Spotify already has an answer toThe Wall Street Journal
, Spotify is in the midst of removing Young's music from the streaming service worldwide. His catalog was still available as of this writing, but we'd suggest listening toYoung has reportedly been in talks with Spotify and his label Warner Records since posting an open letter threatening to pull his albums. The artist made the formal request on Wednesday , and the music is apparently poised to disappear within "several hours.
In a statement to Engadget, Spotify said it "regret[ted]" Young's decision and hoped to have him back "soon." It also defended its anti-misinformation practices, claiming it accepted a "great responsibility" in juggling both listener safety and creator freedom. The company added it had pulled over 20,000 podcast COVID-related episodes since the pandemic began.
Spotify also didn't offer reasons for its decision. However, the company is believed to have paid over $100 million to land a multi-year distribution deal with Rogan. While the exact terms of the agreement aren't clear, Spotify might suffer financial and legal consequences if it pulls Rogan's episodes. CEO Daniel Ek has also argued that his firmWe want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users.
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lol, Cya Neil.
Well they sided with the request of Neil. Seth didn’t made a demand.
That was quick, I guess Neil Young songs not streaming well at Spotify...😂
Burn...
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Goodbye Spotify - closed my account. Should have done it as soon as J.R. started spewing.
That's a strange framing. I really don't think Neil Young was asking Spotify to side with him. He was stating that he doesn't want his music associated with vaccine misinformation and lies. I thought the request was to remove his music.
Even Neil Young reduced to a censorship sellout
The guy who makes them hundreds of millions of dollars and not the guy ranked 775th. I'm shocked
LOL
Goodbye neil young
👇🏼🔞👇🏼
Good. Noel young sucks.
Goodbye, Spotify
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