Crosby, Stills and Nash follow Young's lead in Spotify row

Musicians Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash, shown here in 2012, are making moves to pull their music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young

Musicians Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash, shown here in 2012, are making moves to pull their music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young

Neil Young's former bandmates from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young said Wednesday they had asked their labels to remove their recordings from Spotify, making them the latest musicians to take a stand over misinformation on the platform.

Last week, Young made good on his vow to have his music removed from Spotify after demanding that the streaming service choose between him and controversial podcaster Joe Rogan, with fellow folk rock superstar Joni Mitchell following suit.

"While we always value alternate points of view, knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences. Until real action is taken to show that a concern for humanity must be balanced with commerce, we don't want our music -- or the music we made together -- to be on the same platform."

Crosby, Stills and Nash said that in addition to the band's recordings being removed, Nash has started the process to take down his solo recordings. Crosby and Stills are also requesting the removal of their solo projects, the statement said.

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