Spotify has agreed to pull all of Neil Young's music from its platform after the 76-year-old took issue with COVID19 misinformation being aired on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. 9News
In a lengthy – and now deleted – post on his website, Mr Young wrote that he believes the music streaming service is helping to spread "fake information" by continuing to host Mr Rogan's podcast.
"These young people believe SPOTIFY would never present grossly unfactual information. They unfortunately are wrong. I knew I had to try to point that out."Part comedian, part UFC commentator and part podcaster, former actor Joe Rogan has enormous reach. The deal was rumoured to be worth $USD 100 million – instantly making Rogan the world's highest-paid podcaster and placing a market value on his influence.Elon Musk's appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience became the most downloaded podcast of all time..