In January, rock legend Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify over objections to false claims about COVID-19 vaccines on Rogan's popular podcast. This has put pressure on Spotify, the music streaming service that signed the comedian to an exclusivity deal in 2020. Rand Paul of Kentucky.Joe Rogan and his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, are at the center of growing concerns over COVID-19 misinformation and the host's use of racial slurs in dozens of episodes. Young said in a post on his website that he came to the decision to remove his music from the service because he could not support Spotify providing "life threatening misinformation to the music loving public." Instead, his music is available for streaming on other services such as Amazon Music and Apple.ĬLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINERĪmong those to voice support for Spotify's decision was Sen. Robert Malone and "has been criticized for promoting baseless conspiracy theories," particularly involving COVID-19. 31, 2021, that featured an interview with Dr. Not both.”Ī group of 270 public health experts, doctors, and scientists signed a letter earlier this month calling for the removal of an episode of Rogan's podcast dated Dec. "I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. “Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform," the letter said, according to the New York Times.
Young, known for songs such as "Heart of Gold" and "Harvest Moon," put Spotify on notice in an open letter, posted on his website, to his management team and label on Monday over not cracking down on what he said was the spread of COVID-19 misinformation through The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan's podcast.
NEIL YOUNG PRESSES SPOTIFY TO REMOVE MUSIC OVER JOE ROGAN COVID-19 DRAMA The process of removing Young's music is expected to take hours, said the company, which added, "We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon." "We have detailed content policies in place and we’ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.” With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators," a Spotify spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal. “We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users.
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