Alternative group Deerhoof have pulled their entire catalogue from Spotify after the CEO invested a huge sum of money into AI military software.

Neil Young pulled his music off the popular streaming service Spotify last week over podcaster Joe Rogan’s controversial discussions of COVID-19. Other artists followed suit.

Why more musicians haven’t joined Neil Young’s Spotify boycott over Joe Rogan Joe Rogan performs at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena in August 2019. (Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images) ...

The long-running indie-rock band is protesting chief executive Daniel Ek’s military investments and also said the company “is flushing itself down the toilet” ...

Spotify Faces Boycott Calls Over Royalties, Trump Inauguration Donation. Published Jan 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM EST. By . Marni Rose McFall is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K.

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek attempted damage control Sunday afternoon as the streaming service comes under fire for Covid-19 misinformation shared on its “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast.

Ek’s investment followed up on his 2020 pledge to commit 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) of his personal fortune—presumably, largely built by Spotify—to deeptech projects over the next decade ...

Neil Young voluntarily removed his music from Spotify in 2022 after Joe Rogan, whose podcast was exclusively on Spotify, had a controversial infectious disease expert on as a guest during the ...

Reasons to Abandon Spotify That Have Nothing to Do with Joe Rogan. As welcome as the recent protests are, they do not address the fundamental injustice of the streaming economy.

A spokesperson for Spotify confirmed to Newsweek in an email that "Spotify USA donated $150,000 to the Presidential Inauguration Committee.". What People Are Saying. Bjork, the musician, recently ...