Spotify drops Neil Young

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

Can he request removal then?

[garye]

I don’t know the ins and outs at all.

[Craig_Palmer]

He sold his publishing rights. Different thing.

[garye]

You will have to excuse my ignorance but what difference does it make? What claims does he still have on the music earnings and distribution?

[jb76 (John)]

"While Mr. Young’s label is the licenser to Spotify and legally has control over how and where his music is distributed, it is typical for a record company to take an artist’s wishes into account. An act of Mr. Young’s cachet in particular tends to have more control over their career and creative output.

Last year publicly traded music investment firm Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd. announced a deal to purchase a 50% stake in Neil Young’s songwriting catalog. The sale fetched a price between $40 million and $50 million, according to people familiar with the deal. While Hipgnosis investors stand to benefit from royalties when Mr. Young’s music is streamed on Spotify and other services, music lawyers say they wouldn’t have a say in the tussle with Spotify because of the way publishing rights typically work." [The Wall Street Journal]

[garye]

Gotcha. Thank you.

[Sibbers]

No publicity is bad publicity, they’ll probably both end up with more listeners. And Spotify reaffirms itself as the streaming service.

[ogdens_sliced (Walnut Plug)]

I am curious to know how many posters in here have actually watched / listened to any of the Rogan podcasts where this alleged disinformation was aired? And listened means entire episodes, not just a soundbite spin from the media.

I’d also be curious to understand how much Mr Youngs uberwoke wife had to do with the original (then retracted) statement on his music.

Either way, it’s clear Spotify dropped him and not the other way around.

The mind boggles.

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

@Sibbers

they’ll probably both end up with more listeners

Not sure how dropping an artist like Neil Young gets you more listeners.

[garye]

Worked for me when he pulled out of TIDAL.

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

They need to drop MQA if anything is to work for me.

[SukieInTheGraveyard (This one time, at Bandcamp... I spent too much money!)]

I’m not sure who just flagged @Jim_F’s post. It’s quite clear that this thread has veered, in part, towards matters political. @moderators should indeed take note.

[Jazzfan_NJ (Listening to JAZZ since 1972!)]

@SukieInTheGraveyard

It’s quite clear that this thread has veered, in part, towards matters political.

Due to the caustic nature of US politics just about everything in the US is now political, from what one choses to eat to what one wears to how firm a mattress one sleeps on. Pretty sad state of affairs.

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

Unfortunately, when it comes to covid and vaccines, which are affecting the whole world, disinformation and conspiracy theories are not US-exclusives.

[Bill_Janssen (Wigwam wool socks now on asymmetrical isolation feet!)]

@Jazzfan_NJ

how firm a mattress one sleeps on

Really? I missed that one.

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

Ok, that one is an US-exclusive

[Bill_Janssen (Wigwam wool socks now on asymmetrical isolation feet!)]

I think we need a mattress thread over in the Off-Topic section. Personally, I find music sounds best when I’m lying on an Englander medium mattress.

Doesn’t this sound like a hi-fi ad?

Bench-made using techniques refined over generations.

Our know-how about design and details deliver sleep systems built for comfort and durability. Englander has been designing and selling the best mattresses in the world for more than 125 years.

Good god.

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

Or you can put pillows and mattresses on the walls.

[Jazzfan_NJ (Listening to JAZZ since 1972!)]

@Jim_F

This guy: Michael J. Lindell

Thanks Jim!

[SukieInTheGraveyard (This one time, at Bandcamp... I spent too much money!)]

We have a split mattress as I like a medium one but my wife likes it firm.