Neil Young, greatly, greatly overestimating his relevance and clout, demanded that Spotify either drop Joe Rogan or drop him. We Are Removing Your Shitty Music From Our Service. Spotify to Neil Young: We Accept Your Conditions. The great Ace of Spades weighed in on this as only he can: Spotify knows which side of its bread is being buttered. Young greatly overestimated his own influence, while vastly underestimating that of Rogan. Rogan’s podcast has attracted an estimated 11 million listeners. “We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon,” the spokesperson added.
Still, Young’s protests were not sufficient for it to drop its lucrative star talker. Since the start of the pandemic, the spokesman noted, Spotify has removed more than 20,000 COVID-related podcast episodes. Young, meanwhile, stands to lose 60% of his streaming income from his defiant stance, he said in a statement on his website… Spotify reportedly paid more than $100 million deal to be the exclusive home of Rogan’s show. The “Heart of Gold” singer accused Rogan and his podcast of spreading false information about COVID-19 vaccines. The legendary folk singer gave the streaming behemoth an ultimatum earlier this week, saying he refused to allow his music on the same platform as Joe Rogan. Spotify has sided with its podcast superstar over Neil Young.
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