In 2020, Spotify acquired The Joe Rogan Experience in a deal reported to be worth more than $A152 million. Well, the answer is likely a lot more simple than you might think: Money. Spotify’s $100m motivation for backing RoganĪs the Rogan controversy continues, many have questioned why Spotify was so quick to side with the controversial podcaster over a beloved music legend like Young. “I wanted to make this view because I think there is a lot of people who have a distorted perception of what I do, maybe based on sound bites or headlines of disparaging articles.” He insisted his only goal was to interview interesting people on topics of the hour, and claimed much of how he was being perceived came from people forming opinions before actually viewing the podcasts in full. He also promised viewers he would endeavour to find a “counter” guest shortly after controversial topics were discussed on his podcast. Rogan responded to the controversy in a nine-minute video on Monday, with the 54-year-old admitting he “absolutely gets things wrong”. The company said it regretted the development and hoped to “welcome him back soon”. It took Spotify just 48 hours to make its decision, confirming it would be removing Young’s music from the platform. “Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy," he said. Young gave Spotify an ultimatum, either get rid of Rogan or he will pull his music from the platform. Picture: Alice Chiche and Carmen Mandato/AFP Neil Young demanded Spotify remove his music from the platform over claims the platform was helping to spread vaccine disinformation via Joe Rogan. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines, potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” he said, specifically citing Rogan’s podcast. Rogan was widely condemned for airing dangerous “misinformation”, prompting Young to demand Spotify remove Rogan’s podcast from the platform. The backlash really ramped up after he interviewed US cardiologist Peter McCullough and vaccine scientist Dr Robert Malone last month.īoth guests are known for their controversial Covid-19 beliefs and spent hours talking about everything from the efficacy of vaccines, to conspiracy theories on how the pandemic really how the pandemic began and other potential treatments for Covid being “suppressed”. Rogan has faced ongoing criticisms of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, after repeatedly using the platform to cast doubt on the safety and effectiveness of the Covid vaccines and air misinformation about the virus.
The Joe Rogan/Neil Young controversy explained
Stream more entertainment news live & on demand with Flash, a dedicated news streaming service. “There is a difference between being open to varying viewpoints on a matter and knowingly spreading false information which some 270 medical professionals have derided as not only false but dangerous.” “Having heard the Covid disinformation spread by Joe Rogan on Spotify, I completely agree with and support my friend Neil Young and I am requesting that my solo recordings be removed from the service,” Nash said in a statement. Now, British singer-songwriter Graham Nash has followed in his former bandmate Neil Young’s footsteps and asked for his music to be removed from Spotify. Two more artists have asked for their music to be pulled from the streaming service as part of a boycott in response to Covid misinformation being aired by Rogan on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. Spotify has been hit with another blow as the saga over controversial podcaster Joe Rogan rages on.
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