Spotify said in a statement earlier this week that the company regretted Young’s decision but said it wanted to balance “safety for listeners and freedom for creators.” The podcast host has openly stated he is not vaccinated and will not get the vaccine, and took anti-parasitic medication ivermectin, which health officials have warned against taking to treat COVD-19, when he tested positive for the virus. Not both,” Young said in a letter to his management team and record label.Įarlier this month, 270 health care professionals signed an open letter asking that a counter-misinformation policy be developed in light of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, calling Rogan’s ideas “fringe” and “not backed in science.” “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. The announcement comes as Spotify earlier this week removed Young’s music after he gave the music streaming service an ultimatum to choose between his music or Joe Rogan’s podcast, which he said was “spreading fake information about vaccines.” She has roughly 3.7 million monthly listeners, according to her Spotify page. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue,” Mitchell said.

Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. “I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify. Canadian songwriter Joni Mitchell said in a statement on Friday that she supports Neil Young, whose songs were pulled from Spotify earlier this week after an ultimatum with the streaming service, and said she wanted her music removed from the platform, too.

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