Spotify removes Neil Young’s songs after his disapproval of COVID-19 misinformation

By Grace Koennecke, Staff Writer
On Wednesday, Spotify announced that they would be taking Neil Young’s songs off of their platform, two days after the singer posted a brief letter calling on the streaming service to choose between him and podcaster Joe Rogan, who has contributed to the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus and its accompanying vaccines. 

Spotify wipes hundreds of K-pop songs from library

By Maddie James, Staff Writer
[Photo courtesy of Dennis Leupold via Epic Records]
As of Tuesday, hundreds of songs by popular K-pop artists, such as IU, Monsta X and SISTAR, have disappeared from Spotify, reported Pitchfork. Despite the widespread popularity of K-pop, Spotify opted to remove the music due to a licensing issue with Korean music distributors.

Album Review: Joji – Nectar

By Ethan Bloomfield, Contributor[88rising; 2020]Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: “Run”, “Afterthought”, “Like You Do” Nectar is the highly anticipated, second full-length release of lo-fi and R&B artist George Miller, aka Joji. Dropping almost two full years after Ballads 1, Joji takes his signature sound to a much cleaner, more focused and emotionally mature place on Nectar. …