“I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,” the 76-year-old said in Monday’s post, according to Rolling Stone. 'As an unexpected bonus, I sound better everywhere else,' he wrote.In his post, Young asked his managers and record label to remove his music from Spotify because he said the music and podcast platform is “spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe this disinformation spread by them.” (Rolling Stone originally reported the text of the post.) I am happy and proud to stand in solidarity with the front line health care workers who risk their lives every day to help others.' The artist, who has long criticized audio quality on streaming services, and on Spotify in particular, closed with one last dig. Private companies have the right to choose what they profit from, just as I can choose not to have my music support a platform that disseminates harmful information. I have never been in favor of censorship. 'When I left Spotify, I felt better,' Young wrote on his website today. Options to message the company, which have previously included live chat with a customer support agent or a chat bot, are now limited to an email address link. 'We're currently getting a lot of contacts so may be slow to respond,' a large red banner has read on the support page. The hashtag #SpotifyDeleted trended on Twitter yesterday, and fans seem to have inundated customer support with so many messages that Spotify has had to take it offline at times. Ars Technica reports: Though the loss of Young's music likely represents a small percentage of overall streams on Spotify, Young pointed out that 'Spotify represents 60% of the streaming of my music to listeners around the world.' For Young and his fans, the hit was palpable, and his fans are apparently taking their frustrations out on Spotify. Now, Neil's fans are taking their frustrations out on Spotify. On Monday, famed singer-songwriter Neil Young had his music removed from Spotify as a protest against the platform's distribution of Joe Rogan, who's been widely criticized for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on his Spotify-exclusive podcast.
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