This is the reason why Neil Young has decided to remove his music from Amazon
The famous singer has taken his tunes from the platform owned by Jeff Bezos.
Neil Young has announced he will be withdrawing his music from Amazon, framing the decision as part of a broader protest against big-business influence in America.
In a post on his Neil Young Archives site dated October 8, the 79-year-old rocker addressed Amazon, Whole Foods, and Facebook directly, urging his fans to “buy local” and “buy direct.” His message claimed that Jeff Bezos “supports this government,” and that, by contrast, the government does not support average citizens like him or his listeners.
“Forget Amazon and Whole Foods. Forget Facebook,” he exclaimed on the website. “Buy local. Buy direct. Bezos supports this government. It does not support you or me.”
“Don’t go back to the big corporations who have sold out America”
“The time is here, forget Amazon,” he added. “It is easy to buy local. Support your community. Go to the local store. Don’t go back to the big corporations who have sold out America. We all have to give up something to save America from the Corporate Control Age it is entering. They need you to buy from them. Don’t.”
“[Amazon] needs you to buy from them. Don’t. They shut down our government your income your safety your family’s health security. Take America Back together, stop buying from the big corporations support local business. Do the right thing. Show who you are,” his message concluded.
Young’s move is consistent with his long history of confronting digital platforms and corporate practices he sees as harmful. In 2022, he famously pulled his catalog from Spotify in protest of what he called COVID-19 misinformation linked to Joe Rogan’s podcast. Earlier in 2025, he also stepped away from Facebook and Instagram promotions, criticising Meta’s use of chatbots and its policies involving children.
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He has also addressed modern-day politics in his music: in his song “Big Crime”, Young calls out “fascists” in government and includes the line, “There’s big crime in D.C. at the White House,” referencing Donald Trump’s administration.
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