Listeners will hear Young’s complete catalog
SiriusXM has announced the return of Neil Young Radio, a satellite and streaming music channel featuring music and exclusive stories from Neil Young. Following its launch in December as a limited-run channel, Neil Young Radio now returns to its limited engagement home on SiriusXM’s Deep Tracks, channel 27, for seven days starting today (Thurs, Jan 27th), and for a month streaming on the SXM App.
Neil Young Radio is dedicated to the legendary and ever-evolving rock icon and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and will provide fans access to the entire musical world of Neil Young. The channel will include rarities and exclusives, every new song from his latest album Barn, epic hits and fan favorites from his solo music, collaborations with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills Nash & Young, plus Young sharing the insights behind writing and recording the music.
SiriusXM listeners will also hear special programs including weekly concert broadcasts from Young’s vaults, celebrity guest DJs and a Barn track-by-track album special featuring Neil Young sharing stories about each song on his latest album.
The news comes as Young’s music is pulled from Spotify following an ultimatum from the singer. On Monday (Jan 24th), Young shared an open letter to his team demanding the streaming giant remove either his music of Rogan’s podcast, which has been under fire for the “spread of misinformation” regarding the COVID-19 vaccines.
“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 earlier this week.
On Wednesday (Jan 26th), Spotify said it would honor Young’s request and remove his music by the end of the week.
“We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users,” the company says. “With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. We have detailed content policies in place and we’ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID since the start of the pandemic. We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon.”
In a lengthy statement released on the heels of Spotify’s announcement, Young thanks his label for their support, although his contract doesn’t give him control of the recordings.
“Thank you Warner Brothers for standing with me and taking the hit – losing 60% of my world wide streaming income in the name of Truth,” he writes on his website. “Spotify has become the home of life threatening COVID misinformation. Lies being sold for money.”
