India Arie Pulling Music From Spotify, Cites ‘Problematic’ Comments From Joe Rogan About Race – OutKick

Most musical artists cite Joe Rogan spreading COVID-19 misinformation on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, as a cause for withdrawing their music from Spotify.

Artists akin to Neil Young and Joni Mitchell have taken that route in latest days. But not R&B artist India Arie. The four-time Grammy Award winner wrote on Instagram Tuesday that Rogan made offensive feedback about race on a latest episode that have been “problematic.”

“I have decided to pull my music and podcast from Spotify,” Arie wrote. “Neil Young opened a door that I MUST walk through. I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons OTHER than his Covid interviews…”

Rogan mentioned race with scientific psychologist Jordan Peterson on final Tuesday’s episode, the place he recommended it was unusual to name somebody Black or White primarily based on their pores and skin tone.

“Unless you’re talking to someone who is like 100% African, from the darkest place, where they’re not wearing any clothes all day, and they’ve developed all that melanin to protect themselves from the sun, you know, even the term ‘Black’ is weird,” Rogan mentioned.

Arie additionally referred to as out Spotify for the determine it pays Rogan, which is believed to be price greater than $100 million, in response to The Wall Street Journal.

“What I am talking about is RESPECT. Who gets it and who doesn’t,” she wrote. “Paying musicians a fraction of a penny and HIM $100M? This shows the type of company they are and the company that they keep. I’m tired.”

Amid widespread backlash, Rogan posted a close to 10-minute Instagram video Sunday, the place he defended his present and emphasised that he encourages all types of opinions on his present.

“I don’t want to just show the contrary opinion to what the narrative is,” Rogan mentioned. “I want to show all kinds of opinions, so that we can all figure out what’s going on — and not just about COVID, about everything. About health, about fitness wellness, the state of the world itself.”

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