“Until real action is taken to show that a concern for humanity must be balanced with commerce, we don’t want our music - or the music we made together - to be on the same platform. Spotify COVID-19 Misinformation Row: Roxane Gay Removes Her Podcast From the Platform. While we always value alternate points of view, knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences,” Crosby, Stills and Nash said. Recently, many musicians have also had their songs removed from Spotify in protest of Joe Rogans podcast. “We support Neil and we agree with him that there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast. Roxane Gay, the host of The Roxane Gay Agenda podcast, has removed her show from Spotify amid a growing number of celebrity departures from the audio streaming platform recently.
Graham Nash, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell are among those celebrities.Paradiso Media Podcast Network Signs With CAA (Exclusive)Īs for other podcasters, Brené Brown, who has two exclusive podcasts with Spotify, announced last week that she would be pausing the release of any future episodes of Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. In a message posted to her personal website, Brown elaborated on her decision and called on Spotify to “have a transparent misinformation policy (made available to the public) that balances addressing the complex misinformation issues we face today while respecting free speech” that was applied across the platform.Īlso on Wednesday, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash issued a joint statement in solidarity with their former bandmate Neil Young, who was the first to pull his music from Spotify in protest, and said they had requested that their labels remove their solo and collaborative music from the platform. New episodes are available weekly, first on Luminary, and the following week, wherever you enjoy podcasts. Recently, many musicians have also had their songs removed from Spotify in protest against Rogan content. Listen to The Roxane Gay Agenda, read its reviews and see all its charts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. Hear to Slay, which I co-hosted with Tressie McMillan Cottom for two wonderful years, is now The Roxane Gay Agenda. In a post on his personal website, Brown explained his decision and called on Spotify to ‘have a transparent (publicly available) misinformation policy that balances addressing the complex misinformation issues we face today’ today while respecting the freedom of expression” which has been applied. Roxane Gay announced the launch of The Roxane Gay Agenda.Premiering on Luminary on January 25 in partnership with iHeartMedia, The Roxane Gay Agenda is the bad feminist podcast of your dreams compelling conversations curated in the way only Roxane Gay can. Roxane’s departure comes after India Arie, a musician and podcaster said she would remove her “SongVersation” podcast from Spotify in protest at Joe Rogan’s comments on his podcast that it would be “weird” to call the Black people “black” unless they are “100% African, from the darkest place, where they don’t wear any clothes all day.”Īs for other podcasters, Brene Brown, who has two exclusive podcasts with Spotify, announced last week that she would be pausing the release of all future episodes of “Unlocking Us” and “Dare to Lead.” Luminary, the subscription podcast network, and writer Dr. “This won’t move any kind of needle, but I deleted my podcast from Spotify,” the “Bad Feminist” author tweeted. Luminary is a subscription podcast network with original shows, music, and audio experiences from your favorite creators. It’s writer Roxane Gay in conversation with guests who have something necessary to say about the issues that matter most to herand hopefully to you as well.
It wont move any sort of needle but I removed my podcast from Spotify. Roxane Gay, the host of ‘The Roxane Gay Agenda’ podcast, recently pulled her show from Spotify amid a growing number of celebrity departures from the audio streaming platform.Īccording to The Hollywood Reporter, the podcast – which premiered in late January – is not available on Spotify but can still be streamed on Apple Podcasts or the Luminary app. The Roxane Gay Agenda is the bad feminist podcast of your dreams. Gay said her podcast, The Roxane Gay Agenda, would no longer be on Spotify.