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Joni Mitchell follows Neil Young in returning her music to Spotify

Mitchell originally acted in solidarity with Young’s protest over the spread of vaccine misinformation on the platform, which he has now ended

Mitchell made no comment about the return of her music, though the move comes a week after Young said he was putting his music back on Spotify after the platform ended its exclusivity deal with Joe Rogan’s podcast, which Young – along with 270 scientists and healthcare professionals – accused of spreading misinformation about Covid vaccines. They will now all be there for you except for the full sound we created” – and encouraged the service to introduce a high-definition tier in the vein of competitors Qobuz and Tidal. Last month, she performed at the Grammys for the first time; earlier this week, she covered I’m Still Standing with Brandi Carlile and Annie Lennox at the Gershwin prize concert in honour of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

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