Joni Mitchell’s beloved music catalog has returned to Spotify, seemingly marking the top of the musician’s two-year disagreement with the streaming service.
Followers observed the change on Thursday, March 21, when the singer’s music reappeared on the platform. “JONI MITCHELL MUSIC BACK ON SPOTIFY THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” tweeted one excited listener. One other X consumer quipped, “Joni mitchell making extra noise on the TL than any pop star this yr.”
Whereas all of Mitchell’s traditional albums at the moment are again on the platform, a few of them are hiding in an uncommon spot. Albums launched earlier than 1980, together with 1971’s Blue and 1972’s For the Roses, are situated underneath the “compilations” tab on a playlist titled “The Studio Albums 1968-1979.”
As of Thursday, Mitchell, 80, has but to make a press release about what made her change her tune and rejoin. The long-lasting singer initially introduced she was taking her songs off Spotify in January 2022.
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Her abrupt actions have been in protest of the corporate persevering with to distribute “The Joe Rogan Expertise” podcast. On the time, Mitchell accused Joe Rogan of spreading misinformation in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines on his podcast.
“I’ve determined to take away all my music from Spotify,” the 9 time Grammy winner wrote in a assertion revealed on her web site. “Irresponsible persons are spreading lies which might be costing individuals their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Younger and the worldwide scientific and medical communities on this problem.”
Younger, 78, left the platform shortly earlier than Mitchell that very same month. His determination to depart was additionally due to Rogan’s podcast.
After Younger walked away, Spotify cofounder and CEO Daniel Ek wrote an open letter seemingly in regards to the problem.
“We all know we now have a crucial function to play in supporting creator expression whereas balancing it with the security of our customers,” Ek’s assertion learn. “In that function, it is very important me that we don’t tackle the place of being content material censor whereas additionally ensuring that there are guidelines in place and penalties for individuals who violate them.”
Ek, 41, additionally revealed {that a} content material advisory can be added to podcasts that mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Earlier this month, Younger, additionally had a change of coronary heart and put his tracks again on Spotify, similar to Mitchell.
He addressed the information by way of his web site. “Spotify, the #1 streamer of low res music on the planet — Spotify the place you get much less high quality than we made, will now be dwelling of my music once more,” he acknowledged on March 12. “My determination comes as music providers Apple and Amazon have began serving the identical disinformation podcast options I had opposed at SPOTIFY.”
Younger famous that he returned to the streaming service with “honest hopes that Spotify sound high quality will enhance and folks will be capable to hear and really feel all of the music as we made it.”
He added, “I hope all you thousands and thousands of Spotify customers get pleasure from my songs! They won’t all be there for you aside from the complete sound we created.”
