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wrote in a “Déjà Vu” statement.“While we always value alternate points of view, knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences. Until real action is taken to show that a concern for humanity must be balanced with commerce, we don’t want our music—or the music we made together—to be on the same platform.”Young started the trend when he pulled his solo catalog from the streaming service last week in protest of “fake information about vaccines” being spread on the popular “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Joni Michell, a contemporary of the 60s supergroup, followed suit on the heels of Young’s announcement and Nash joined the chorus of musicians requesting to flee the service on Tuesday, calling on Spotify to be “responsible and accountable” for its content.The band’s request applies to music the band released both with and without sometimes-member Young, as well as solo releases from Crosby and Stills, according to a press release.Crosby tweeted last month that removing his catalog might be difficult because he sold his recorded music and publishing rights. Music from CSNY, CSN and Crosby, Nash and Stills was still on Spotify as of Thursday night.Rogan, who has a $100 million deal with the streaming service, addressed accusations on Sunday that his show promoted unsanctioned COVID-19 treatments and claimed that vaccinations were harmful to some.“I’m not trying to promote misinformation.

Former Mumford & Sons band member Winston Marshall released a lengthy essay comparing calls for action against Joe Rogan’s podcast on Spotify to Soviet-era censorship.  On Thursday, Marshall released an essay on Substack with the title "When Artists Become the Censors" in which he criticizes artists like Neil Young, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren and India Arie, all of whom have pulled their music off Spotify until it addresses misinformation on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast.  In his essay, Marshall begins by discussing the state of music censorship in the Soviet Union in 1984 before comparing it to the conditions that Spotify is facing today as calls for it to pull Rogan’s work mount. He even called out Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who previously voiced their "concerns" about misinformation on Spotify.  "Of course, Spotify is a private company; they’re under no obligation to platform anybody.

Crosby, Stills & Nash have joined a growing number of acts who’ve demanded that their music be removed from Spotify amid the COVID controversy involving Joe Rogan.Members of the disbanded folk supergroup, which when joined by Neil Young were known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, have thrown their support behind Young who last month said that he wanted all his music pulled from the streaming platform.Young took particular aim at controversial podcaster Joe Rogan – a prominent skeptic of the COVID vaccine who has a $100million exclusivity contract with Spotify – pointing out the widespread misinformation shared through his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience.Spotify complied with Young’s request, also announcing in a statement that it would add content advisories to all relevant podcast episodes.Now, Crosby, Stills & Nash have revealed their decision to back Young (Nash had already given his support to Young).pic.twitter.com/yyhHTQi7fm— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) February 2, 2022“We support Neil and we agree with him that there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast,” the group wrote in a joint statement shared via Crosby’s social media.“While we always value alternate points of view, knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDavid Crosby and Stephen Stills have joined Neil Young and Graham Nash in asking their labels to remove their collective recordings from Spotify.According to the announcement, in support of stopping harmful misinformation about Covid-19 on Joe Rogan’s Spotify-hosted podcast, the musicians have decided to remove their records from the streaming platform including the recordings of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby-Nash, as well as Crosby’s and Stills’ solo projects. Nash has already begun the process to take down his solo recordings.In a unified statement, the band members commented, “We support Neil and we agree with him that there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast. While we always value alternate points of view, knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences. Until real action is taken to show that a concern for humanity must be balanced with commerce, we don’t want our music – or the music we made together – to be on the same platform.” Reps for Spotify did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.Following a similar request by Joni Mitchell, the move reunites the five artists, who have been friends and collaborators since the 1960s, in a stance that they certainly could not have imagined 50 years ago.

David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash have issued a statement supporting former bandmate Neil Young in seeking the removal of their music from Spotify in protest of podcaster Joe Rogan.

David Crosby has labelled Neil Young as the “most selfish person” he knows in a scathing new interview.According to Crosby, the former Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young bandmates are being kept apart by some “petty-assed bullshit.”He told The Guardian: “Neil has got a genuine beef. I did say something bad about his girlfriend [Daryl Hannah].

Rock legend David Crosby made a return visit to SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” this week to promote his upcoming solo album For Free, featuring collaborations with former Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald, Steely Dan founder Donald Fagen and bluegrass prodigy Sarah Jarosz.

GWAR have shared a video for their stripped-back version of ‘Fuck This Place’ – watch it below.Taken from the band’s upcoming unplugged EP, ‘The Disc With No Name’, the track – which hears the band express their contempt for the human race – originally appeared on the GWAR’s most recent studio album, ‘The Blood Of Gods’.“Today, your Lords and Masters are as thrilled as David Crosby scoring an eight-ball to unveil a new epic video for the acoustic version of ‘Fuck This Place’,” the band said in a press release.You can watch the new video below:‘The Disc With No Name’ EP is set to arrive on May 28 via select independent record stores or digitally via Amazon.Speaking on the EP, singer Blóthar The Berserker admitted he wasn’t sure what he was

David Crosby is the latest high-profile artist to sell the rights to his music catalogue, striking a deal with Iconic Artists Group.As reported by Pitchfork, the agreement was made for an undisclosed sum, and includes the recorded music and publishing rights to Crosby’s entire catalogue, including his solo work and that with The Byrds, Crosby & Nash, CS&N, and CSN&Y.“Given our current inability to work live, this deal is a blessing for me and my family and I do believe these are the best people to do it with,” Crosby said in a statement.The musician had previously alluded to the forthcoming sale of his catalogue back in December, putting the blame on low fees from streaming services.“I can’t work …and streaming stole my record money …I have

Bob Dylan just made more than $300m (£227m) doing it, Dolly Parton says she might do the same while singer-songwriter David Crosby says he is being forced to do it. Musicians are queuing up for big pay days by selling the publishing rights to their songs, as the streaming boom and industry upheaval wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic redefines the economics of music.

David Crosby has taken to Twitter to announce he intends to sell his catalogue of work, saying “streaming stole my record money”.“I can’t work… I have a family and a mortgage and I have to take care of them so it’s my only option ..I’m sure the others feel the same,” Crosby said in his tweet on Tuesday (December 8).Crosby’s tweet was responding to a thread regarding the recent news that Bob Dylan has sold his complete catalogue to Universal.

Following fan outrage, Grammy winner David Crosby issued a half-apology on Tuesday for dissing the music of legendary metal guitarist Eddie Van Halen who died, age 65, on October 6.The 79-year-old folk rocker first got into hot water last Saturday when he replied 'Meh' to a fan asking him what he thought of the Grammy winner.'Hendrix changed the world of guitar. Nobody else really,' David - who boasts 179K Twitter followers - expanded on Sunday.

David Crosby is serving up an apology after one of his unvarnished opinions sparked backlash.

meh-moration.Rock ‘n’ roll legend David Crosby has apologized for an obtuse tweet he sent about the late Eddie Van Halen following the guitar god’s death at 65.

Chris Willman Music WriterRock fans think of David Crosby’s name in so many cases as part of something with commas or ampersands involved — the duo Crosby & Nash, the trio Crosby, Stills & Nash, and the quartet that added Young to make it a foursome — but there was another key collaborator in the late ’60s and early ’70s whose name was never so formally conjoined to Crosby’s: Jerry Garcia.

If you’re looking for a place to escape from the home you’ve been stuck in for two-plus months on lockdown, then “Laurel Canyon” just might be it.

David Crosby is the man who donated sperm to Melissa Etheridge and her former partner Julie Cypher so that they could have their son Beckett. Now, he is reacting to the young man’s death.

Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett Cypher has died at the age of 21 following a battle with opioid addiction.

David Crosby is speaking out after the death of Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher's son, Beckett.

A heartbreaking loss. Melissa Etheridge and ex Julie Cypher’s son, Beckett, has died at the age of 21.

"Nice work, I would smoke that"