“We are currently getting a lot of contacts so we can be slow to respond,” the support page reads on a large red banner. The hashtag #SpotifyDeleted trended on Twitter yesterday, and fans seem to have flooded customer support with so many messages that Spotify has at times had to take it offline. Although the loss of Young’s music probably represents a small percentage of the total streams on Spotify, Young pointed out that “Spotify represents 60% of the streaming of my music to listeners worldwide.”įor Young and his fans was the hit to take and feel, and his fans are apparently taking their frustrations out on Spotify. Spotify complied with the request, which ultimately came from Warner Brothers, Young’s label. “I want you to tell Spotify right away TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,” Young wrote on his website. Now his fans are too, and they’re telling Spotify about it.Įarlier this week, Young had asked the music streaming service to remove his music from its library in response to COVID misinformation posted on Joe Rogan’s podcast, which is only available on Spotify.

Enlarge / Neil Young’s fans are not happy that the rocker’s music is no longer available on Spotify.

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