In February, Crosby, Stills & Nash joined their outdated bandmate Neil Younger in eradicating their music from Spotify to protest the unfold of COVID-19 misinformation on the platform. Now, 5 months later the musicians’ music is again on the platform.
Younger spurred a form of Spotify Exodus earlier this 12 months when he introduced he was taking his music off the streaming service to protest the COVID-19 misinformation unfold by Joe Rogan’s Spotify-exclusive podcast. Graham Nash adopted swimsuit first, eradicating his solo recordings from the streamer and saying “I utterly agree with and help my good friend Neil Younger.” Quickly after, Crosby and Stills’ solo works, in addition to all music recorded as CSNY, CSN, and CN, had been taken off Spotify.
Now, Crosby, Stills & Nash are again on Spotify as a bunch, as are the solo works of the three artists. The music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Younger can be obtainable, however songs with Neil Younger writing credit usually are not. When requested on Twitter why his music was again on the identical platform because the Joe Rogan Expertise, Crosby mentioned, “I don’t personal it now and the individuals who do are in enterprise to earn cash.” In response to Billboard, proceeds from the streams of Crosby, Stills & Nash will likely be donated to COVID-19 charities for at the least a month.
Revisit our Nash’s dialog on Kyle Meredith With… concerning the streaming wars right here. In the meantime, Younger will launch a brand new dwell album in August — simply don’t search for it on Spotify.
I don’t personal it now and the individuals who do are in enterprise to earn cash https://t.co/TwyI2z2y1w
— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) July 2, 2022
