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Young does not have complete ownership of his catalog. He sold a 50% stake earlier this year. He needed to ask Warner Bros. to do it: https://fortune.com/2022/0

Young does not have complete ownership of his catalog. He sold a 50% stake earlier this year. He needed to ask Warner Bros. to do it: https://fortune.com/2022/01/27/neil-young-couldnt-remove-music-from-spotify-alone-music-label-heres-why/ https://fortune.com/2022/01/27/neil-young-couldnt-remove-mus...

simlevesque 5y ago
This reads like Warner Bros has an interest in tanking Spotify.
- sva_ 5y ago
  Or they just realized the publicity could get them to sell more albums.
  - brtkdotse 5y ago
    “Sell more albums”? I don’t even know where to buy albums anymore
    - gnuj3 5y ago
      Well, that’s just sad if young people dont know where to buy albums. I would be embarrassed to admit that. Not everyone had gone to rent all their stuff just yet.
      - brtkdotse 5y ago
        Thanks for assuming I’m young, I actually middle aged :)
- rkk3 5y ago
  The article is from CNN.com and the cable infotainment networks and traditional media have a very strong interest in tanking alternative distribution channels for content.