Nils Lofgren is the latest artist to pull his music from Spotify to boycott COVID-19 misinformation on the platform.
The 70-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer announced that he would be taking “the last 27 years of my music” down from the streaming service.
The move comes after Neil Young and Joni Mitchell made similar announcements about pulling their music from Spotify. Click inside to read more… “A few days ago, my wife Amy and I became aware of Neil and [wife Daryl Hannah] standing with hundreds of health care professionals, scientists, doctors and nurses in calling out Spotify for promoting lies and misinformation that are hurting and killing people,” the musician wrote on Neil‘s website. “When these heroic women and men, who’ve spent their lives healing and saving ours, cry out for help you don’t turn your back on them for money and power,” he continued. “You listen and stand with them.” Neil first threatened to pull his music from Spotify earlier this week, citing his objections to Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan’s statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Nils went on to say that he’s had most of his music pulled already and will be reaching out to the labels that own his earlier work in order to have it taken down as well. “We sincerely hope they honor our wishes, as Neil‘s labels have done, his.
We will do everything possible towards that end and will keep you posted,” he wrote. “Neil and I go back 53 years. Amy and I are honored and blessed to call Neil and Daryl friends, and knew standing with them was the right choice.
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