Mar 13, 2024 - Economy

Neil Young returns to Spotify

Hope King

photo of a musician playing an electric guitar on stage while wearing sunglasses and a fedora — Neil Young in 2019. Photo: Jo Hale/Redferns

Neil Young's boycott of Spotify is over.

Why it matters: Young and several other artists removed their music from Spotify over two years ago to protest the company's handling of COVID-19 misinformation — particularly through Joe Rogan's podcast.

Between the lines: With the conclusion of Joe Rogan's exclusivity contract with Spotify, Young sees it as impossible to protest every platform.

"My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify," he explained, without mentioning Rogan specifically.
"I just cannot leave Apple and Amazon, like I did Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers," he added.

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