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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has defended the streaming platform, saying “it’s too early to know” the impact of the recent Joe Rogan row on the company’s future.Earlier this month, hundreds of scientists and medical professionals asked Spotify to address COVID misinformation on its platform, sparked by comments made on The Joe Rogan Experience.More than 270 members of the science and medical community signed the open letter, which called Rogan’s actions “not only objectionable and offensive but also medically and culturally dangerous”.The situation then made headline news, with Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Crazy Horse member Nils Lofgren and more pulling their music from the service after Young sparked a protest against the misinformation being spread about the virus on Rogan’s Spotify original podcast.Other public figures also weighed in on the debate, with Catherine Mayer – the widow of Gang Of Four‘s Andy Gill – criticising Spotify for platforming anti-vax sentiments. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, meanwhile, said in a statement that they had expressed concerns about misinformation to Spotify last year.

The royal family are feeling the effects of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s exit in 2020 hard right now!

King Charles after the Bridgerton actress said the scene of the Royal Family standing on the Buckingham Palace balcony looked "terribly white". Catherine Mayer, author of the 2015 book Charles the Heart of a King, was sitting next to Andoh when she made the comment on ITV's Coronation coverage, and nodded approvingly when the remark was made. Mayer has re-iterated her support of Andoh's comments, tweeting: "As the woman who was sitting next to Adjoa Andoh and nodding in agreement, I can only nod again.

An open letter to the UK Government has gathered huge support with its call to give dying people of working age early access to their State Pension.

Neil Young has offered fans free four-month subscriptions to Amazon Music as his Spotify row continues.Earlier this month, hundreds of scientists and medical professionals asked Spotify to address COVID misinformation on its platform, sparked by comments made on its original podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.Young then pulled his music from the platform, sparking a protest against the misinformation being spread about the virus on Rogan’s Spotify original podcast. The likes of Joni Mitchell and Crazy Horse member Nils Lofgren then followed his decision.Taking to Twitter on Friday (January 28), Young plugged Amazon Music to his followers, offering them free access for four months.“Amazon has been leading the pack in bringing Hi-Res audio to the masses, and it’s a great place to enjoy my entire catalog in the highest quality available,” he wrote.“Thanks also to Apple Music (I LOVE APPLE) and Qobuz for sticking with my High Res music.”All folks looking for my music can easily head to AMAZON MUSIC and click here https://t.co/xvhKGMkA36 – all new listeners will get four months free.

Spotify has lost more than $2billion in market value after Neil Young removed his music from the streaming giant to protest vaccine misinformation being shared on Joe Rogan’s podcast.Young announced he’d be pulling his music off the streaming service earlier this week. He said Spotify was “spreading false information” about COVID-19 vaccines by supporting anti-vax podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading false information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” wrote Young, adding, “They can have Rogan or Young.

Disturbed‘s Dave Draiman and the widow of Gang Of Four‘s Andy Gill have waded into Neil Young’s row with Spotify.Earlier this week, Young called on the streaming service to remove his music “immediately” publishing an open letter – which has since been deleted – expressing his feelings about content on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast which he said was “spreading false information about vaccines”.Spotify has since responded to his request and pulled his content although a small amount of his music still remains on the service.Now, Andy Gill’s widow Catherine Mayer has penned an open letter to Spotify criticising their decision to keep Rogan’s podcast on their platform. She previously said that Gill may have died from COVID-19.As Andy Gill's widow, I've written this open letter to @Spotify about its decision to put profit before principle https://t.co/OY4YdrqXyz pic.twitter.com/SirdPoEry4— Catherine Mayer (@catherine_mayer) January 27, 2022“If my beloved husband, Andy Gill, hadn’t died at the start of the pandemic, he’d have strong and clear feelings about your decision to remove Neil Young’s music in favour of a podcast that has spread anti-vax misinformation,” she wrote.“If vaccines had been available at the start of the pandemic, he’d be here to have that conversation with you.

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian and Rage Against The Machine‘s Tom Morello have delivered a cover of Gang of Four’s ‘Natural’s Not in It’, to mark what would have been the 65th birthday of late frontman Andy Gill.Gill passed away from an unspecified respiratory illness in February 2020.