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Two years after several legendary musicians broke with Spotify in protest over controversial remarks made on podcaster Joe Rogan\u2019s show, most have now returned to the music service \u2014 with Joni Mitchell as the latest example. As noted by The New York Times<\/em><\/a>, several of the singer-songwriter\u2019s most pivotal albums, including Blue<\/em>, <\/em>are once again available to stream on Spotify. Mitchell\u2019s representatives haven\u2019t offered any comment on her quiet comeback. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIrresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,\u201d Mitchell wrote in 2022<\/a> amid an uproar directed at Rogan for misinformation that was repeated on his podcast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Neil Young, the musician who was most vocal in his criticism of comments on The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em><\/a> related to the covid-19 vaccines, also restored his music<\/a> to the leading subscription music service earlier this month. In 2022, Young said he felt \u201cbetter\u201d after ditching Spotify and blasted the service for its \u201cshitty\u201d sound quality. But the company hasn\u2019t done much<\/a> to enhance its audio since then, which is why Young continues to refer to it as \u201clow res.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n What\u2019s now certain is that Joe Rogan isn\u2019t leaving Spotify anytime soon; the two sides just renewed their deal last month, and Bloomberg<\/em>\u2019s Ashley Carman<\/a> only yesterday illustrated Rogan\u2019s grip over the podcast industry. The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em> has a completely different level of popularity than any other podcast being made today \u2014 and it\u2019s not close. Rogan\u2019s program has 14.5 million followers on Spotify, with the second-place TED Talks Daily <\/em>tallying 5 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n So, the musicians had their say, and while Joe Rogan made it through the controversy relatively unfazed<\/a>, I\u2019m sure some<\/em> people felt Mitchell\u2019s absence. Blue<\/em> is an all-timer of an album, and Spotify had to go without it for a couple years. It\u2019s good for music lovers everywhere that it\u2019s now back on the service. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n