(CelebrityAccess) — After a two-year hiatus prompted by Spotify’s affiliation with conservative podcasters, Neil Younger has introduced his determination to reintroduce his music to the streaming platform.
In late 2021, Younger took a agency stance towards Spotify as a consequence of its internet hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast, which Younger criticized for disseminating misinformation in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Spotify bears a duty to fight the unfold of misinformation on its platform,” asserted Younger on social media in December 2021.
A month later, Younger adopted via on his ultimatum, compelling Spotify to take away his music, a requirement the platform complied with.
Now, in a stunning flip of occasions, Younger has reversed his place following Joe Rogan’s departure from Spotify’s exclusivity.
In a press release launched on his web site, the Neil Younger Archives, Younger elucidated his determination to return his music to Spotify and elaborated on his rationale.
Younger’s full assertion under:
Spotify, the #1 streamer of low res music on the planet – Spotify, the place you get much less high quality than we made, will now be residence to my music once more.
My determination comes as music companies Apple and Amazon have began serving the identical disinformation podcast options I had opposed at Spotify.
I can not simply go away Apple and Amazon like I did Spotify as a result of my music would have little or no streaming outlet to music lovers in any respect, so I’ve returned to Spotify, in honest hopes that Spotify sound high quality will enhance and folks will have the ability to hear and really feel all of the music as we made it. Qobuz and Tidal, the place my music is introduced, are all Excessive res as properly.
I hope all you tens of millions of Spotify customers get pleasure from my songs. They may now be there for you apart from the total sound we created.
Hopefully Spotify will flip to Hello Res as the reply and can serve all of the music to everybody. Spotify, you are able to do it! Actually be #1 in all methods. You’ve got the music and the listeners!!! Begin with a restricted Hello res tier and construct from there.