A week after her old boyfriend Neil Young returned to Spotify, Joni Mitchell's catalog has been restored to the streaming service. Mitchell pulled her music from Spotify in early 2022 in solidarity with Young over their concerns about the vaccine and the misinformation about COVID-19 being spread on the popular platform Joe Rogan experience podcast.
Although Mitchell, 80, had not commented on the return of her music to Spotify at press time, in a note on her official website posted at the time of the boycott, she explained: “I have decided to remove all of my music from Spotify . Irresponsible people spread lies that cost people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.”
Last week, Young said in a post on the Archives website that the end of Spotify's exclusive deal with Rogan led to his music being reinstated on the service. “My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon began offering the same misinformation podcast features that I had opposed to Spotify,” Young's post read — in a clear reference to Rogan's podcast, though he never mentioned the show or its host. name. As of last month, the Rogan podcast is available on various platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and YouTube.
“I can't just leave Apple and Amazon like I did Spotify because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music fans, so I went back to Spotify,” Young explained of his switch.
At the time of Mitchell's boycott, not all of her music was removed from Spotify. While such iconic titles as the 1970s Ladies of the Canyon1971 Blue and of 1974 Court and Spark left during the pull-out, Geffen Records' four albums from the 1980s and early 1990s — Wild things run fast (1982), Dog eat dog (1985), Chalk mark in a rain storm (1988) and Night Ride Home (1991) — were still available. In fact, Advertising sign reported at the time that in the first four days after the broader delisting, songs from Mitchell's Geffen albums across all streaming services saw a 484% increase in on-demand streaming activity in the US
Young's initial 2022 boycott was also supported by several other artists, including Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmates David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, as well as India.Arie, although CSN's music /CSN&Y and Arie's was back on duty. in brief.
Mitchell's return to Spotify comes amid the singer's recent career resurgence, which last month saw her perform for the first time at the Grammy Awards. The emotional ride on 'Both Sides Now' from the singer who has been off the radar for years due to a brain aneurysm and battle with the rare skin condition Moregellons disease, featured an intro from superfan and collaborator Brandi Carlile and support from Alison. Russell, Lucius, and Jacob Collier.
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