Older artists do not need to rely on Spotify for their income. They have an older fan base that still buy the old way. Neil Young sold 50% of his publishing r

Older artists do not need to rely on Spotify for their income. They have an older fan base that still buy the old way. Neil Young sold 50% of his publishing rights for $150m[0], so he is doing fine without Spotify. It is much harder for new artists to make a similar stand. They rely too heavily on Spotify for exposure and the small amount of income they get from playlists and automatically being added via the algorithms used. So it is easier for the older artists to 'make a stand' without much cost to themselves. [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2022/01/26/social-media-users-ask-who-is-neil-young-after-singer-demanded-his-music-be-removed-from-spotify/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2022/01/26/social-me...