#Neil young spotify listeners update#
#Neil young spotify listeners free#

Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule.” Whereas Neil Young’s channel has just over 6 million listeners per month, Rogan’s podcast has an estimated 200 million monthly, or 11 million per episode. On his own website, Young wrote in a now-deleted post, “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. The Joe Rogan Experience is the most popular podcast on Spotify not only in Canada but also in the English-speaking world. (Here is a clip of him being fact-checked in real-time but not admitting error.) Prior to Young’s demand, hundreds of doctors have petitioned Spotify to take action against Rogan. In theory, you’re right, but Neil Young sold the rights to 50 of his music royalties to an investment company so it gets abit complicated. Young claims (and rightly so) that Rogan is giving misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines that is potentially causing serious damage, and deaths. Neil has the freedom to take his music down in protest and Spotify has the freedom to let him and keep Rogan. Young is demanding that Spotify make a choice between his music or Rogan’s popular podcast. In an open letter to his management team and record label, Young has given the popular music streaming platform Spotify an ultimatum: it’s me or Joe Rogan. 'Soon my music will live on in a better place.Neil Young is putting his money where his mouth is. 'But now that is in the past for me,' he wrote, recommending a number of other platforms that stream his music in high-resolution.

In his latest missive, Young again blasted Spotify's sound, saying the company 'continues to peddle the lowest quality in music production. In 2015 he did so after citing sound-quality issues.

#Neil young spotify listeners free#

It's not the first time the 'Rockin' In The Free World' singer has removed his music from Spotify. 'It is a sociological issue of devastating proportions and Spotify is responsible for allowing this activity to thrive on its platform,' read the letter. Young's move followed the publication in December of an open letter from 270 doctors, physicians and professors to Spotify, asking the service to 'moderate misinformation on its platform.' 'We regret Neil's decision to remove his music from Spotify,' the service said, 'but hope to welcome him back soon.' Young also thanked his record label, Warner Brothers-owned Reprise Records, for supporting his decision, and said that around 60 percent of all of his streamed music comes from Spotify listeners.

#Neil young spotify listeners update#

No update has been announced scheduling the removal of his music. The company, which on Wednesday voiced regret over Young’s move but cited a need to balance both safety for listeners and freedom for creators, did not respond to an AFP query seeking further comment. As of right now, Young’s music is still available on Spotify. On Wednesday Young’s hits including Heart of Gold, Harvest Moon and Rockin’ In The Free World began vanishing from the platform. Young said he personally wanted to thank Hipgnosis and WB Reprise for taking the 60 hit that he called worth it for our integrity and beliefs. We have detailed content policies in place and we've removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to Covid since the start of the pandemic.' Spotify represents 60 of the streaming music to his listeners. With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. In a statement widely available across US media Spotify said Wednesday that 'we want all the world's music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. Rogan has discouraged vaccination in young people and promoted the off-label use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat the virus. Rogan has a multi-year exclusive deal with Spotify, reportedly to the tune of $100 million, and a massive following.īut critics say his podcast is a platform for peddling conspiracy theories and disinformation, particularly over Covid-19. Young had 2.4 million followers and over six million monthly listeners on the popular streaming platform. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported that the removal was confirmed. His music was expected to come down within hours Wednesday evening, according to 'I realized I could not continue to support SPOTIFY's life threatening misinformation to the music loving public.'