Music lovers everywhere joined in on the conversation: cries of free speech violations and (self–imposed?) censorship came from JRE zealots. Spotify chose Rogan over Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and several other artists. Rogan, signing a $100 million contract with Spotify, valuing closer to $200 million, was also responsible for Spotify's $4 billion decrease in stocks immediately after Young and Mitchell’s departure due to Rogan’s spread of misinformation about COVID–19. Mitchell warned she would also pull her music from Spotify, in an act of solidarity with Young and his disapproval of fake news being disseminated on the platform. Mitchell posted “ An Open Letter to Spotify” on her website, featuring several scientists and doctors calling on the corporation to create misinformation policies, specifically referring to Rogan and his touting of COVID–19 conspiracies. Young threatened that if Spotify continues to allow Rogan a platform, he would remove his discography from the app.įolk music icon Joni Mitchell jumped to join the fight alongside Young to reject COVID–19 deniers. Rogan’s wide array of guests on the Joe Rogan Experience have included Elon Musk in the blunt rotation of my nightmares, and Robert Malone, an alleged vaccine scientist turned notorious critic of mRNA vaccines. Him being Joe Rogan, the epitome of middle–aged man with a beer belly sitting in a basement making a podcast. Earlier this year, a debacle among the unlikeliest of foes came about when Neil Young gave Spotify a major ultimatum: him or me.
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