Neil Young urges Spotify workers to "get out of that place before it eats up your soul"

After removing his own music from Spotify last month due to the platform backing Joe Rogan despite allegedly spreading COVID misinformation, Young has encouraged Spotify employees and musicians to move away from the streaming platform in the latest update on his Neil Young Archives site.

In the new letter, uploaded yesterday (7 February), Young wrote, "In our communication age, misinformation is the problem. Ditch the misinformers. Find a good clean place to support with your monthly checks. You have the real power. Use it."

As well as encouraging the baby boomers to "lead" due to having "70 percent of the country's financial assets" in their hands, Young also urged people to ditch banks including Chase, Citi, Bank of America and Wells Fargo due to them "contributing to the mass fossil fuel destruction oof Earth."

"Join me as I move my money away from the damage causers or you will unintentionally be one of them," Young wrote. "You have the power to change the world. We can do it together. Your grandchildren will thank you in history."

Young continued, "To the musicians and creators in the world, I say this: You must be able to find a better place than Spotify to be the home of your art. To the workers at Spotify, I say Daniel Ek is your big problem – not Joe Rogan. Ek pulls the strings. Get out of that place before it eats up your soul. The only goals stated by Ek are about numbers – not art, not creativity."

"Notice that Ek never mentions the medical professionals who started this conversation," Young concluded. "Look, one last time at the statements Ek has made. Then be free and take the good path."

Joni Mitchell also decided to "stand" with Neil Young last month along with Crazy Horse's Nils Lofgren, and after Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said the streaming service is working to add "content advisory" warnings to "any podcast episode that includes a discussion about COVID-19", Young's Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate Graham Nash followed suit.