NEW YORK — Not satisfied with urging fellow musicians to leave Spotify, Neil Young wants the company's employees to jump ship, too.
In a message posted on his website Monday, Young said to Spotify employees that company CEO Daniel Ek is a bigger problem than Joe Rogan, who has stirred outcry over vaccine skepticism and his past use of racial slurs on his podcast.
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"Ek pulls the strings," Young said. "Get out of that place before it eats up your soul. The only goals stated by Ek are about numbers — not art, not creativity."
Young started the protest against the streaming service by asking that his music be removed because popular podcaster Joe Rogan had a guest who's been accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation on his show.
Other artists followed, including Grammy winner India.Arie, who posted a compilation on Instagram of Rogan using the N-word in some past episodes.
There was no immediate comment from Spotify on Tuesday about Young's latest message.
In a message to employees Sunday, Ek called Rogan's racist language "incredibly hurtful" but said "I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer."
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