![]() ![]() Young's record label Warner Music Canada was unable to provide an explanation about the differences on Spotify Canada while the musician's manager did not respond to requests for comment. Music rights in the digital era are often complicated by past deals and other licensing agreements that determine who can upload and take down songs. In Canada, some of Young's past work, Cinnamon Girl, Old Man and the entirety of his new album Barn, disappeared, but many other songs included on film soundtracks and compilations did not.Ī representative for Spotify did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Young said Rogan spreads misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Only a selection of collaborations he recorded with other artists were still available, including several from a 1992 live recording of Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary concert.ĭuration 4:19 Neil Young's music is being removed from Spotify's streaming service after Young objected to his songs playing on the same platform that offers Joe Rogan's podcast. In the United States, that left Young's Spotify profile looking especially bare. ![]() Spotify, which has a multi-year distribution agreement with Rogan, granted Young's request on Wednesday and within hours began taking down his albums. Earlier this week, Young gave the streaming giant an ultimatum saying they must remove his music from the service if they continued to allow podcaster Joe Rogan to spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine on his show The Joe Rogan Experience. Their presence throws a wrench into Young's passionate boycott of Spotify. Heart of Gold, Harvest Moon and Rockin' in the Free World are just a few of Young's defining tracks that remain accessible on Spotify Canada nearly two days after a massive takedown of his music. If they do - and if enough high-profile names withdraw from the service - Rogan’s presence there could become a liability rather than an asset.Neil Young severed ties with Spotify this week, but for Canadian listeners many of his classic songs are still streaming on the platform. Young’s action is a bold step, but it also raises more questions - specifically, about whether or not other artists will follow his lead. Earlier this month, 270 scientists, doctors and educators sent Spotify an open letter asking the company to establish “a clear and public policy to moderate misinformation.” This isn’t the first high-profile example of Rogan’s anti-vaccine comments drawing criticism for 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,” Young wrote. Not both.”Įlsewhere in the letter, Young made it very clear that he was making this request due to the presence of vaccine misinformation that can be found on Spotify. “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,” Young wrote. On Monday, Rolling Stone reported that Young had posted a letter addressed to his record label and management company requesting that his music be removed from Spotify. ![]() At the time, it was billed as a win for both Rogan and Spotify one got a lot of money, the other had a big name to hasten their entry into the world of podcasting.īut it turns out there are some downsides to Spotify’s association with Rogan - and Neil Young just put one of them into sharp relief. In 2020, Joe Rogan signed a deal with Spotify to bring his podcast to the streaming service as an exclusive. ![]()
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