NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� is giving the people of the gift of song 鈥� his songs, that is.
The veteran rocker announced Tuesday that he is providing free access to his entire music catalog to residents of Denmark’s semiautonomous territory, whose futures have lately become between the U.S. and NATO.
鈥淚 hope my music and music films will ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,鈥� Young wrote. 鈥淚t is my sincere wish for you to be able to enjoy all of my music in your beautiful Greenland home, in its highest quality.”
The offer is for a year 鈥� though Young said renewing is possible 鈥� and applicants need to have a Greenland-based cellphone. 鈥淭his is an offer of Peace and Love,鈥� he wrote.
Young鈥檚 manager confirmed to The Associated Press the rocker鈥檚 message was genuine.
The offer is in stark contrast to Young’s recent decision to deny listeners his catalog on the streaming Amazon Music platform, a swipe at its founder, who has supported U.S. President Donald Trump.
鈥淎mazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, a billionaire backer of the president,鈥� 鈥淭he president鈥檚 international policies and his make it impossible for me to ignore his actions. If you feel as I do, I strongly recommend that you do not use Amazon.鈥�
A representative for Amazon Music didn’t immediately respond for comment.
Young has long sparred with streaming platforms, like when he pulled his music from Spotify in protest of podcaster Joe Rogan’s episodes on COVID-19 vaccines. Young later relented and his music was added back.
Young, whose hits include 鈥淩ockin’ in the Free World鈥� and 鈥淗eart of Gold,鈥� has never been a huge fan of Spotify. At his insistence, much of his music was removed from the platform for several months beginning in 2015 because of his concerns about audio quality. But his music is there, as it is on Apple Music.
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