Joni Mitchell, after Neil Young, returns to Spotify after a demonstration
Her music has quietly reappeared on the streaming service, two years after leaving following what she called “lies” about Covid vaccines -19 in podcasts.
Joni Mitchell's music has quietly returned to Spotify, more than two years after she followed Neil Young to protest what she called of “lies” about Covid-19 vaccines broadcast in streaming. platform.
There has been no official announcement of Mitchell's decision, but on Thursday, fans on social media began noting with excited about the reappearance of some of his albums on Spotify. By Friday morning, most, if not all, of Mitchell's original albums were back, including classics like "Blue" (1971), "Court and Spark" (1974) and "Mingus" (1979).
Representatives for the singer-songwriter, her record labels and Spotify did not respond or provide comment when asked Thursday and Friday the apparent return of Mitchell's albums.
In January 2022, with an article on his website titled "I Stand With Neil Young!" ", Mitchell said she would delete all of her music from Spotify. Young did so after criticizing the service for its support of Joe Rogan, the podcast star whose show had been criticized by doctors and public health officials who said some of Rogan's guests promoted misinformation on Covid vaccines. ="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">“Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” Mitchell wrote.
Young released his music to Spotify last week, saying, "My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have begun offering the same misinformation podcast features that I opposed at Spotify." Rogan previously had an exclusive deal with Spotify, which has since been renewed – for a reported $250 million – to allow his show to be distributed on other platforms.
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Her music has quietly reappeared on the streaming service, two years after leaving following what she called “lies” about Covid vaccines -19 in podcasts.
Joni Mitchell's music has quietly returned to Spotify, more than two years after she followed Neil Young to protest what she called of “lies” about Covid-19 vaccines broadcast in streaming. platform.
There has been no official announcement of Mitchell's decision, but on Thursday, fans on social media began noting with excited about the reappearance of some of his albums on Spotify. By Friday morning, most, if not all, of Mitchell's original albums were back, including classics like "Blue" (1971), "Court and Spark" (1974) and "Mingus" (1979).
Representatives for the singer-songwriter, her record labels and Spotify did not respond or provide comment when asked Thursday and Friday the apparent return of Mitchell's albums.
In January 2022, with an article on his website titled "I Stand With Neil Young!" ", Mitchell said she would delete all of her music from Spotify. Young did so after criticizing the service for its support of Joe Rogan, the podcast star whose show had been criticized by doctors and public health officials who said some of Rogan's guests promoted misinformation on Covid vaccines. ="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">“Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” Mitchell wrote.
Young released his music to Spotify last week, saying, "My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have begun offering the same misinformation podcast features that I opposed at Spotify." Rogan previously had an exclusive deal with Spotify, which has since been renewed – for a reported $250 million – to allow his show to be distributed on other platforms.
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