Maybe aging rocker Neil Young overestimated his worth, maybe he got what he wanted but what we learned is that comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan is worth more to Spotify than the old catalog of a left-wing musician who hasn't released significant music in years.

 

Young gave the company an ultimatum, saying he wanted his music pulled from the audio company if they didn't remove Joe Rogan and his content from the service over his Covid discussions.

 

The Canadian-born Young who sang "keep on rockin' in the free world" apparently doesn't care for open discussion.

 

In the end, the Swedish company chose Rogan over Young.  Most likely because of the money his podcast makes them and probably because they, like many people in the U.S., dislike people telling them what to do.