"Soon my music will live on in a better place," Young wrote, pointing fans toward Amazon and Apple Music.
In the new letter, he takes a detour to mention Spotify's low streaming quality, calling it an "upside" for his fans that they can to find his extensive back catalogue elsewhere in higher quality. At the time, he launched a streaming hardware device and accompanying music service called Pono designed specifically for high quality audio. Back in 2015, he threatened to remove his music from Spotify and other platforms over complaints that they reduced the quality of his recordings.
This isn't Young's first time clashing with streaming services. "Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule." Following Neil Young’s withdrawal from Spotify Wednesday to protest the streaming service’s popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast which has come under fire for spreading misinformation about. "I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them," he wrote in a letter first reported by Rolling Stone. Young announced the intention to pull his music in a since-deleted open letter to his management team and label.
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