Neil Young and his band, Crazy Horse, have embarked on their first national road trip in a decade this spring, a return to the plans that were in motion before the pandemic disrupted their reunion.
The 16-date tour kicked off with two nights in San Diego on April 24-25 and will conclude in Chicago on May 23.
The tour comes hot on the heels of the release of the latest Neil Young & Crazy Horse album, titled Fu##in’ Up. The album will initially have a limited release on vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day on April 20, followed by an all-format release on April 26.
The album comprises reimagined versions of songs from the band’s past, recorded in 2023. Young’s last full tour with Crazy Horse took place in 2014; in subsequent years, they performed a handful of shows in central California and Canada. Plans for a wider tour in 2020 were put on hold due to the pandemic.
The 16-date tour kicked off with two nights in San Diego on April 24-25 and will conclude in Chicago on May 23.
The tour comes hot on the heels of the release of the latest Neil Young & Crazy Horse album, titled Fu##in’ Up. The album will initially have a limited release on vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day on April 20, followed by an all-format release on April 26.
The album comprises reimagined versions of songs from the band’s past, recorded in 2023. Young’s last full tour with Crazy Horse took place in 2014; in subsequent years, they performed a handful of shows in central California and Canada. Plans for a wider tour in 2020 were put on hold due to the pandemic.
- 5/23/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Shortly after the dissolution of Buffalo Springfield in 1968, Neil Young teamed up with the core members of struggling L.A. rock band the Rockets, renamed them Crazy Horse, and spent the next five decades working alongside them. Their first record was 1969’s Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, featuring classics like “Down By The River” and “Cowgirl In The Sand.”
But their early recording sessions produced a lot more music than the seven songs on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Young is finally sharing this music on June 28 with the release of Early Daze.
But their early recording sessions produced a lot more music than the seven songs on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Young is finally sharing this music on June 28 with the release of Early Daze.
- 5/17/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young + Crazy Horse have released their latest album, Fu##In’ Up.
Officially credited to “Neil & The Horse,” Fu##In’ Up sees the legendary songwriter team up with musicians Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Nils Lofgren, and Willie Nelson’s son Micah Nelson to reimagine the tracks from the group’s 1990 album, Ragged Glory.
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Recorded at The Rivoli in Toronto last November, Fu##In’ Up demonstrates the jammier side of the ensemble’s capacities, and was “made this for the Horse lovers,” according to Young himself. “I can’t stop it,” he said in a statement. “The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”
Fu##In’ Up is available now in its entirety on digital, CD, and vinyl formats. Stream it on Apple Music or Spotify below.
Officially credited to “Neil & The Horse,” Fu##In’ Up sees the legendary songwriter team up with musicians Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Nils Lofgren, and Willie Nelson’s son Micah Nelson to reimagine the tracks from the group’s 1990 album, Ragged Glory.
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Recorded at The Rivoli in Toronto last November, Fu##In’ Up demonstrates the jammier side of the ensemble’s capacities, and was “made this for the Horse lovers,” according to Young himself. “I can’t stop it,” he said in a statement. “The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”
Fu##In’ Up is available now in its entirety on digital, CD, and vinyl formats. Stream it on Apple Music or Spotify below.
- 4/26/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Neil Young played his “Love Earth Tour” kick-off show with Crazy Horse at San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre on Wednesday night (April 24th).
The 14-song setlist primarily consisted of Young’s most beloved hits, including “Down by the River,” “Cortez the Killer,” “Cinnamon Girl,” “Powderfinger,” and “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black).” Notably, “Cortez the Killer” featured Young singing some of the song’s original lyrics from a manuscript that he only recently rediscovered.
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A portion of the show also saw Young perform solo acoustic renditions of “Heart of Gold,” “Comes a Time,” and “Human Highway.” Check out the full setlist and videos from the opening night of the “Love Earth Tour” below.
The Crazy Horse touring lineup features Young accompanied by guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Billy Talbot, and drummer Ralph Molina. Nelson is filling in for Nils Lofgren,...
The 14-song setlist primarily consisted of Young’s most beloved hits, including “Down by the River,” “Cortez the Killer,” “Cinnamon Girl,” “Powderfinger,” and “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black).” Notably, “Cortez the Killer” featured Young singing some of the song’s original lyrics from a manuscript that he only recently rediscovered.
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A portion of the show also saw Young perform solo acoustic renditions of “Heart of Gold,” “Comes a Time,” and “Human Highway.” Check out the full setlist and videos from the opening night of the “Love Earth Tour” below.
The Crazy Horse touring lineup features Young accompanied by guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Billy Talbot, and drummer Ralph Molina. Nelson is filling in for Nils Lofgren,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
In typical Neil Young fashion, virtually nothing was revealed about his 2024 U.S. tour before it kicked off Wednesday night at San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, other than the fact he’d be backed by Crazy Horse, and that Micah Nelson would be taking over guitar duties from Nils Lofgren. Would he pull a Greendale and debut an entire rock opera nobody had ever heard? Would he focus the set around the three new studio albums he cut with Crazy Horse between 2019 and 2022? Might he...
- 4/25/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced their 2024 “Love Earth Tour” taking place beginning in April with dates across the US and Toronto. The concert run will support the group’s upcoming album, Fu##In’ Up, due out on April 26th.
The trek kicks off on April 24th with back-to-back dates in San Diego ahead of stops in Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, and more before wrapping up in Chicago on May 23rd. Update: New dates in Bend, Oregon; George, Washington; Boise, Idaho; and Salt Lake City, Utah have been announced.
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The touring lineup will feature Young with bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina, and guitarist Micah Nelson, who will be filling in for Nils Lofgren (as he is currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band).
Tickets for the new dates will first be available through a Live Nation pre-sale kicking off Thursday,...
The trek kicks off on April 24th with back-to-back dates in San Diego ahead of stops in Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, and more before wrapping up in Chicago on May 23rd. Update: New dates in Bend, Oregon; George, Washington; Boise, Idaho; and Salt Lake City, Utah have been announced.
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The touring lineup will feature Young with bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina, and guitarist Micah Nelson, who will be filling in for Nils Lofgren (as he is currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band).
Tickets for the new dates will first be available through a Live Nation pre-sale kicking off Thursday,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Three hours into Bruce Springsteen’s epic return to Los Angeles on Thursday night with the E Street Band, he stared down the sold-out crowd at the Forum. “Do you have anything left?” he shouted, midway through “Twist and Shout,” the second-to-last song of his first L.A. show in eight years. Five decades in, the magic of a Springsteen show remains: He always seems to have a little bit left in the tank.
In 2024, Springsteen continues to set the standard for rock concerts, playing longer sets at age 74 with...
In 2024, Springsteen continues to set the standard for rock concerts, playing longer sets at age 74 with...
- 4/5/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
From a certain perspective, Micah Nelson’s entire life has been building up to the Neil Young and Crazy Horse tour this summer, where he’ll be taking over for Nils Lofgren as the group’s new guitarist. As the youngest son of Willie Nelson, Micah, 33, has been exposed to Young’s catalog for longer than he can even remember. “Neil’s music always sort of being around in the periphery,” he tells Rolling Stone. “I grew up going to Farm Aid every year, so he was always this sort of figure,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have confirmed details of their new album, Fu##In’ Up. The nine-track LP will initially be available for Record Store Day 2024 on April 20th, before receiving a wide release on April 26th.
Fu##In’ Up was recorded in 2023 by Young, Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Micah Nelson, and Nils Lofgren. It finds the band revisiting and re-recording material featured on their acclaimed 1990 album, Ragged Glory. With the exception of “Farmer John,” Young retitled all of the songs featured on Fu##In’ Up.
“In the spirit it’s offered, we made this for the Horse lovers,” Young said in a statement. “I can’t stop it. The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”
Below, you can preview the release with Crazy Horse’s new version of “Over and Over,...
Fu##In’ Up was recorded in 2023 by Young, Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Micah Nelson, and Nils Lofgren. It finds the band revisiting and re-recording material featured on their acclaimed 1990 album, Ragged Glory. With the exception of “Farmer John,” Young retitled all of the songs featured on Fu##In’ Up.
“In the spirit it’s offered, we made this for the Horse lovers,” Young said in a statement. “I can’t stop it. The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”
Below, you can preview the release with Crazy Horse’s new version of “Over and Over,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Neil Young and Crazy Horse are hitting the road for their first proper tour in ten years. It kicks off on April 24 in San Diego, California, and wraps up on May 23 in Chicago, Illinois. Ticket sales for the subscribers of The Neil Young Archives begin today. The general on-sale starts February 16.
The group is also releasing the live album Fu##In’ Up, which was recorded at concerts last year. “In the spirit it’s offered…made this for the Horse lovers,” Young said in a statement. “I can’t stop it.
The group is also releasing the live album Fu##In’ Up, which was recorded at concerts last year. “In the spirit it’s offered…made this for the Horse lovers,” Young said in a statement. “I can’t stop it.
- 2/13/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Fifty years to the day after Neil Young and the Santa Monica Flyers performed at the opening of the Roxy in Los Angeles — a night that looms large in rock & roll lore thanks to decades of bootlegs — the curtain rose at the L.A. club to reveal Young and his bandmates back on the same stage. He was perched behind the piano on the far right side, tickling out the opening notes of “Tonight’s the Night” to a packed audience of VIPs and fans who’d paid $1,000 a ticket, with...
- 9/21/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Nils Lofgren Is in the E Street Band and Crazy Horse — and He Still Found Time to Make a New Solo LP
In the early months of the pandemic, Nils Lofgren didn’t know what to do with himself. The guitarist had been on the road since the Sixties, when his band Grin took off, and in the years that followed he’d launched many solo tours between stints with Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band, Ringo Starr in the All Starr Band, and Neil Young in the Santa Monica Flyers, the Trans Band, and Crazy Horse.
“Covid threw me for a loop,” he tells Rolling Stone via Zoom from a...
“Covid threw me for a loop,” he tells Rolling Stone via Zoom from a...
- 7/21/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young always knew Tonight’s the Night was intense. “If you’re gonna put a record on at 11:00 in the morning, don’t put on Tonight’s the Night,” he warned Cameron Crowe in 1975. “Put on the Doobie Brothers.”
Young’s point was evident without even hearing the music. Just look at the stark, spooky cover, which features him standing onstage in complete darkness, wearing a pinstripe jacket and raising his finger to the microphone, his mouth forming a ghoulish smile. His shoulder-length hair looks like it’s gone many days without a wash,...
Young’s point was evident without even hearing the music. Just look at the stark, spooky cover, which features him standing onstage in complete darkness, wearing a pinstripe jacket and raising his finger to the microphone, his mouth forming a ghoulish smile. His shoulder-length hair looks like it’s gone many days without a wash,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
After a two-hour-plus main set that slammed home themes of mortality and impermanence and the way of all flesh, Bruce Springsteen reemerged on Madison Square Garden’s stage Saturday night, April 1, for his usual lengthy encore, and announced “something special for New York City.” He pointed over at Soozie Tyrell, who began a dead-on recreation of one of rock’s few canonical violin melodies, over piano from all-time-great arpeggio purveyor Roy Bittan. They eased the E Street Band into the 11-minute-long, 48-year-old mini-rock-opera “Jungleland,” played and sung with enough muscle...
- 4/2/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
On April 14, years after first hinting they were coming, Neil Young is finally releasing two Seventies concert bootlegs. The first one, High Flyin’, is a series of recordings from his 1977 under-the-radar Santa Monica, California summer club tour with the Ducks, a supergroup of sorts featuring bassist Bob Mosley from Moby Grape, guitarist Jeff Blackburn, and drummer Johnny Craviotto. Check out a preview of “Little Wing” right here.
The Ducks never played outside Santa Cruz, and all four members took turns singing lead. Their sets only featured a handful of Young originals,...
The Ducks never played outside Santa Cruz, and all four members took turns singing lead. Their sets only featured a handful of Young originals,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young made an appearance at the United For Old Growth march and rally Saturday in Victoria, British Columbia, where he played “Comes a Time” and “Heart of Gold” for the crowd. It was his first live appearance since Farm Aid in September 2019.
The rally was aimed at protecting old-growth trees and promoting “forest stewardship.” “I’m only here for those trees up there,” Young told the audience. “It’s a precious, sacred thing, these old trees. They show us the power of nature when we are being threatened. They show us the past.
The rally was aimed at protecting old-growth trees and promoting “forest stewardship.” “I’m only here for those trees up there,” Young told the audience. “It’s a precious, sacred thing, these old trees. They show us the power of nature when we are being threatened. They show us the past.
- 2/26/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
"The Sopranos" cast are all New Jersey icons now, but only one of them was before the series premiered. That was Steven Van Zandt, aka "Little Steven," of the E Street Band. Van Zandt is one of the band's guitarists, alongside Patti Scialfa, Nils Lofgren, and of course the Boss himself Bruce Springsteen. During their hiatus in the '90s, Van Zandt found a new gig on TV even though he had never acted before.
In 1997, Van Zandt gave a speech introducing The Rascals before they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "The Sopranos" creator David Chase saw this routine and contacted Van Zandt about appearing on his show. Van Zandt had previously conceived of the character Silvio Dante, a former hitman turned club owner. So, they added the character to Tony Soprano's crew. Thanks to budget concerns, the luxurious '50s-style establishment that Van...
In 1997, Van Zandt gave a speech introducing The Rascals before they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "The Sopranos" creator David Chase saw this routine and contacted Van Zandt about appearing on his show. Van Zandt had previously conceived of the character Silvio Dante, a former hitman turned club owner. So, they added the character to Tony Soprano's crew. Thanks to budget concerns, the luxurious '50s-style establishment that Van...
- 2/25/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
The members of Crazy Horse have announced a new album with Neil Young titled All Roads Lead Home, out March 31st. As a preview, they’ve released one of Nils Lofgren’s songs from the album, “You Will Never Know.”
During the pandemic, Lofgren, Billy Talbot, and Ralph Molina each recorded three solo songs with different musicians. For his part, Young contributed a live solo version of “Song of the Seasons” from Barn, his 2021 album with Crazy Horse.
All Roads Lead Home will be available on vinyl and CD. See the artwork and full tracklist below; pre-orders are ongoing.
Lofgren shows off his guitar expertise on the folksy “You Will Never Know,” which features lyrics like, “You will never know/ How well she does without you.” Stream the track below.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s most recent album, World Record, was released in 2022. Young also unveiled the long-shelved Crazy Horse album Toast last year.
During the pandemic, Lofgren, Billy Talbot, and Ralph Molina each recorded three solo songs with different musicians. For his part, Young contributed a live solo version of “Song of the Seasons” from Barn, his 2021 album with Crazy Horse.
All Roads Lead Home will be available on vinyl and CD. See the artwork and full tracklist below; pre-orders are ongoing.
Lofgren shows off his guitar expertise on the folksy “You Will Never Know,” which features lyrics like, “You will never know/ How well she does without you.” Stream the track below.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s most recent album, World Record, was released in 2022. Young also unveiled the long-shelved Crazy Horse album Toast last year.
- 2/17/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
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Hours after announcing dates for a North American Summer stadium, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took the stage at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Ten songs into the set, Springsteen broke out “If I Was the Priest” for the first time in over 50 years. Check out a stellar fan-shot video of the moment right here.
“I wrote this song,” Springsteen said. “I was 22. Fifty years ago.
Hours after announcing dates for a North American Summer stadium, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took the stage at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Ten songs into the set, Springsteen broke out “If I Was the Priest” for the first time in over 50 years. Check out a stellar fan-shot video of the moment right here.
“I wrote this song,” Springsteen said. “I was 22. Fifty years ago.
- 2/15/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are five shows into their 2023 world tour, and they’ve just rolled out dates for a series of late summer stadium shows in North America, followed by arena dates later in the year. The new leg kicks off Aug. 9 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, and wraps up Dec. 8 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Ticket on-sales begin this Friday.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are five shows into their 2023 world tour, and they’ve just rolled out dates for a series of late summer stadium shows in North America, followed by arena dates later in the year. The new leg kicks off Aug. 9 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, and wraps up Dec. 8 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Ticket on-sales begin this Friday.
- 2/14/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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Decades from now, when historians and epidemiologists look back at the Covid era, they’ll probably have a hard time pinpointing the exact moment the pandemic came to an end in America and normal life resumed. Some will probably point to the day in August 2021 when the vaccination rate hit 70 percent, while others will spotlight April 2022, when airlines dropped their mask mandate, or even Joe Biden’s 60 Minutes...
Decades from now, when historians and epidemiologists look back at the Covid era, they’ll probably have a hard time pinpointing the exact moment the pandemic came to an end in America and normal life resumed. Some will probably point to the day in August 2021 when the vaccination rate hit 70 percent, while others will spotlight April 2022, when airlines dropped their mask mandate, or even Joe Biden’s 60 Minutes...
- 2/2/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
A little over six months ago, Neil Young reached out to the three members of Crazy Horse and told them he was ready to cut a new LP. They recorded their last two albums (2019’s Colorado and 2021’s Barn) at remote studios in Colorado where they occasionally had to use oxygen tanks to deal with the high altitude, but this time around he wanted to head to Malibu, California, so they could work with Rick Rubin at his beachfront studio, Shangri-La.
The result is World Record (out Nov. 18), an 11-track...
The result is World Record (out Nov. 18), an 11-track...
- 11/16/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young and Promise of the Real’s 2019 European tour will be chronicled in the upcoming concert movie and companion album Noise & Flowers, which arrives August 5. Ahead of its release, Young has offered up “From Hank to Hendrix” from the trek.
Young was about to fly to Europe for the tour when he got word that his longtime manager Elliot Roberts had died. “During the tour, we had a poster of Elliot on a road case, where where he always stood during all shows,” Young wrote on the Neil Young Archives.
Young was about to fly to Europe for the tour when he got word that his longtime manager Elliot Roberts had died. “During the tour, we had a poster of Elliot on a road case, where where he always stood during all shows,” Young wrote on the Neil Young Archives.
- 6/24/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are launching a long-awaited world tour in February 2023 with a run of U.S. arena shows. Dates and cities for those concerts have yet to be announced. Check out brucespringsteen.net for ticketing information.
“After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year,” Springsteen said in a statement. “And I’m looking forward to once again sharing the stage with the legendary E Street Band. See you out there, next year — and beyond.”
The musicians will...
“After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year,” Springsteen said in a statement. “And I’m looking forward to once again sharing the stage with the legendary E Street Band. See you out there, next year — and beyond.”
The musicians will...
- 5/24/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The Country Music Hall of Fame has announced a new group of inductees for 2022. Rock & roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis will be inducted in the Veteran category, neotraditionalist Keith Whitley will join the Hall in the Modern category, and former RCA Records executive will become a member in the Nonperforming category.
Brooks & Dunn handled the announcements in the Hall of Fame’s rotunda, marking the first time in two years that they’d been able to gather in person for the new Hall of Fame class. It was also an...
Brooks & Dunn handled the announcements in the Hall of Fame’s rotunda, marking the first time in two years that they’d been able to gather in person for the new Hall of Fame class. It was also an...
- 5/17/2022
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Woody Guthrie, the singer, songwriter and writer who spoke truth to power decades before the phrase was invented, was long known to take a political stand. Now, 55 years after his death, he’s still doing just that. As part of a new exhibit of his life and work, he’s joined the list of musicians unhappy with Spotify in light of the company’s affiliation with Joe Rogan’s podcast and his Covid-related opinions and comments.
“Woody Guthrie: The People Are the Song,” on display through May at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum,...
“Woody Guthrie: The People Are the Song,” on display through May at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum,...
- 3/14/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Two more musicians have joined the movement started by Neil Young to pull their music from Spotify in protest of controversial comments made by Joe Rogan and guests on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. The latest to join Young, Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren, the rock band Failure, and others in the move are soul artist […]
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- 2/6/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Over 70 episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience were quietly removed from Spotify Friday, adding yet another development in the ongoing debate over whether the streaming giant is responsible for monitoring misinformation and harmful content posted to its platform.
Among the episodes removed include interviews with Amy Schumer, Marc Maron, Bill Burr, Andy Dick, Tool frontman Maynard J. Keenan and Iliza Shlesinger.
It’s unclear why the episodes in question were pulled, and representatives for Rogan and Spotify did not respond to Rolling Stone‘s requests for comments. However, eagle-eyed fans...
Among the episodes removed include interviews with Amy Schumer, Marc Maron, Bill Burr, Andy Dick, Tool frontman Maynard J. Keenan and Iliza Shlesinger.
It’s unclear why the episodes in question were pulled, and representatives for Rogan and Spotify did not respond to Rolling Stone‘s requests for comments. However, eagle-eyed fans...
- 2/5/2022
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
If you believed right-wing Twitter over the past week, no one has ever heard of Neil Young, no one currently listens to Neil Young, and Neil Young is a deluded old fool who somehow believed that Spotify would choose his ancient, irrelevant music over the world’s biggest podcaster, Joe Rogan. Also, Kid Rock is a far greater talent.
But when Young cited what experts have described as misinformation regarding the Covid-19 vaccines and declared that Spotify could have either have him or Rogan, he was simply taking a principled...
But when Young cited what experts have described as misinformation regarding the Covid-19 vaccines and declared that Spotify could have either have him or Rogan, he was simply taking a principled...
- 2/3/2022
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek has told employees that exclusive deals like one with Joe Rogan are critical to the company’s business, and that while he sometimes finds the podcast offensive he doesn’t consider Spotify a “publisher” in terms of bearing responsibility for content it carries.
“I understand the premise that because we have an exclusive deal with him, it’s really easy to conclude we endorse every word he says and believe the opinions expressed by his guests. That’s absolutely not the case,” said Ek in comments at a town hall with employees Wednesday. Audio was obtained by The Verge.
Spotify doesn’t “fit neatly into just one category” but “is defining an entirely new space of tech and media,” Ek says in the recording.
The event was held yesterday days after the company was roiled by musician defections in protest of Covid-19 misinformation on Spotify’s no.
“I understand the premise that because we have an exclusive deal with him, it’s really easy to conclude we endorse every word he says and believe the opinions expressed by his guests. That’s absolutely not the case,” said Ek in comments at a town hall with employees Wednesday. Audio was obtained by The Verge.
Spotify doesn’t “fit neatly into just one category” but “is defining an entirely new space of tech and media,” Ek says in the recording.
The event was held yesterday days after the company was roiled by musician defections in protest of Covid-19 misinformation on Spotify’s no.
- 2/3/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended the streamer’s handling of the Joe Rogan situation — and downplayed the impact of artists like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and more removing their music from the streaming service — during an earnings report Wednesday, the New York Times reports.
The earnings call came just days after Spotify imposed a new “content advisory” warning on Covid-19 discussions in the aftermath of artists and podcasters ditching the streaming service over the “misinformation” pumped out by the Joe Rogan Experience; despite the controversy, Spotify has stood behind Rogan,...
The earnings call came just days after Spotify imposed a new “content advisory” warning on Covid-19 discussions in the aftermath of artists and podcasters ditching the streaming service over the “misinformation” pumped out by the Joe Rogan Experience; despite the controversy, Spotify has stood behind Rogan,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Updated with CEO comments, stock price: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek took the bull by the horns, addressing the widening controversy over Joe Rogan in his opening remarks on a conference call with Wall Street analysts after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report.
“Obviously, it’s been a few notable days here at Spotify. When we entered the podcast space in 2019… we assumed it would challenge and test our teams in new ways, and there’s no doubt that the last several weeks have presented a number of learning opportunities,” he said.
Numbers for the December quarter didn’t reflect any fallout from the current row, which has seen a string of musicians starting with Neil Young pull their catalogs from the streamer to protest Covid-19 misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He was joined by Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash and Nils Lofgren, India.Arie and most recently Crosby, Stills & Nash.
“Obviously, it’s been a few notable days here at Spotify. When we entered the podcast space in 2019… we assumed it would challenge and test our teams in new ways, and there’s no doubt that the last several weeks have presented a number of learning opportunities,” he said.
Numbers for the December quarter didn’t reflect any fallout from the current row, which has seen a string of musicians starting with Neil Young pull their catalogs from the streamer to protest Covid-19 misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He was joined by Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash and Nils Lofgren, India.Arie and most recently Crosby, Stills & Nash.
- 2/2/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills have not agreed on much of anything since they dissolved their group back in 2015 after a bitter dispute, but Neil Young’s move to remove his music from Spotify has inspired them to come together and do the same.
In a new group statement, they are asking their labels to remove the Csn catalog from Spotify along with their solo works. “We support Neil and we agree with him that there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast,” they said.
In a new group statement, they are asking their labels to remove the Csn catalog from Spotify along with their solo works. “We support Neil and we agree with him that there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast,” they said.
- 2/2/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Hello, my baby! Hello, my darling! Hello, my… “Cinnamon Girl?”
With Neil Young’s and Joni Mitchell’s official catalogues removed from Spotify, there’s still at least one way fans can hear the famed songwriters’ tunes on the streaming service. Stephen Colbert tapped barbershop quartet the Chordon Bleus to reimagine some of the singers’ most famous works on The Late Show.
In the clip — the second fake Spotify ad created by Colbert this week — fans are encouraged to enjoy Young’s and Mitchell’s music as “covered by the...
With Neil Young’s and Joni Mitchell’s official catalogues removed from Spotify, there’s still at least one way fans can hear the famed songwriters’ tunes on the streaming service. Stephen Colbert tapped barbershop quartet the Chordon Bleus to reimagine some of the singers’ most famous works on The Late Show.
In the clip — the second fake Spotify ad created by Colbert this week — fans are encouraged to enjoy Young’s and Mitchell’s music as “covered by the...
- 2/2/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Amid the mounting pressure on Spotify over allegations of Covid misinformation presented on its Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the show’s host made an apology of sorts — “if I pissed you off, I’m sorry” — and garnered support from Dwayne Johnson, Kevin James, Jewel, Jamie Kennedy, Tulsi Gabbard, Troy Aikman, Kat Von D, Domanic Monaghan, Candice Owens, Jillian Michaels, Tomi Lahren and Andrew Dice Clay.
All of those boldfaced names responded in the comments section of the Instagram video that Rogan posted Monday in which he said he just likes to have “interesting conversations with people that have differing opinions,” but admitted he doesn’t “always get it right” and promised to “do better.”
He did so in response to criticism from Neil Young and Joni Mitchell aover what they called “fake information about vaccines” presented on his show. Rogan did not go so far as to characterize views expressed on his show as “fake.
All of those boldfaced names responded in the comments section of the Instagram video that Rogan posted Monday in which he said he just likes to have “interesting conversations with people that have differing opinions,” but admitted he doesn’t “always get it right” and promised to “do better.”
He did so in response to criticism from Neil Young and Joni Mitchell aover what they called “fake information about vaccines” presented on his show. Rogan did not go so far as to characterize views expressed on his show as “fake.
- 2/2/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Neil Young’s former and longtime bandmates Graham Nash and Nils Lofgren, along with singer-songwriter India.Arie, are the latest musicians to join Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in announcing the removal of their songs from Spotify.
Nash, Young’s former collaborator in Crosby, Still, Nash & Young, Lofgren, a longtime member of Young’s band Crazy Horse, and Arie are making the move away from the popular streaming service. Nash said he stands with Young in solidarity against the Covid-19 vaccine “disinformation” spread by Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan, while Arie said she opposed Rogan’s comments on race.
In a statement to Rolling Stone, Nash said he “completely agrees” with Young and “is requesting that my solo recordings be removed from the service.”
On Instagram, Arie writes, “Neil Young opened a door that I must walk through. I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for...
Nash, Young’s former collaborator in Crosby, Still, Nash & Young, Lofgren, a longtime member of Young’s band Crazy Horse, and Arie are making the move away from the popular streaming service. Nash said he stands with Young in solidarity against the Covid-19 vaccine “disinformation” spread by Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan, while Arie said she opposed Rogan’s comments on race.
In a statement to Rolling Stone, Nash said he “completely agrees” with Young and “is requesting that my solo recordings be removed from the service.”
On Instagram, Arie writes, “Neil Young opened a door that I must walk through. I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for...
- 2/1/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s been just slightly over a week since Neil Young told Spotify that he’d remove his music from their service if they continued to air The Joe Rogan Experience, but a lot has happened in that time. Young went through on his threat later in the week, and his longtime friends Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, and Nils Lofgren have since made the same move. Young’s estranged former bandmate David Crosby said he would have also yanked his catalog had he not sold it last year. (Stephen Stills,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Graham Nash has joined the growing chorus of artists removing their music from Spotify to protest misinformation about vaccines disseminated by the platform’s Joe Rogan Experience. The move comes just one week after Nash’s former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate Neil Young demanded the streaming platform remove his catalog for the same reason.
“Having heard the Covid disinformation spread by Joe Rogan on Spotify, I completely agree with and support my friend Neil Young and I am requesting that my solo recordings be removed from the service,” Nash...
“Having heard the Covid disinformation spread by Joe Rogan on Spotify, I completely agree with and support my friend Neil Young and I am requesting that my solo recordings be removed from the service,” Nash...
- 2/1/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Do you prefer your music playlists with a side of vaccine misinformation? Then late night host Stephen Colbert has a solution for you in light of Spotify’s new content warnings.
The Late Show aired an imagined Spotify ad touting a playlist containing “all your favorite songs strategically assembled in an order that results in harmful inaccuracies.” The ad suggests Spotify users are so obsessed with Covid inaccuracies spread by Joe Rogan on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that they haven’t noticed the streaming service is “spreading misinformation with music.
The Late Show aired an imagined Spotify ad touting a playlist containing “all your favorite songs strategically assembled in an order that results in harmful inaccuracies.” The ad suggests Spotify users are so obsessed with Covid inaccuracies spread by Joe Rogan on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that they haven’t noticed the streaming service is “spreading misinformation with music.
- 2/1/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this month, Rolling Stone reported that a group of 270 doctors, healthcare workers, educators, and scientists was campaigning for Spotify to publicly adopt a misinformation policy. The initiative was inspired by a Dec. 31 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the wildly popular podcast hosted by comedian Joe Rogan which featured Dr. Robert Malone, a virologist who has been suspended from Twitter for posting misinformation about Covid-19. During the episode, Malone promoted various Covid-19-related conspiracy theories, such as the debunked idea that the medical establishment’s espousal of vaccines was due to “mass formation psychosis.
- 1/31/2022
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
In the aftermath of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren pulling their music from Spotify, the streaming service announced plans Sunday to add a “content advisory” warning to any podcasts that feature discussion about Covid-19.
In a post on Spotify’s For the Record blog, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote that while “there are plenty of individuals and views on Spotify that I disagree with strongly… it is important to me that we don’t take on the position of being content censor.”
Ek added that Spotify has its...
In a post on Spotify’s For the Record blog, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote that while “there are plenty of individuals and views on Spotify that I disagree with strongly… it is important to me that we don’t take on the position of being content censor.”
Ek added that Spotify has its...
- 1/30/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions has issued a statement on the current controversy over Spotify and alleged misinformation the platform is disseminating on Covid-19 issues.
The couple’s Archewell Productions claimed they have expressed their concerns about misinformation to Spotify as far back as last April, and asked for action. Today’s statement did not mention podcaster Joe Rogan, whose show on the service has been at the heart of recent attention, or specifically what constituted the alleged misinformation that raised the Archewell concerns.
Musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell last week asked to withdraw from the streaming service because of its association with Rogan, whose talk show sometimes offers guests with alternative views on the pandemic and vaccinations. Today, they were joined in withdrawal land by Bruce Springsteen guitarist Nils Lofgren, with more musicians reportedly pondering an exit.
Harry and wife Meghan have a deal worth...
The couple’s Archewell Productions claimed they have expressed their concerns about misinformation to Spotify as far back as last April, and asked for action. Today’s statement did not mention podcaster Joe Rogan, whose show on the service has been at the heart of recent attention, or specifically what constituted the alleged misinformation that raised the Archewell concerns.
Musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell last week asked to withdraw from the streaming service because of its association with Rogan, whose talk show sometimes offers guests with alternative views on the pandemic and vaccinations. Today, they were joined in withdrawal land by Bruce Springsteen guitarist Nils Lofgren, with more musicians reportedly pondering an exit.
Harry and wife Meghan have a deal worth...
- 1/30/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Nils Lofgren has joined Neil Young in removing his music from Spotify to protest the misinformation about vaccines spread by the streaming service’s Joe Rogan Experience.
“A few days ago, my wife Amy and I became aware of Neil and Daryl [Hannah] standing with hundreds of health care professionals, scientists, doctors and nurses in calling out Spotify for promoting lies and misinformation that are hurting and killing people,” the Rock Hall-inducted guitarist and Crazy Horse and E Street Band member wrote Saturday on the Neil Young Archives. “When these heroic women and men,...
“A few days ago, my wife Amy and I became aware of Neil and Daryl [Hannah] standing with hundreds of health care professionals, scientists, doctors and nurses in calling out Spotify for promoting lies and misinformation that are hurting and killing people,” the Rock Hall-inducted guitarist and Crazy Horse and E Street Band member wrote Saturday on the Neil Young Archives. “When these heroic women and men,...
- 1/30/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been over five years since the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Roger Waters, and the Who came together on the Coachella grounds in Indio, California for one of the most gargantuan classic rock events in history. The official name was Desert Trip, but many fans simply called it Oldchella or Boomerstock. They staged the event across two weekends and grossed an astounding $160 million (though you had to basically mortgage your home to afford the tickets).
Rumors of a follow-up event have been circulating for years,...
Rumors of a follow-up event have been circulating for years,...
- 1/6/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
In the last decade or two, you generally know what’s coming when you hit play on a new Neil Young record. You know there will be a few sweet lovestruck hymns that sound as if they’re being played in dusty Old West saloons or around campfires. You anticipate the songs that wax nostalgic about his childhood, and the ones that rage against the destructiveness and stupidity of mankind and the impact on the planet. You await those moments when he turns the volume knob up and makes his...
- 12/8/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have begun work on a follow-up to their 2019 LP Colorado. “Crazy Horse is back in the barn now,” Young wrote in the Neil Young Archives. “Shaking off the rust…It’s been a long time since we have been together, and more than a few tears have been shed.”
They’re recording it at a barn in the mountains of Colorado modeled after a barn from the 1850s that collapsed in the same spot. “It’s an exact replica of the original,” Young writes, “built...
They’re recording it at a barn in the mountains of Colorado modeled after a barn from the 1850s that collapsed in the same spot. “It’s an exact replica of the original,” Young writes, “built...
- 6/22/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young has spent much of the pandemic focusing on an ambitious slate of archival releases, but he’s recently started work on a follow-up to his 2019 LP Colorado. “I have five songs ready for the next album,” he recently wrote to fans on the Neil Young Archives, “so I think over time the rest will come and we may start recording again soon.”
Not much is known about the songs, but he did write in response to a fan letter that “recording with [Crazy] Horse will begin soon.” They backed Young on Colorado,...
Not much is known about the songs, but he did write in response to a fan letter that “recording with [Crazy] Horse will begin soon.” They backed Young on Colorado,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Little Steven, a.k.a. Steven Van Zandt, has announced that he’ll be releasing a new concert film, Summer of Sorcery Live! at the Beacon Theatre, on July 9th via Wicked Cool Records/UMe.
Filmed on November 6th, 2019, at New York City’s Beacon Theatre in front of a sold-out crowd, the two-and-a-half-hour film captures Van Zandt performing tracks from his latest album Summer of Sorcery with his band the Disciples of Soul. The set also includes a surprise appearance by Peter Wolf, who joined Van Zandt for renditions...
Filmed on November 6th, 2019, at New York City’s Beacon Theatre in front of a sold-out crowd, the two-and-a-half-hour film captures Van Zandt performing tracks from his latest album Summer of Sorcery with his band the Disciples of Soul. The set also includes a surprise appearance by Peter Wolf, who joined Van Zandt for renditions...
- 5/20/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Early this week, Dolly Parton tweeted footage of her receiving a Moderna coronavirus vaccine shot. Among veteran musicians, it turns out she’s far from alone when it comes to getting the jab: More and more classic rockers and country acts over 65 are being vaccinated, leading to new conversations about when they — and fans who are in their same age group — can once again experience live shows.
In addition to Parton, the list now includes James Taylor, Elton John, Graham Nash, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, David Crosby, John Fogerty, Loretta Lynn,...
In addition to Parton, the list now includes James Taylor, Elton John, Graham Nash, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, David Crosby, John Fogerty, Loretta Lynn,...
- 3/4/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young has announced plans to resurrect his lost 1982 LP Island in the Sun and finally share it with fans, although he has renamed it Johnny’s Island. “[It] includes a majority of unrelated tracks including ‘Big Pearl,’ ‘Island in the Sun,’ and ‘Love Hotel,’ plus others you may have heard before,” Young wrote on his official website. “It’s a beautiful record coming to you soon.”
Young recorded the album in May 1982 at Commercial Recorders in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a cross-selection of musicians from all eras of his career, including Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina,...
Young recorded the album in May 1982 at Commercial Recorders in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a cross-selection of musicians from all eras of his career, including Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina,...
- 2/1/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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