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Not a Trump supporter but maybe Neil Young should have read what he signed.

• Andaith 5y ago
  I'm genuinely curious what you mean by this? Is there some nuance I'm missing here? My take is that he was originally happy with his contract with Spotify, but he now disagrees with how their platform is handling a certain issue, so he is ending his contract with Spotify?
• jfengel 5y ago
  It doesn't matter what the contract says, if Spotify accedes to his request, which is what TFA says. The contract can't forbid him from asking, and they agreed. They didn't have to, but it's probably best for them that they did. They want to be in a mutually-beneficial relationship with their artists. They don't want the artists to see them as somebody who will force them to do something they don't want to do. Artists already have a dicey relationship with them, since they keep such a large percentage of the revenue, and it's likely in their best interest not to aggravate it further. The artist wanted out, and they parted ways. The revenue lost is much smaller than the amount they're paying Rogan, so presumably he's making far more for them. If it means that a ton of other artists are about to demand the same thing, then that's a bridge they'll have to cross, because they'd be in a no-win situation. I doubt that will happen, in which case Spotify deftly avoided creating more ill-will. If it does happen, then it's an indicator that a huge number of people Spotify considers important disagree with their stance, and they'll have to think about it.
• Mountain_Skies 5y ago
  What does Trump have to do with this?