A Spotify rep commented that they 'regret Young's decision' to ask for his music to be removed and that the platform hopes to 'welcome him back soon.' Not looking very likely. Soon my music will live on in a better place,' Young said in a follow-up statement.

JanuSpotify removes Young's entire catalog of music per the artist's ultimatum. The famed musician writes an open letter on his website, which he later deleted, demanding that Spotify either remove JRE or Young's entire catalog of music: 'By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals,' the letter read. JanuA group of more than 270 medical professionals, scientists, graduate students and professors sign a letter demanding Spotify address episode #1757 of JRE and the podcast as a whole, noting that at the time, Spotify did not have a clear misinformation policy and asking the company to implement one. government had ulterior motives amid the pandemic and claims to have 'invented the core mRNA vaccine technology platform.' The episode aired exclusively on Spotify, as the streaming platform has exclusive rights to all episodes of the show. Malone criticized the rapid distribution of Covid vaccines, inferring that the U.S. The episode features controversial doctor Robert Malone, who was banned from Twitter for spreading misinformation about Covid-19. Schwartz | Getty Images How did the Joe Rogan/Spotify controversy start?ĭecemThe Joe Rogan Experience releases episode #1757.

Here, Entrepreneur breaks down a comprehensive timeline of everything that has transpired over the past few weeks and explains where the company stands with Rogan now. The streaming platform, which signed a reported $100 million deal with the podcaster for exclusive streaming rights, is facing major backlash from consumers and creators over the content of Rogan's podcasts and the platform's decisions to continue to host his work. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of controversy surrounding Spotify and Joe Rogan's podcast The Joe Rogan Experience.

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