Spotify chooses Joe Rogan over Neil Young

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week. On this episode we’re discussing just one story that dominated the headlines over the last seven days – Neil Young’s protest against the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Spotify. Saying that Rogan is “spreading fake information about [COVID-19] vaccines”, Young issued an ultimatum – ditch Rogan, or remove all of his music from its platform. Spotify chose Rogan.  Please note: This episode was recorded prior to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and Joe Rogan’s latest statements on Neil Young’s protest. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Over 250 scientists and medics hit out at Spotify over Joe Rogan podcast • Management looking into Neil Young’s request to boycott Spotify in Joe Rogan protest • Spotify confirms it is removing Neil Young’s music following his Joe Rogan podcast protest ALSO MENTIONED • CMU Insights & Friend MTS White Paper – Building Trust #02: Harmful Content MORE FROM CMU • Upcoming CMU webinars • Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin