Neil Young is returning to Spotify after boycotting it over Joe Rogan's vaccine comments

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Neil Young is returning to Spotify after boycotting it over Joe Rogan's vaccine comments
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on Spotify. "My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify," he said, without specifically mentioning the

There's no way he could also pull his catalog from Apple Music and Amazon as well, he added, "because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all" if he did. Young also expressed hope that Spotify would improve its sound quality, while shouting out Quobuz and Tidal for presenting his songs in high-res.

"Spotify, you can do it! Really be #1 in all ways. You have the music and listeners!!!! Start with a limited Hi res tier and build from there!" he wrote. (Spotify did announce that it would launch a HiFi tierFellow Canadian Joni Mitchell joined Young in the boycott, and her music is still missing from the platform.

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