Joni Mitchell said she decided to remove all of her music from Spotify in support of Neil Young. Young gave Spotify an ultimatum, either they dump Joe Rogan or he’d pull his music from the streamer. Spotify went with their $100 million podcaster.
Here’s what the folk singer wrote on her website: “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.”
Spotify removed Young’s music last week.
The amount of revenue that Young and Mitchell contribute to Spotify’s bottom line is a fraction of a fraction. Joe Rogan, on the other hand, is highly lucrative to Spotify.
The numbers don’t lie. Young and Mitchell will not be missed, at all.