2, Crosby, Stills & Nash announced plans to “remove their collective recordings from Spotify” in solidarity with their bandmate Young a day after Nash individually renounced the platform. (Vince Bucci / Invision / Associated Press) Stephen Stills, left, Graham Nash and David Crosby perform at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year concert in Los Angeles. "Science Vs," which is exclusive to Spotify, looks at the science behind topics including pandemics. “Until Spotify implements stronger methods to prevent the spread of misinformation on the platform, we will no longer be making new Science Vs episodes, except those intended to counteract misinformation being spread on Spotify,” they wrote in a letter to Ek, posted on Twitter on Monday. Zukerman, the host and executive producer for "Science Vs," and Terrell, an editor for the science podcast, plan to limit their production on new episodes because they do not believe Spotify's rules regarding misinformation go far enough. Stay awkward, brave, and kind." Wendy Zukerman and Blythe Terrell "To our #UnlockingUs and #DaretoLead communities, I’m sorry and I'll let you know if and when that changes. "I will not be releasing any podcasts until further notice," Brown tweeted Jan. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press)īestselling author and researcher Brown - who recently signed an exclusive multiyear deal with Spotify - stalled her podcasts "Unlocking Us" and "Dare to Lead" three days after Young left the platform.
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"We take this seriously and will continue to partner with experts and invest heavily in our platform functionality and product capabilities for the benefit of creators and listeners alike. "Based on the feedback over the last several weeks, it’s become clear to me that we have an obligation to do more to provide balance and access to widely accepted information from the medical and scientific communities guiding us through this unprecedented time," said Spotify Chief Executive Daniel Ek. 30 addressing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic and published the official Spotify rulebook "to help our users understand how Spotify assesses all content on our platform." "We look to Spotify to meet this moment and are committed to continuing our work together as it does.”Īmid rising pressure from musicians, healthcare professionals and Spotify users alike, the head of the streaming giant released a statement Jan. "We have continued to express our concerns to Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are made to help address this public health crisis," the royal couple added. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex released a statement that denounced the "global misinformation crisis" and revealed that they contacted Spotify last year "about the all too real consequences of COVID-19 misinformation on its platform." But none of that speculation has come to fruition yet. The mounting opposition to Spotify has also sparked rumors that various big names - from Foo Fighters and Barry Manilow to Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle - will be the next to walk.
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Others have since followed the "Heart of Gold" hitmaker's lead - most notably singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, 78, who belongs to the same label as Young, 76, and entered the folk-rock scene around the same time as her contemporary. Yet my stood with me, recognizing the threat the COVID misinformation on SPOTIFY posed to the world - particularly for our young people who think everything they hear on SPOTIFY is true," Young declared on his website. “Spotify represents 60% of the streaming of my music to listeners around the world. When Spotify failed to drop Rogan, Young pulled the trigger. 26, Young made good on his threat to remove his songs from Spotify unless the streaming service agreed to cut ties with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, who has drawn criticism for fueling conspiracy theories about COVID-19 treatments and vaccines on the wildly popular "Joe Rogan Experience." Some of his music peers have answered the call. Veteran singer-songwriter Neil Young recently urged “other artists and record companies" to “move off the SPOTIFY platform and stop supporting SPOTIFY’s deadly misinformation about COVID.”