listeners and the freedom of the creators. also adding that spotify has removed about 20,000 podcasts related to covid since the pandemic began. spotify also said that it regrets neil young s decision to remove his music but hopes to be able to welcome him back. now since then, this has gone far beyond neil young. brene brown now putting out her statement and most recently we re hearing from nils lofgren for bruce springsteen s estreet band. he said we encourage all musicians, artists and music lovers everywhere to stand with us all and cut ties with spotify. of course, lofgren was also part of a band very closely associated with neil young. and also prince harry and meghan markle. they have a deal with spotify to host and produce a number of podcasts for the platform.
the river was deep i didn t falter when the mountain was high i still believed when the valley was low it didn t stop me i knew you were waiting i knew you were waiting for me musicians, politicians, music lovers everywhere have been sharing their remembrances of aretha franklin on twitter after we learned that the undisputed queen of soul died at her detroit home this morning. aretha franklin was 76 years old. she had been battling pancreatic cancer. funeral arrangements will be announced in the coming days. president trump talked about the iconic singer during a cabinet meeting this afternoon. she s brought joy to millions of lives and her extraordinary legacy will thrive and inspire many generations to come. she was given a great gift from god, her voice, and she used it
today, sae admitting that song and its viral lyrics have been chanted and taught at the fraternity for years. the money lead. catchy tune but a court now saying robin thicke and pharrell stole it from marvin gay and it s going to cost them a pretty penny. but will music lovers everywhere end up being the ones who pay an even greater price? oh, mercy, mercy me. good afternoon. i m jake tapper. breaking news in our national lead. the ferguson police chief, thomas jackson, has stepped down. this comes a day after the city s manager removed himself from office and a week after the department of justice berated jackson s police officers. in that report the doj said that ferguson police unfairly targeted african-americans and found them guilty of systemic racial bias essentially accusing the department of using black suspects as human atms to
those charges are the 19 murders he s alleged to have committed. it s going to take a lot of time and a lot of energy and a lot of money to actually bring him to trial, and also a lot of research. many of the witnesses, many of the things he s accused of doing happened in the late 60s, and the 70s and the 8le 0s. it will be tough for the prosecution, they are slowly working their way to that day the next court date is slated for september. rick: molly line live for us in boston. thank you. is the republican presidential field about to get more crowded? there are new calls for wisconsin congressman paul ryan to get into the race. we will talk with an influential politician who is urging ryan to enter the race and why. and the most iconic songs of the time, what it means for the labels, and music lovers everywhere.