Opinion: Spotify’s Joe Rogan drama feels like a Facebook moment

Opinion: Spotify’s Joe Rogan drama feels like a Facebook moment

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/02/02/opinion-spotifys-joe-rogan-drama-feels-like-a-facebook-moment/

” You can imagine the snickering from some quarters of the tech world after rocker Neil Young demanded in a now-deleted post that music-streaming platform Spotify choose between hosting his music or popular podcaster Joe Rogan — whom he accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

Young (with 6 million monthly listeners on Spotify) has many classic albums to his name, but he’s no Taylor Swift (54 million) when it comes to streaming success. When Spotify chose to drop his music by request, it’s likely most users found out by reading the news rather than desperately searching for “Heart of Gold.”

Opinion: Spotify’s Joe Rogan drama feels like a Facebook moment

Feb 2, 2022, 2:36pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/02/02/opinion-spotifys-joe-rogan-drama-feels-like-a-facebook-moment/ > ” You can imagine the snickering from some quarters of the tech world after rocker Neil Young demanded in a now-deleted post that music-streaming platform Spotify choose between hosting his music or popular podcaster Joe Rogan — whom he accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation. > Young (with 6 million monthly listeners on Spotify) has many classic albums to his name, but he’s no Taylor Swift (54 million) when it comes to streaming success. When Spotify chose to drop his music by request, it’s likely most users found out by reading the news rather than desperately searching for “Heart of Gold.”