You can still hear Neil Young classics like “Heart of Gold” and “Rockin’ in the Free World” on Spotify, but not for much longer.The music streaming platform confirmed that the Godfather of Grunge’s music will be leaving soon.
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:We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users.
With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. 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.
We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon.Reps for Spotify did not specify when Young’s tunes would exit the platform.
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