Crosby, Stills & Nash were among the list of artists who pulled out their music from Spotify in protest against Joe Rogan's podcast. However, the trio made their comeback to the streaming platform, and they're using it for good use.
According to Billboard, as reported by Ultimate Classic Rock, the band's music catalog can be accessed by fans on Spotify again after removing their songs for five months.
The trio will reportedly be donating the money they collected from streams to COVID-19 charities for at least a month.
The latest news comes a few months after Neil Young wrote an open letter to Spotify, saying he wanted his music removed from the same platform where Joe Rogan's podcast is taking place.
The statement, which was deleted, states that his management team and record label, Warner Music Group, are demanding the Swedish-based company remove him from their platform.
The reason behind his decision was Spotify is allegedly "spreading fake information about vaccines" that could cause serious harm to people who believed in the disinformation.
He also urged other musicians to follow the same route as him.
Spotify has issued a statement saying they regret the music legend's decision and hope to welcome his songs again in the future.
Young's former bandmates-David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills- followed his tracks in support of the singer's decision.
They also issued a statement, saying they agree with their old pal, writing, "there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify's Joe Rogan podcast. While we always value alternate points of view, knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences."
Joe Rogan, who was under fire because of his COVID-19 related content on his Spotify podcast titled "The Joe Rogan Experience," then took to Instagram to share a 10-minute video explaining his side of the story.
The former athlete said he wasn't trying to promote misinformation but instead invite vaccine skeptics to hear their views and opinions.
"I had them on and because of that, those episodes in particular were labeled as being dangerous - they had dangerous misinformation," he explained.
Rogan added that he'd do his best to balance controversial topics and other people's perspectives for the public to have a better point of view.
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