Because a big part of Rogan’s appeal - we don’t know how big his audience is, but double-digit millions seems reasonable - is courting controversy by interviewing the likes of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Other times it’s really easy: Back in the spring of 2020, it was incredibly obvious that by paying Joe Rogan a ton of money for the exclusive rights to his podcast, Spotify would inevitably find itself under fire. I will do my best to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people perspectives so we can maybe find a better point of view.Sometimes it’s hard to predict the future. Rogan publicly addressed the backlash himself, sharing a video discussing “some of the controversy that’s been going on over the past few days.” He told fans on Instagram: “I don’t always get it right. Most seemed to side with Young, however, with rival platforms Apple Music and Tidal both voicing support for the artist.įellow artists to join Young in pulling their catalogues from Spotify include – but are not limited to – Joni Mitchell, Stewart Lee, Failure, Crazy Horse guitarist Nils Lofgren, and all three members of Crosby, Stills & Nash (with whom Young used to perform as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). The saga drew mixed reception from the wider music industry – the widow of Gang of Four‘s Andy Gill criticised Spotify for keeping Rogan’s podcast on the platform, for example, while Disturbed frontman Dave Draiman applauded Spotify for “not capitulating to the mob”.

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