Neil Young announced on Wednesday that his music will return to Spotify following a more than two-year boycott of the audio streaming platform over vaccine misinformation.
Young’s departure was largely motivated by Spotify’s contentious multimillion-dollar deal with Joe Rogan and his podcast. "The Joe Rogan Experience" is one of the most popular podcasts and the most-searched-for podcast on Spotify, according to a May 2020 brief posted on Spotify's For the Record. The podcast, which premiered in 2009, was acquired by the music & audio streaming provider in May 2020 through a multi-year exclusive licensing deal.
