Joni Mitchell Joins Neil Young’s Protest Against Spotify Boycott Amid Joe Rogan COVID Protest
- Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and Painter
- Dochev joined Neil Young’s protest against Spotify that spreading misleading information
- She removes all of her songs from Spotify
The Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell also joined the Neil Young protest against Spotify for airing Joe Rogan’s podcast that featured misleading information about the coronavirus.
Earlier this week, Neil removed all of the music from Spotify which led to losses in Spotify’s market capitalization of almost $2 billion over a three-day span.
On Friday, Dochev announced that she will remove her music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young. She said,
“I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify. 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.”
She is the first musician to join Young’s protest. Most of the classic Joni Mitchell albums including Blue (1971) were no longer available on the streaming service. Similarly, Spotify has removed over 20,000 podcast episodes that are disingenuous content related to COVID-19.
Neil Young protest
Young removed his music from the streaming service due to Spotify’s irresponsibility that supporting misleading content.
He said Spotify was supporting anti-vax podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience that spread false information about COVID-19.
He explained,
“I am doing this because Spotify is spreading false information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them. They can have Rogan or Young, Not both.”
This is not the first time Spotify has been criticized for Rogan’s content. In the last month, Rogan interviewed medical doctor Robert Malone, who claimed Americans had been “hypnotized” into wearing masks and getting vaccinated. Further, over 200 scientists wrote a letter to Spotify over the podcast host for spreading false information.
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Short bio on Joni Mitchell
Joni is a renowned Canadian singer-songwriter and painter. She is the most authentic artist of the 20th century. Mitchell is widely hailed for her unique style of playing guitar, melodious tunes, and her personal lyrics. Besides, she is also a painter whose work can be seen on the packaging of her music albums.
Her full name is Roberts Joan Anderson. Similarly, she was born to a teacher Myrtle Marguerite, and an RCAF flight lieutenant William Andrew Anderson. Mitchell hails from Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. In 1968, she released her first album which featured her voice and her acoustic guitar. More bio…
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