Spotify removes Neil Young music after controversy with no-vax

Spotify "evicts" Neil Young after the singer's refusal to come to more mild advice about his objection to being on the same platform as the podcast of Joe Rogan, a no-vax commentator.

The "Wall Street Journal" writes it today, confirmed by the "Hollywood Reporter".

    Young had written an open letter in the last few days threatening to remove all of his songs from Spotify - an action that would have resulted in him a deadweight loss of 60% of his streaming proceeds - if Rogan had continued to have citizenship rights on the platform. : "They can have Young or Rogan, not both of them."

The "Heart of Gold" singer posted the letter on his website and after two days he removed it.

Despite this, Spotify has begun to remove Young's songs from the site, a spokesperson told the "Hollywood Reporter".

    Spotify entered into an over $ 100 million deal two years ago to get the Rogan podcast exclusive.

    "We want all the music and audio content in the world to be available to our customers. With that comes the great responsibility of balancing the safety of listeners and the freedom of creators," said a Spotify spokesperson hoping that Young "will be back soon in between. we".