Young wrote on his website that he supports free speech. Its list of side effects is long.) Rogan has also hosted a variety of conspiracy theorists (including Alex Jones), has given voice to anti-trans views, and has falsely claimed that “left-wing people” started forest fires in the West. (Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug and is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat or prevent COVID. He has repeatedly urged his younger listeners not to get vaccinated and has touted ivermectin as a COVID treatment. Rogan, the podcaster, UFC color commentator, and former actor, is no stranger to controversy. In the wake of Young's departure from Spotify, Apple Music trolled its competitor, and released a song titled "We Love Neil."The brouhaha can be traced back to 2020, when Spotify reportedly paid more than $100 million to obtain an exclusive license to Joe Rogan’s podcast and its archives. pjvMm7pYVQ- Mike Sington January 28, 2022 Thousands of listeners complain and cancel subscriptions over Spotify’s decision to support Joe Rogan and the misinformation he broadcasts, over Neil Young’s music. Spotify shuts down their customer service lines. Live chat with a customer support agent or a chat bot are no longer options to message the company.
Fans flooded customer support with so many messages that the service had to take it offline at times.Ī large red banner on the support page states that we are currently getting a lot of contacts so may be slow to respond.
Young's fans are taking their frustration out on the service. Though the loss of Young’s music likely represents a small percentage of overall streams on Spotify, Young pointed out that “Spotify represents 60% of the streaming of my music to listeners around the world.” Not both.Spotify complied with the request, which ultimately came from Warner Brothers, Young’s label.
His fans are telling about it.Įarlier this week, Young had asked the music-streaming service to remove his music from its library in response to misinformation aired on Joe Rogan's show. Enlarge / Neil Young's fans aren't happy that the rocker's music is no longer available on Spotify.
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