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# Industry Critic Neil Young Will Now Give His Music Away Free
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/industry-critic-neil-young-will-now-give-his-music-away-free/
- Published: 2017-11-16T09:59:43.000Z
- Updated: 2017-11-16T09:59:43.000Z
- Description: Longtime music industry critic Neil Young, who has spent decades railing against a rigged music business that undervalues creators, has announced that he'll be making a comprehensive archive of his. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/11/industry-critic-neil-young-will-now-give-hi
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![image from upload.wikimedia.org](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09d7a302970d-200wi "image from upload.wikimedia.org")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09d7a302970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Longtime music industry critic Neil Young, who has spent decades railing against a rigged music business that undervalues creators, has announced that he'll be making a comprehensive archive of his extensive catalog available for free, at least at launch. 

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On Facebook, Young wrote:

You will be able to access the free [Neil Young Archives](http://www.neilyoungarchives.com/?ref=hypebot.com) starting December 1st.

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