Joni Mitchell said she is seeking to remove her music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young, who ignited a protest against the streaming service over Joe Rogan's podcast.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: Honoree Joni Mitchell attends the 44th Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on December 05, 2021 in Washington, DC. Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young
, who ignited a protest against the streaming service for airing a podcast that featured a figure who has spread misinformation about the coronavirus. Mitchell, who like Young is a California-based songwriter who had much of her success in the 1970s, is the first prominent musician to join Young's effort.
"Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," Mitchell said Friday in a message posted on her website. "I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue."from its platform and has removed more than 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.is the centerpiece of the controversy. Last month Rogan interviewed on his podcast Dr.
Rogan is one of the streaming service's biggest stars, with a contract that could earn him more than $100 million.. While Mitchell, 78, is not a current hitmaker, the Canadian native's Spotify page said she had 3.7 million monthly listeners to her music. Her songs "Big Yellow Taxi" and "A Case of You" have both been streamed more than 100 million times on the service.
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