The 54-year-old has been on the centre of the row along with his podcast, The Joe Rogan Expertise, accused of giving a platform to false statements about Covid and the vaccine. 

It led to a number of musicians talking out in protest in opposition to Spotify, with Neil Younger eradicating his total catalogue of music from the streaming service, with Joni Mitchell supporting his transfer. 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle additionally launched a press release revealing that they've ‘expressed concern’ to Spotify in regards to the ‘all too actual penalties’ of spreading misinformation about Covid. 

On Sunday, Rogan lastly addressed the controversy in a nine-minute video posted to his Instagram. 

He said: ‘Now, due to this controversy … Neil Younger has eliminated his music from the platform of Spotify and Joni Mitchell and apparently another folks wish to as nicely. 

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Rogan admits he ‘will get issues fallacious’ on his podcast (Image: Getty Photos)

‘I’m very sorry that they really feel that manner. I most definitely don’t need that. I’m a Neil Younger fan, I’ve all the time been a Neil Younger fan.’ 

The UFC commentator continued: ‘My pledge to you is that I'll do my greatest to attempt to steadiness out these extra controversial viewpoints with different folks’s views, in order that we will perhaps discover a higher standpoint. 

‘I don’t wish to simply present the opposite opinion to what the narrative is. I wish to present all types of opinions in order that we will all determine what’s occurring…

‘I do all of the scheduling myself, and I don’t all the time get it proper. These podcasts are very unusual as a result of they’re simply conversations, and oftentimes I do not know what I’m going to speak about till I sit down to speak to folks, and that’s why a few of my concepts will not be that ready or fleshed out as a result of I’m actually having them in actual time. However I do my greatest.’ 

Rogan admitted that he ‘completely’ will get issues fallacious however makes makes an attempt to ‘right it’. 

‘I’m excited about telling the reality, I’m excited about discovering out what the reality is,’ he insisted. 

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Neil Younger pulled his total catalogue from Spotify in a stand in opposition to their former coverage (Image: Getty Photos)

Justifying the podcast visitors who've made disproved statements about Covid, Rogan defined that he ‘isn’t excited about speaking to individuals who have just one perspective’ however recognises his conversations ought to be extra balanced. 

He once more reiterated: ‘I’m not mad at Neil Younger,’ describing himself as a ‘large fan’ of the musician. 

Rogan insisted he's ‘not attempting to be controversial’ or ‘unfold misinformation’ and vowed to do higher analysis for future episodes about Covid.

Final evening, Spotify’s chief govt Daniel Ek issued a press release asserting that the service is working so as to add a content material advisory to any podcast episode that features a dialogue about Covid. 

‘This new effort to fight misinformation will roll out to nations all over the world within the coming days. To our information, this content material advisory is the primary of its sort by a serious podcast platform,’ Ek said. 

He added: ‘We all know we've got a essential function to play in supporting creator expression whereas balancing it with the security of our customers.

‘In that function, it is very important me that we don’t tackle the place of being content material censor whereas additionally ensuring that there are guidelines in place and penalties for many who violate them.’