It’s not just the musicians that have begun to boycott Spotify either. So, Spotify is siding with one controversial UFC commentator and podcast host, spreading deadly Covid-19 misinformation over timeless music legends? Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren followed suit, removing their music from the platform in protest. Music legend Neil Young has written to Spotify, giving them an ultimatum between his content and Joe Rogan’s, with the company siding with Rogan. Once this was ignored, it was time for customers, and Spotify’s own employees and artists, to take action themselves. Peter McCollough, who are vaccine skeptics, making people raise eyebrows as to why Spotify allows these episodes to be on their platform.Įarlier in the year, actual doctors who are trying to help people survive came together and wrote an open letter to Spotify, asking them to take action against the podcast. Rogan has often encouraged young people to not get vaccinated against Covid, heavily encouraged the use of unapproved Covid treatments such as Ivermectin, and invited doctors such as Dr. Topics covered on his podcasts include, but are not limited to, religion, politics, and more recently, public health, which is what has gotten him into hot water. He launched his Joe Rogan Experience podcast in 2009, which has likely been his most successful venue to date, as its distribution rights were purchased by Spotify for $100 million in 2020. In the late 90’s, he began working with the UFC as a commentator and broadcaster, and hasn’t looked back since. Well, for starters, Joe Rogan got his start in Boston in the comedy and acting scene in the late 80’s, leading to a short acting career with Disney in the 90s. But what is really going on here, and what is causing Spotify to stick to their guns, despite the mass market loss for one podcast host? Right now, however, many are abandoning their memberships for the platform due to its ownership of the controversial podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. When you think of music, you may very well think of streaming giant Spotify, featuring both free and paid offerings. Opinions expressed in the Op/Ed section of The Knight Crier are not necessarily reflective of the views of the entire staff of the KC. Joe Rogan and his home platform, Spotify.
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