Since the latest controversy with Rogan erupted, some Spotify employees have been venting frustrations in the company's communal Slack channels, sharing their opinions, experiences and doubts about the company's direction, according to two Spotify employees who declined to be named because they were describing internal staff conversations. "The worry is that this doesn't end what's been an nightmare situation for Spotify." "The worry from an investor perspective is that it cascades into more artists potentially pulling their music and following the path of Neil Young," said Daniel Ives, a managing director with Wedbush Securities. On Monday, key people leading the popular science podcast "Science Vs" wrote a letter to Spotify Chief Executive Daniel Ek, saying the company's support of Rogan's podcast felt like " a slap in the face." And on Tuesday, two more music artists, Graham Nash and India Arie, left Spotify. Still, the controversy isn't going away as Spotify continues to face scrutiny, from inside and outside the company, over its policies about misinformation. Spotify and Rogan issued responses to the controversy on Sunday, quelling some of the concerns raised about podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19 with guests who have been largely discredited by the medical community. Major pop stars did not quit Spotify, and app analytics data indicates Young's protest did not diminish new signups. "This was, 'Thanks, Neil.'"Īlthough smaller rival streaming services received a boost from fans of Young and other artists who joined his protest, the effect of the boycott on Spotify has been minimal so far, analysts said. Nugent also contracted COVID-19 in April, one week after performing maskless in Florida, and said he’s “never been so scared in all my life” as when he battled the virus."Sometimes you see things and you wonder what caused it," Mackta said. In May, he then claimed that systemic racism does not exist in the US. In a video posted by he and his wife Shemane, he described “systemic racism” as a “lie”. Last June, he backed the baseless conspiracy theory that January’s riot at the US Capitol was sparked by Antifa and Black Lives Matter activists. In December, he blasted the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame for inducting Grandmaster Flash, Madonna and others. Last month, he labelled Bruce Springsteen “a dirtbag” for his political affiliations. He also criticised Joan Jett’s inclusion on a list of the 100 greatest guitarists, The controversial rocker has been in the news a lot this past year. And on behalf of those people that love that kind of music, I can only salute them and celebrate the happiness that Joni Mitchell and Neil Young’s music brought them.”
Nugent went to claim that the things Young and Mitchell are saying “are just stupid”, before adding that “with all due respect… I’m sure Joni… I’ve seen Joni Mitchell do interviews she’s a smart gal, and her musical dreams she literally has perfected. The Mexican Dream is to get the hell out and go to America.” Is there another dream? I don’t think so. And I appreciate any music that makes people happy and fortifies their American Dream, or whatever dream they might have. I can’t stand folk music, but I know there are a lot of people that love that kind of stuff and I salute them and thank them. “Now Joni Mitchell’s doing the same thing, and, again, God bless her. I happen to know that he’s got a lot of soul… But now that I’ve praised him for all the positives, the guy is a complete punk. I’m sure that there’s many people that appreciate Neil Young’s creativity and his talents and his creation of wonderful music for those people who love that kind of music.
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Speaking on his ‘Friday Free For All’ edition of The Nightly Nuge on Friday (February 11), he said: “Well, Neil Young, God bless him. Now, controversial right-wing rocker Ted Nugent has spoken out about Young’s decision, calling the ‘Harvest Moon’ singer-songwriter “a complete punk”. The saga drew mixed reactions from the wider music industry, while many seemed to side with Young, including Joni Mitchell who also announced she would be pulling her discography from Spotify over its conduct surrounding vaccine misinformation, as did Young’s former bandmates Crosby, Stills & Nash, comedian Stewart Lee, Crazy Horse and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, and cult alternative rockers Failure, among others.
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