Rogan’s next Instagram apology came just over a week later, this time after his repeated use of the N-word in past podcasts was uncovered and a story in which he compared entering a predominantly Black neighborhood to the movie Planet of the Apes went viral on Twitter.Īfter documentation of Rogan’s repeated use of racial slurs gained traction on social media, Spotify removed more than 70 episodes of the podcast from its platform without explanation. Spotify reportedly pays artists an average of $.0038 per stream. Other musicians have since joined in on Young’s calls to boycott Spotify, and are asking users to support other platforms that pay artists more per stream, like Apple Music or TIDAL. Not long after Young made his ultimatum, Joni Mitchell and a slew of other major artists joined Young in pulling their music from Spotify to protest what they say is Rogan’s consistent spreading of COVID vaccine misinformation. Here are the latest developments in the seemingly never-ending saga between Joe Rogan and Spotify. 25, and in the weeks since then, the conflict between Spotify, Joe Rogan, various music artists, and the public at large, has taken a series of twists and turns that have made it a rare mainstay in the 24 hour news cycle.

Neil Young reportedly read that letter, and subsequently wrote his own letter to his management team and record label with an ultimatum: “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. That changed last month, after a group of more than 260 doctors, academics, and scientists signed an open letter urging Spotify to do more about what they say is several instances of coronavirus vaccine misinformation Rogan shared on the podcast, which has more than 11 million daily listeners.

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