John Cooper, who serves as frontman for the Christian rock band Skillet, took to Twitter on Monday to weigh in on the recent controversy surrounding “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which centers on the claim that Rogan’s podcast perpetuate COVID-19 misinformation.
In light of Rogan’s podcast conversations with guests, which sometimes cast doubt on COVID-19 measures, including vaccines, some are calling for a boycott of Spotify until Rogan’s content is removed. Rogan has an exclusive deal with the streaming service.
Some high profile content creators have already moved to leave the platform in protest. For example, rock artist Neil Young and folk artist Joni Mitchell are both set to remove their content from Spotify because of Rogan’s podcast.