Neil Young has announced plans to withdraw his music from Amazon, escalating his long-running opposition to major technology companies. In a statement published this week on his Neil Young Archives’ Times-Contrarian site, the singer urged fans to “forget Amazon,” adding that “soon my music will not be there.”

Young did not clarify whether the move will affect only Amazon Music, the company’s streaming platform or extend to physical products such as CDs, vinyl records, and merchandise sold through Amazon’s marketplace. However, his message suggests a broader protest against what he described as the dominance of corporate power in American life.

“The time is here. Forget Amazon,” he wrote. “It is easy to buy local. Support your community. Go to the local store. Don’t go back to the big corporations that 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.”

The post connects Young’s decision to larger political and social frustrations, including his criticism of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the federal government’s ongoing shutdown. “Bezos supports this government,” Young claimed. “They shut down our government, your income, your safety, your family’s health security. Take America Back together, stop buying from big corporations, support local business. Do the right thing. Show who you care.”

Young’s stance continues a pattern of public resistance to Big Tech that dates back more than a decade. In 2022, he famously pulled his entire catalog from Spotify after the platform refused to remove episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience that spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. At the time, Young wrote that he could not “continue to support misinformation that could cause death.”

The veteran musician has also distanced himself from social media giants, quitting Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in protest of their corporate practices and misinformation policies. In 2015, he criticized Amazon directly in his song “Big Box,” which appeared on the album The Monsanto Years, a record built around his critique of corporate influence in agriculture and technology.

For Young, who has long presented himself as both musician and activist, the decision to remove his music from Amazon appears to be both symbolic and practical, a continuation of his efforts to encourage fans to buy directly from artists and small retailers. Through his website and physical releases, Young has spent years advocating for higher-quality audio formats and ethical consumption practices.

The announcement also underscores his frustration with what he views as an increasingly concentrated digital economy. By urging listeners to “support your community” and reject major corporations, Young aligns himself with a growing cultural backlash against the dominance of tech conglomerates in music distribution, commerce, and everyday life.

While Amazon has not commented on Young’s statement, the potential removal would mark another instance of an artist leveraging control over their catalog to make a political or ethical point. Whether the decision will significantly impact Amazon’s catalog remains uncertain, but it reinforces Young’s commitment to using his platform as a form of protest.

“The time is here,” he wrote again in closing. “Forget Amazon.”