For his part, Rogan pledged to open his podcast to “ differing opinions” on COVID.Īre Spotify and Rogan’s steps enough amidst an ongoing pandemic? BU Today asked T. Spotify responded by saying it would append a content advisory to any podcast episode on COVID, steering listeners to reputable experts.

(Critics say Rogan, who has had COVID, has himself pooh-poohed vaccination requirements for mass events and criticized COVID safety measures.) After Spotify sided with Rogan-honoring Young’s request to remove his music if it wouldn’t cancel Rogan’s podcast-Joni Mitchell, Peter Frampton, and Nils Lofgren, a longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and Young’s Crazy Horse, quickly announced they were following Young off the platform. Young triggered a celebrity secession this week from the streaming platform for hosting Joe Rogan’s podcast- Spotify’s most popular-where the comedian has interviewed anti-VAX guests.

Public health advocates are humming Forever Young in homage to Neil Young after the 76-year-old singer’s dustup with Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation.

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