ben isn t worried about retirement his personalized plan is backed by the team at fidelity. his ira is professionally managed, and he gets one-on-one coaching when he needs it. so ben is feeling pretty zen. that s the planning effect from fidelity breaking news this morning. spotify has begun to remove neil young s music at the request of the iconic singer/songwriter. young said he was opposed to being on the same platform as joe rogan, the podcaster accused of spreading covid
for long-term growth, and, you know, i think anyone who says this is a social spending program and not good for business or that business doesn t subpoena port it, they re just dead wrong. we have dozens of leading ceos who went on the record to urge the president, let s get this done as fast as we can. our businesses need it and we ll be better for it. take on child care and climate. ceos across america are behind that. secretary, thank for joining me. always good to see you. have a great day. you too. coming up, spotify agreeing to remove neil young s music after he told them to make a choice, get rid of his music or get rid of vaccine misinformation on their podcasts. they went with misinformation. podcasts they went wi mthisinformation. a. we re talking just two great ingredients. for your tastebuds.
choice between disinformation and reality. they can decide we re not going to allow our music, our platform, our resources to prop up a company and profit from a company that is doing a tremendous disservice to the global population by allowing someone like joe rogan to spew information that, frankly, is getting people killed. at this point in time spotify s money might as well be blood money, and i think that s what neil young is trying to point out. it s not about neil young and his catalog, per se. he s spent his entire life being a crusader for important causes. this is why he and willie nelson have done farm aid every year for decades now, why he s been an environmentalist, why he s dedicated his career to try to fight for these type of causes. i think a lot of artists need to take a look at themselves now because they have the power. before you go, when you talk about businesses making all sorts of money, a few minutes ago i was interviewing
deal with the stuff of everyday life for americans crime and commercial disputes and she would talk about that a lot with her colleagues. you know, that was her experience, and i hope that, you know, we re thinking about all of the different experiences with these incredibly well-credentialed candidates that they could bring into that room, into that marriage. all candidates, all of whom have devoted their careers to serving our country and our justice system. thank you all so much. definitely making us smarter on this thursday morning. coming up next, spotify pulling neil young s music, yes, an icon, after he called it out for vaccine misinformation. that is still ahead. wow. spotify taking a stand. could be a slippery slope. first, we have to head overseas for the standoff between russia and ukraine still stuck at a crossroads. the latest moves by the u.s. and whether there is a path forward. .
misinformation. this morning young urged lizzer ins to stop listening. i ve got to discuss this and bring in kurt bardella, a political analyst and the author of the morning hangover, a country music news service. kurt, what if this isn t just about neil young and spotify? has spotify not drawn a line in the sand? what if taylor swift, cold play and beyonce come out and say me, too? that s the thing, stephanie. this reminds me a little bit of what we saw with the nba, when the players made the fight for social justice a front-and-center issue, they basically took the control, they took the power back and used their status and their following and their visibility to promote change. artists are now in that position today. they can decide collectively that they re going to take a stand and force spotify and other services to make that