Legendary Canadian rocker Neil Younger penned an open letter on Monday, requesting that his music be faraway from Spotify so long as host Joe Rogan has his podcast, The Joe Rogan Expertise, on the streaming service.
Younger, 76, posted the letter (since deleted) to his private website — addressed to Warner Bros. company management and his administration workforce at LookoutManagement — saying that he doesn’t wish to function his music on the platform alongside Rogan’s podcast, which, based on the musician, spreads “disinformation” about COVID-19 and vaccines.
“I’m doing this as a result of Spotify is spreading pretend details about vaccines — probably inflicting dying to those that consider the disinformation being unfold by them,” he wrote, based on a number of leisure information shops. “Please act on this instantly right this moment and preserve me knowledgeable of the time schedule.”
“I would like you to let Spotify know instantly TODAY that I would like all of my music off their platform,” it continued. “They will have Rogan or Younger. Not each.”
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Rogan, 54, signed a $100-million cope with Spotify in mid-2020, and his podcast is at the moment the most-listened-to on the platform. (Spotify has unique distribution rights, however doesn’t personal his podcast outright.)
Younger will not be the primary to name out Spotify for allegedly spreading misinformation by means of Rogan’s podcast; a gaggle of 270 scientists and medical professionals beforehand shared an open letter with the platform on New Yr’s Eve.
The letter particularly calls out an episode of The Joe Rogan Expertise that includes visitor Dr. Robert Malone, however zeroes in on the podcast as a complete as probably damaging and deceptive, particularly for youthful listeners.
Within the episode, Dr. Malone stated Individuals have been “hypnotized” into getting the vaccine and sporting masks.
“The episode has been criticized for selling baseless conspiracy theories and the JRE has a regarding historical past of broadcasting misinformation, notably concerning the COVID-19 pandemic,” reads the letter.
“By permitting the propagation of false and societally dangerous assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to wreck public belief in scientific analysis and sow doubt within the credibility of data-driven steering provided by medical professionals.
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“All through the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Rogan has repeatedly unfold deceptive and false claims on his podcast, scary mistrust in science and drugs,” it continues. “He has discouraged vaccination in younger individuals and youngsters, incorrectly claimed that mRNA vaccines are ‘gene remedy,’ promoted off-label use of ivermectin to deal with COVID-19 (opposite to FDA warnings), and unfold various unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.”
The previous Concern Issue host has not publicly commented on Younger’s letter.
Within the face of a lot dissent, Rogan has defended himself quite a few occasions over the previous few years. He denies being “an anti-vax particular person” and has indicated that his podcasts shouldn’t be a supply of medical recommendation.
World Information has reached out to each Rogan’s and Younger’s representatives for remark.
As of this writing, there isn’t a indication that Younger’s music shall be faraway from Spotify, and it’s nonetheless accessible on the service.
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