While Apple Music may have attempted to stake their claim on Neil Young's catalogue after his music was removed from Spotify last week, the man himself has now directed fans to Amazon Music by promoting the platform's free trial for new listeners on both Twitter and his website.
"All folks looking for my music can easily head to AMAZON MUSIC and click here https://bit.ly/NYA_AmazonMusic," reads a tweet from the Neil Young Archives account, enticing fans with Amazon's offer of four free months of streaming for new listeners.
"Amazon has been leading the pack in bringing Hi-Res audio to the masses, and it's a great place to enjoy my entire catalogue in the highest quality available," the singer-songwriter continued in the thread, adding: "Thanks also to Apple Music (I LOVE APPLE) and Qobuz for sticking with my High Res music."
This isn't Young's first time working with the Jeff Bezos-helmed multi-billion-dollar corporation, either: in 2020, he released EP The Times as an Amazon Music exclusive.
A week ago, the musician began spearheading a massive campaign against the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation running rampant on Spotify, as led by Joe Rogan and his podcast of 11 million listeners. Young offered the platform an ultimatum, and they granted his request to remove his music from the streaming service rather than get rid of The Joe Rogan Experience, which Spotify bought the exclusive rights to for $100 million USD in 2020.
"When I left Spotify, I felt better," Young wrote in a statement on Friday (January 28). "Amazon, Apple Music and Qobuz deliver up to 100 [percent] of the music today and it sounds a lot better than the shitty degraded and neutered sound of Spotify."
Many artists and fans have shown their support for the folk icon's cause, with fellow polio survivor Joni Mitchell even joining Young's protest and removing her music from Spotify. Amid all the backlash (and plummeting stock prices), the streaming giant has since announced plans to add content warnings to podcasts about COVID-19.
See the tweet thread from Young below.
"All folks looking for my music can easily head to AMAZON MUSIC and click here https://bit.ly/NYA_AmazonMusic," reads a tweet from the Neil Young Archives account, enticing fans with Amazon's offer of four free months of streaming for new listeners.
"Amazon has been leading the pack in bringing Hi-Res audio to the masses, and it's a great place to enjoy my entire catalogue in the highest quality available," the singer-songwriter continued in the thread, adding: "Thanks also to Apple Music (I LOVE APPLE) and Qobuz for sticking with my High Res music."
This isn't Young's first time working with the Jeff Bezos-helmed multi-billion-dollar corporation, either: in 2020, he released EP The Times as an Amazon Music exclusive.
A week ago, the musician began spearheading a massive campaign against the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation running rampant on Spotify, as led by Joe Rogan and his podcast of 11 million listeners. Young offered the platform an ultimatum, and they granted his request to remove his music from the streaming service rather than get rid of The Joe Rogan Experience, which Spotify bought the exclusive rights to for $100 million USD in 2020.
"When I left Spotify, I felt better," Young wrote in a statement on Friday (January 28). "Amazon, Apple Music and Qobuz deliver up to 100 [percent] of the music today and it sounds a lot better than the shitty degraded and neutered sound of Spotify."
Many artists and fans have shown their support for the folk icon's cause, with fellow polio survivor Joni Mitchell even joining Young's protest and removing her music from Spotify. Amid all the backlash (and plummeting stock prices), the streaming giant has since announced plans to add content warnings to podcasts about COVID-19.
See the tweet thread from Young below.
Amazon has been leading the pack in bringing Hi-Res audio to the masses, and it's a great place to enjoy my entire catalog in the highest quality available.
— Neil Young Archives (@NeilYoungNYA) January 28, 2022
Thanks also to Apple Music (I LOVE APPLE) and Qobuz for sticking with my High Res music.
