both.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Is This Happening?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neil Young has taken issue with some of Rogan&#8217;s comments and attitudes towards the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccinations. The spreading of misinformation by Rogan is what has prompted Young to take this action. His letter further said, &#8220;I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines \u2013 potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young&#8217;s manager, Frank Gironda\u00a0confirmed the letter&#8217;s authenticity, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/\">The Daily Beast<\/a> that this is &#8220;something that&#8217;s really important to Neil.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday, Spotify agreed to remove Neil Young from its service, after a formal request from Warner Music, Young&#8217;s label. A spokesperson for Spotify said, &#8220;We want all the world\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This decision displays the value the company places on Rogan, who is one of podcasting&#8217;s most popular and divisive personalities. Others have opposed Rogan&#8217;s views and comments on vaccinations previously. An <a href=\"https:\/\/spotifyopenletter.wordpress.com\/2022\/01\/10\/an-open-letter-to-spotify\/\">open letter<\/a> to Spotify, signed by over 1000 scientists, called for the implementation of a &#8220;misinformation policy&#8221;. This was in protest to Rogan&#8217;s &#8220;propagation of false and societally harmful assertions.&#8221; Rogan has been known to discourage young people from getting vaccinated, whilst also promoting unproven treatments for the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to Listen to Neil Young<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans of Neil Young can stream his music on <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/browse\">Apple Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/\">Amazon Music<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qobuz.com\/gb-en\/discover\">Qobuz<\/a>, a high-resolution streaming platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Spotify represents 60% of Young&#8217;s streaming listeners, according to his letter, he has taken issue with the service before for its low quality audio. Whether Neil Young&#8217;s music will be available on Spotify again is unknown, however a spokesperson said, &#8220;We regret Neil\u2019s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Neil Young requested Spotify removed his music as he didn&#8217;t want to share a platform with Joe Rogan. Now, he is getting his way. The legendary folk-rock star shared an open letter to his manager and label on his website, which has now been deleted. The letter detailed Young&#8217;s discomfort in having his music on the streaming service, Spotify whilst Joe Rogan&#8217;s podcast was also available on there. Not beating around the bush, Young wrote, \u201cI want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. 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