Reps for Spotify did not specify when Young’s tunes would exit the platform. We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon. We have detailed content policies in place and we’ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID since the start of the pandemic. With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. With no mention of Joe Rogan or Young’s problem with the podcaster’s “spread of misinformation,” to quote the songwriter’s since deleted open letter of yesterday, Spotify putting the decision on Young’s shoulders in a statement today: The music streaming platform confirmed that the Godfather of Grunge’s music will be leaving soon. PREVIOUSLY, JAN 26 PM: You can still hear Neil Young classics like “Heart of Gold” and “Rockin’ in the Free World” on Spotify, but not for much longer. Or to quote Rogan from his podcast Thursday: “What’s wrong with my brain today?” However, despite a more than 2 and half hour convo with UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Julianna Pena and talking about “dancing around” topics, the longtime UFC commentator had zero to say about the controversy.

As for Rogan - he posted a new podcast Thursday. Having declined to provide a schedule yesterday on when Young’s tunes would be trashed, the music streamer had no comment today on Young’s music disappearing.

Having handed over $100 million to Rogan a couple of years ago for the exclusive rights to the Joe Rogan Experience, Spotify pulled the plug on the Godfather of Grunge. Spotify is “potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” Young bluntly said in the now-deleted open letter. In protest against Spotify golden boy Joe Rogan’s “spread of misinformation” over Covid-19 vaccines, polio survivor Young penned an open letter to the Swedish company earlier this week to make a choice between him or the ex- Fear Factor host. SiriusXM Relaunches Neil Young Radio Limited Channel Following Spotify Removal

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