

And for a subscription fee, all of Young’s music can be streamed at Young’s own site, Neil Young Archives. As Neil Young recently issued an open statement accusing the music streaming platform, Spotify of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 through Joe Rogan’s hit show.

In a tweet yesterday, Apple proclaimed itself the “home of Neil Young.” Yesterday, SiriusXM Satellite Radio announced it would revive its Neil Young Radio channel for a limited time. It was revealed that Spotify was planning to remove Neil Young's Music from their playlist after he accused the streaming platform of spreading misinformation. Neil Young If one man has perfected the ‘live release’, it simply has to be Neil Young. I’d rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement. Young’s recordings will be available on similar platforms, such as Amazon Music and Apple Music. Get lost in this 419-track playlist of Neil Young's incredible live shows Staff Mon 22nd Mar 2021 19.00 GMT Studios are passe for me. There’s a perception that streaming services are mostly used by younger listeners, but 19 per cent of the user base is aged 55 or over, compared with 26 per cent under age 24, according to Spotify. To put that in perspective, Drake has 53,495,360 monthly listeners and Joni Mitchell has 3,732,448. Spotify will no longer stream the music of Neil Young. At around half Joe Rogan’s listener base, Spotify felt it was an easy choice. Neil Young has, according to the Wall Street Journal 6 million active listeners, incidentally, so no lean figure. He brings 11 million active listeners to each episode. Is Young’s music even popular on Spotify?Īccording to Spotify, Young has 6,154,216 monthly listeners on the service. Rogan was rumoured to have signed a 100m deal in 2020 for exclusivity to the Spotify platform. Also, covers of Young’s material, such as the Cowboy Junkies’ version of Powderfinger, remain on Spotify. Examples included Young’s live versions of Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues and All Along the Watchtower from Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, and the original studio versions of Heart of Gold and Harvest Moon on the soundtrack to the 2010 film Eat Pray Love. Why is some of Young’s music still on Spotify?Ī few Young songs remain on the platform on various compilations and soundtracks that weren’t released through Warner Music.
