

I don’t know where it started, but it didn’t start with me or anyone who represents me. Amid speculation that Barry Manilow was also going to remove his discography from the streaming service, the artist himself took to Twitter to deny the claims, writing, “I recently heard a rumor about me and Spotify. NEW YORK, NY. Young’s departure might inspire more musicians to follow suit, but we can already rule at least one of them out. In her message, titled “I Stand With Neil Young!,” Mitchell linked to an open letter that 270 medical professionals sent earlier this month asking Spotify to take action against false claims on Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Lofgren, who played on Youngs latest release 'Barn' as a member of. Joni Mitchell Plans to Follow Neil Young Off Spotify, Citing ‘Lies’ Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives, she wrote after the site was accused of spreading vaccine misinformation. Mitchell who recently was feted at the Kennedy Center Honors said on her website Friday that she stands with fellow Canadian-born artist Neil Young in wanting her music removed from streaming service Spotify. “I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.” This news comes just days after Young said he was leaving Spotify due to misinformation about vaccines on the platform, specifically referencing Joe Rogan. Add Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren to the ByeSpotify team. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” she wrote in a message on her website explaining her decision. Joni Mitchell has announced that she has also decided to remove all of her music from Spotify. Joni Mitchell said Friday that she will remove her music from Spotify, Join Neil Young in his protest against the online streaming service over its role in giving a platform to misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine. Young specifically called out Joe Rogan, a popular podcaster on the platform, for his role in spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.Neil Young has company."I sincerely hope that other artists and record companies will move off the Spotify platform and stop supporting Spotify's deadly misinformation about COVID," Young said. In an act of solidarity between two veteran rock stars with a shared history of espousing progressive causes, Joni Mitchell has joined Neil Young in removing her music from Spotify in protest at it hosting a popular anti-vax podcast.In a statement on his website on Friday, Young reiterated his objections to Rogan’s podcast and took a swipe at Spotify’s sound quality. Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives, she wrote after the site was accused of spreading vaccine misinformation. Young in a statement on his website said he "could not continue to support Spotify's life threatening misinformation to the music loving public." Tech rivals have also pounced on the controversy, with SiriusXM restarting a Neil Young channel and Apple Music calling itself the home of Neil Young.The big picture: The move comes after Young this week requested his songs be removed from Spotify due to vaccine misinformation being propagated on the platform. Mitchell also cited a letter from this month written by scientists and medical experts who called on Spotify to implement a misinformation policy. Joni Mitchell said Friday that she would remove her music from Spotify, joining Neil Young in his protest against the streaming service over its role in."I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue," she added.Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," Mitchell said in a statement posted to her website. Following the lead of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell has asked Spotify to remove all of her music from the streaming platform. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell said Friday that she will remove her music from Spotify "in solidarity with Neil Young" following a controversy over vaccine misinformation on the platform.ĭriving the news: "I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify.
