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Spotify and Joe Rogan Respond to Complaints About Covid Misinformation
The streaming service said it would add a “content advisory” notice to virus-related content, while Rogan, its star podcaster, said he would try to include...

Spotify Responds to Complaints About Covid Misinformation
After Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from the streaming service, its chief executive wrote, “it is important to me that we don’t...

Joni Mitchell Plans to Follow Neil Young Off Spotify, Citing ‘Lies’
“Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” she wrote after the site was accused of spreading vaccine misinformation.

Spotify Removes Neil Young's Music After Complaints About Joe Rogan
The singer decided to leave the streaming service because it gives a platform to Joe Rogan, whom scientists have accused of promoting falsehoods about coronavirus...

Sony Music Buys Bob Dylan’s Recorded Music
The transaction for Dylan’s albums was made in July, about seven months after he made another deal — with Sony’s rival Universal Music — for...

‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Returns to No. 1, Beating Gunna and the Weeknd
Disney’s latest animated film is the first since “Frozen” with music topping the Billboard 200 for multiple weeks.

Grammy Awards Move to April in Las Vegas
The 64th annual show, originally scheduled for Jan. 31 in Los Angeles, was postponed amid a spike in Covid-19 cases. It will now take place...

Gunna Beats the Weeknd in a Close Race for No. 1
In a tale of two surprise albums with striking cover art, “deluxe” versions and retail discounts, the Atlanta rapper’s “DS4Ever” won by a nose.

Coachella Lineup: Kanye West, Billie Eilish, Harry Styles
The California festival and Bonnaroo, in Tennessee, both announced lineups this week as the live-music industry looks ahead after two years of events scuttled by...

Michael Lang, a Force Behind the Woodstock Festival, Dies at 77
He and his partners hoped their weekend of “peace and music” would draw 50,000 attendees. It ended up drawing more than 400,000 — and making...