By David Bauder | Associated Press
NEW YORK — Neil Young’s music will be removed from Spotify at his request, following the veteran rock star’s protest over the streaming service airing a popular podcast that featured a figure criticized for spreading COVID misinformation.
Spotify, in a statement on Wednesday, said that it regretted Young’s decision, “but hope to welcome him back soon.”
It wasn’t immediately clear when his music will actually be taken down.
“I realized I could not continue to support Spotify’s life-threatening misinformation to the music loving people,” Young said in a statement.
Young had asked his management and record company publicly on Monday to remove his music
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