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Spotify shows that when platforms become producers, the results are messy
Enlarge / Spotify is in the middle of a transformation—it just may not realize it. (credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Spotify probably didn’t realize it, but it ceased being a tech company a few years ago. It was excelling at all the tech startup things—attracting users and losing money—but like most businesses, it eventually wanted to […]
Spotify and Joe Rogan take the easy way out
The streaming service and star podcaster pledge minor changes as they look to quell COVID criticism. Read More
Spotify publicly posts content policy as Rogan responds
Enlarge / Joe Rogan. (credit: Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Spotify publicly posted its platform policies for the first time on Sunday following artists’ outrage over COVID-related episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast. The policies , which previously weren’t known to the public, offer podcasters and musicians wide latitude over what they can stream on Spotify. They’re similar […]
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Speak Out About Spotify’s COVID-19 Misinformation Controversy
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have some thoughts about the ongoing controversy with Spotify . If you haven’ t heard, Spotify has caught heat recently for continuously allowing COVID-19 misinformation to be spread on their platform — especially from Joe Rogan ‘ s podcast. Since the start of the pandemic, the 54-year-old host has made […]
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Had A Secret Meeting With Tom Holland And Zendaya!
Is there something in the works between Prince Harry , Meghan Markle , Tom Netherlands , and Zendaya ?! It sounds like it – at least, according to a source for the Daily Mail ! The couple reportedly contacted the Spider-Man franchise stars out of the blue and asked for a sit down with the […]
Spotify support buckles under complaints from angry Neil Young fans
Enlarge / Neil Young’s fans aren’t happy that the rocker’s music is no longer available on Spotify. (credit: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Neil Young was mad. Now his fans are, too, and they’re telling Spotify about it. Earlier this week, Young had asked the music-streaming service to remove his music from its library in response […]
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Spotify says it will remove Neil Young’s music instead of dropping Joe Rogan
Enlarge / Neil Young performs at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island during Farm Aid 30 on September 19, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. (credit: Getty Images | Raymond Boyd) With Neil Young having told Spotify that it can keep him or podcaster Joe Rogan but not both, the streaming company today said it will remove […]
Neil Young tells Spotify it can’t have both him and Joe Rogan anymore
Enlarge / Neil Young performs on stage at Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time at Hyde Park on July 12, 2019, in London, England. (credit: Jo Hale | Getty Images) Neil Young has threatened to remove his music from Spotify because he believes the streaming company enables podcaster Joe Rogan to spread “fake information” about vaccines. […]