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I have no idea how popular Neil Young is, but I can imagine this can boost his popularity which then he can cash in somehow.
I imagine leaving the most popular streaming platform is going to be hurt financially in the long run.
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Re: Spotify sides with Joe Rogan, removes Neil Young’s music
#32Is this at all surprising? Spotify paid a lot of money to have Rogan on their platform because he (supposedly) makes them more money. Young gave a request of the "choose-him-or-me" variety, and Spotify honored that request. I doubt Young's body of work really amounts to much money for Spotify. Did Young really think that Spotify would drop Rogan over him? Would he have preferred to keep the status quo? I believe Youn…
Young's request was unconditional. "I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform." Probably he would reconsider if they dropped Rogan. Certainly he expected they wouldn't.
He has fuck you money and a history of taking stands. All of us are talking about what he wanted people talking about. Surely he'd like if it started a movement. I think he got everything he expected though.
Re: Spotify sides with Joe Rogan, removes Neil Young’s music
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I imagine leaving the most popular streaming platform is going to be hurt financially in the long run.
Maybe not; Spotify is famous for how little they pay artists for song plays. Most artists seem to think of it as a marketing channel like radio, not a revenue source.
Maybe, but
> 60% of Young's streaming revenue comes from Spotify meaning the move is likely to cost him and his record label, Warner Bros[1]
So what "little" they paid him was still the majority of what he was making. And I think it will be hard for someone from his genre (1960's/70's) to make a come back. Most people under 35ish-40 have never heard of him and likely won't listen due to the genre.
[1] https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/01/27/spotify-grants-n...
Re: Spotify sides with Joe Rogan, removes Neil Young’s music
#34The reaction to Rogan is like the religious right’s reaction to Howard Stern. If you don’t like it don’t listen to his show.
There's 'don't like' and then there's 'dangerous anti-scientific medical advice'. Can you appreciate there's a difference?
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#37The reaction to Rogan is like the religious right’s reaction to Howard Stern. If you don’t like it don’t listen to his show.
There's 'don't like' and then there's 'dangerous anti-scientific medical advice'. Can you appreciate there's a difference?
Re: Spotify sides with Joe Rogan, removes Neil Young’s music
#38The reaction to Rogan is like the religious right’s reaction to Howard Stern. If you don’t like it don’t listen to his show.
There's 'don't like' and then there's 'dangerous anti-scientific medical advice'. Can you appreciate there's a difference?
That sounds like an opinion. One that lacks substance and likely couldn't actually be proven as stated, but an opinion I'm happy you can express openly. I'm also appreciative of other opinions I hear on Joe's show, and others. Can you appreciate that building up a false dichotomy and then asking someone if they can spot the difference is disingenuous?
Re: Spotify sides with Joe Rogan, removes Neil Young’s music
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's 'don't like' and then there's 'dangerous anti-scientific medical advice'. Can you appreciate there's a difference?
What dangerous, anti-scientific medical advice has Joe Rogan given?