Young noted that his decision was inspired by an open letter from over 270 medical professionals demanding Spotify take action against “mass-misinformation events which continue to occur on its platform.” The letter specifically targeted The Joe Rogan Experience as the prominent vector of that public misinformation. The Canadian music legend, who survived polio in his youth, got the ball rolling on January 24 when he issued an ultimatum to Spotify to choose between his discography or The Joe Rogan Experience. Until we know for sure, though, here’s a rough and running list of musicians, artists, and creators who have spoken up or taken specific action in the wake of Spotify’s latest Rogan controversy. At this point, it’s unclear whether it’ll be enough to dissipate the moment, or whether more voices will join the fray. Spotify has already responded to the brouhaha ahead of its earnings call this week, making public its platform rules over COVID-19 misinformation and announcing other steps like applying a warning label to podcast episodes discussing the pandemic as well as some sort of COVID-19 information hub on the service. A broader and somewhat more prominent coalition of people are either joining the process or expressing concern than in previous iterations. The past few cycles have generally sputtered out within a week, but this one - sparked by Neil Young and specifically pegged to concerns over COVID-19 misinformation - seems to have longer legs than usual.
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This isn’t the first time The Joe Rogan Experience has dragged Spotify into a shitstorm over free speech, misinformation, and controversial content on the platform, and it certainly won’t be the last. We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photos by Getty Images “I want to make one point very clear - I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer. “While I strongly condemn what Joe has said … I realize some will want more,” he said. Nonetheless, Ek said he would stick by Rogan, though Spotify has culled more than 100 past episodes of his podcast whose content was deemed problematic by critics. “Not only are some of Joe Rogan’s comments incredibly hurtful - I want to make clear that they do not represent the values of this company,” Ek wrote in the memo. Spotify has seen several other artists and podcasters remove their content in protest of Rogan, who has been accused of spreading vaccine misinformation.
They include Joni Mitchell Crosby, Stills, and Nash podcaster and author Roxane Gay self-help guru Brene Brown Grammy Award-winner India.Arie and Sophia Bush.ĭaniel Ek, the Spotify CEO, told employees on Sunday that he has no plans to “cancel” Rogan after viral videos showed the podcaster utter the N-word. The “Rockin’ in the Free World” crooner set off a chain reaction that inspired other artists to either pull their content from the popular streaming platform or to announce a “pause.”
Robert Malone, a virologist who was banned from Twitter for his comments about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Young was outraged over an interview Rogan conducted in December with Dr. He called on the Swedish streaming giant to “put health warnings on (Joe Rogan’s) podcasts and I think they should stand up and applaud Neil for taking a strong position.” Mercuriadis, the co-founder and CEO of intellectual property rights firm Hipgnosis Songs Fund, said he supported Young’s decision to go to war with Spotify last month. “We’re at 38% up in streaming alone, and we’re hundreds of percentages up in terms of album sales and that.” Young removed his songs from Spotify after the streaming giant refused his ultimatum to sever ties with podcaster Joe Rogan. “The interesting thing about Neil is that his consumption has gone up in the two weeks since he came off the service,” Mercuriadis told Bloomberg. In 2020, Spotify signed Rogan, whose podcast amassed a following of millions of fans on YouTube, to a licensing deal reportedly worth $100 million. Young pulled his music after Spotify refused his demand to sever ties with Rogan, the host of the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, whom he accused of “spreading fake information about vaccines.” Streaming of Neil Young’s songs has increased 38% since his exit from Spotify in a flap over Joe Rogan’s podcasts, according to Merck Mercuriadis, the owner of half of the rights to the Canadian-American rocker’s catalog. Joe Rogan blasts CNN over Spotify flap: ‘Nobody listens to them’ Jon Stewart defends Joe Rogan over COVID ‘misinformation’ - slams CNN, NY Times Joe Rogan’s podcast vanishes briefly from Spotify Crosby, Stills, Nash … & Rogan: Rockers rejoin Spotify after 5-month protest
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