First it was just Neil Young, now his ex-colleagues have followed him: David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills are also leaving the Spotify streaming service.
the essentials in brief
- Along with Neil Young, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills also left Spotify.
- In protest because Spotify tolerates false information about the corona virus.
First it was just Neil Young, now his ex-colleagues have followed him: David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills also refrain from selling their music via Spotify. Why?
After their former band member Neil Young, the musicians David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills are also leaving the streaming provider. This because of the controversy surrounding Corona information.
Spotify is leaving because of the Joe Rogan podcast
“We support and agree with Neil that dangerous misinformation is being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast.” This was said in a statement shared by David Crosby on Twitter. Young’s companions, who also released music as a threesome, emphasized that they no longer wanted to be on Spotify. This is until “real action” is taken by the Swedish company.
Spotify was last in the negative headlines after Neil Young and musician Joni Mitchell had their songs removed. They did it out of protest and accuse the streaming service of tolerating misinformation about the corona virus in podcasts. This would endanger human life.
The streaming service responds to criticism
They refer in particular to the popular talk podcast by Joe Rogan. After an exclusive deal, this can only be heard on Spotify. According to media reports, the streaming service attracted Rogan with 100 million dollars (88.5 million euros).
After the criticism, the streaming service wants to add a note to posts about Covid-19. This should lead to scientifically sound information from reliable sources. No other podcast platform goes that far, emphasized the founder and boss Daniel Ek in a conference call with analysts.
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