Folk-rock legend Neil Young has announced his return to Spotify. It’s been more than two years since the “Ohio” singer dropped his catalog for refusing to be on the same platform as Joe Rogan.
Young, 78, and several other artists have joined the boycott of Spotify, accusing the popular podcaster and platform’s highest-paid star of spreading misinformation about coronavirus vaccines. was.
In a notification shared to Neil Young Archives On Tuesday, the “Heart of Gold” singer said her decision to return to Spotify “comes after music services Apple and Amazon began offering the same disinformation podcast feature that I opposed on SPOTIFY.” “It was,” he said.
Young did not mention Logan by name in the announcement, which was titled “Return to Low-Res Spotify.”
“I can’t leave Apple or Amazon like I did with Spotify. My music is coming back to Spotify because it leaves very few streaming outlets for music lovers,” he wrote.
Spotify recently signed Logan to a new “multi-year” deal reportedly worth $250 million.
Young also used the opportunity to criticize Spotify’s audio quality, saying that users are “getting lower quality than what we created.”
Young went on to say, “I’m back at Spotify, and I sincerely hope that Spotify’s audio quality improves so that people can hear and feel all the music we make.” .
According to an audio testing company sound guy, Spotify Premium, the more expensive subscription tier, includes “more detailed sounds” than the free plan, which includes ads. However, it does not offer high-definition, or “HiFi,” listening.
Spotify teased that HiFi plans were in the works in 2021, promising to bring CD-quality, lossless audio formats to mobile phones, desktops, and Spotify Connect-enabled speakers. Not yet available.
“I hope Spotify looks to high-res as the answer and brings all music to everyone. Spotify can do it!” Young wrote. “You have the music and the listeners!!!! Start with her limited HiRes level and build from there.”
On Wednesday, Young’s artist profile was re-listed on Spotify, touting a blue “verified” checkmark to show it was really him.
His profile seems to have picked up where it left off, with top songs like “Journey Through the Past” and “My Back Pages” streamed over 10 million times and 3.6 monthly listeners. is showing.
Representatives for Spotify did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
When Young first had his music removed from Spotify, he wrote an open letter criticizing Spotify for “potentially causing death to those who believe the misinformation they spread,” which was later removed. Ta.
In response, Mr. Logan said: instagram video His podcast has been “accused of spreading dangerous information” and claimed he tried to entertain guests with differing opinions.
Regarding Young’s boycott, Rogan said he had “always been a fan of Neil Young” and was “very disappointed” that Spotify had “so much enthusiasm” for his show. Ta.
