| | Neil Young’s Radio Channel on SiriusXM Is Revived After Spotify Removal
After Spotify refused to cut Joe Rogan’s lucrative podcast, Sirius re-upped with Mr. Young; other streamers promote the folk-rocker
Neil Young performing on stage in 2018.PHOTO: ALICE CHICHE/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
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Anne Steele Follow
Updated Jan. 27, 2022 7:14 pm ET
As Neil Young’s music was coming down from the world’s largest streaming service Wednesday, satellite-radio company SiriusXM went to him to strike a deal.
SiriusXM, a unit of Liberty Media Corp. , announced the return of “Neil Young Radio,” a satellite and streamed channel featuring Mr. Young introducing his songs and telling stories. Sirius XM HoldingsInc. SIRI 2.51% reached out to Mr. Young’s camp Wednesday, according to a person close to the company, as the public standoff was unfolding.
Mr. Young rebuked Spotify Technology SA for hosting the Joe Rogan podcast, which he said has spread false information about Covid-19 vaccines. “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both,” he wrote in an open letter this week.
On Wednesday, Warner Music Group Corp. , which licenses the music to streaming services, officially requested Mr. Young’s dozens of albums be removed, and Spotify complied, saying it hoped to work with Mr. Young again in the future.
“Now seems like a good time to let you know @NeilYoungNYA Radio is back on SiriusXM,” SiriusXM tweeted with a winky-face emoji.
The channel was launched in December on a limited run and now it has returned for seven days to SiriusXM satellite radio and will stream for a month on the SXM app.
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