In the wake of both Neil Young and Joni Mitchell leaving Spotify, the audio streaming platform’s stock has plummeted about 25%, Loudwire has reported. Other outlets are reporting that “Spotify loses $4 billion in market value following Neil Young controversy.” And Apple Music and Tidal are joining the party, pointing fingers at Spotify. “The home […] More

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lmao not paying your artists and then giving huge amounts of money to right-wingers isn’t a viable long term strategy??

  • krolden
    3•2 years ago

    If only they quit in protest of how little Spotify pays artists that aren’t big names like them.

  • Arcaneslime
    1•2 years ago

    Wait isn’t this all over Rogan? Isn’t he not even right wing, he just has guests who are sometimes? I can’t name one “other republican” I’ve ever heard ask “have you ever tried dmt?” Rogan to me seems more like a stoner than anything right wing, what’s the basis for that?

      • Arcaneslime
        0•2 years ago

        Ah, I might do that but I have so much I actually want to listen to haha, any specific episodes I should look out for or just “any random one works?”

        Also is it like “actually right wing” or is it just “libertarian that doesn’t agree fully with everything the left says” type deal?

        And is it more the traditional sense in that right-left is an economic distinction, so he supports capitalism instead of socialism or communism, or do you mean in the sense it is mostly used now, basically a way to say “he’s racist” without actually saying it?

      • Halce
        0•2 years ago

        Isn’t Neil Young right-wing too? Pretty ironic that he’d protest…