David Crosby , Stephen Stills , and Graham Nash join Neil Young in requesting that their music be removed from Spotify.
The requests come a week after Neil Young's catalog was removed from the platform, following Young's complaints about misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast.
In a written statement, the three musicians say:
David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills have requested that their record labels remove their collaborative recordings from Spotify.
“In solidarity with their bandmate Neil Young, and in support of ending harmful misinformation about Covid-19, they have decided to remove their recordings from the streaming platform, including recordings from CSNY , CSN , and CN , as well as Crosby and Stills’ solo projects. Nash has already begun the process of removing his solo recordings.”
The statement continues: “We support Neil and agree with him that dangerous misinformation is being spread on the Joe Rogan podcast on Spotify. While we always value alternative viewpoints, knowingly spreading misinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences.”.
"Until real action is taken to show that concern for humanity must be balanced with commerce, we don't want our music – or the music we've made together – to be on the same platform.".
Other musicians who have left Spotify include Joni Mitchell , who complained that the company was "spreading lies that are costing people their lives," as well as Crazy Horse and Nils Lofgren .
Meanwhile, R&B star India Arie has a different complaint. “Neil Young opened a door that I need to walk through… I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons other than his COVID interviews. For me, it’s also about his language around race,” she says.
Joe Rogan responded to the controversy by promising to bring more balance and better research to his podcast. In an Instagram post, he said, “If I upset you, I apologize,” before promising that he would “try harder to get people with differing opinions right away” and “do my best to ensure that I have researched these topics, the controversial ones in particular, and have all the pertinent facts at hand before discussing them.”
Spotify founder Daniel Ek said the company is "committed to learning, growing and evolving," and will make its Platform Rules public, as well as adding a content warning to any podcast episode that includes discussion about Covid-19.