Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland a gift: free access to his extensive online music and film archives for an entire year. The move comes as a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments about potentially annexing the autonomous territory.
Young, known for his outspoken political views, framed the gesture as one of solidarity with Greenland, which has been part of the Danish Realm since 1953. He criticized the pressure the country has faced from American political forces.
“As a gesture of kindness and respect, we stand with you along with a strong majority of Americans,” Young said. “I would like to offer a free one-year subscription to all Greenland residents. I 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.”
The subscription grants Greenlanders full access to Young’s vast catalog, spanning more than six decades, including rare recordings and film content. He emphasized that the gift is meant to be a lasting resource for the island’s residents.
“It is my sincere wish for you to be able to enjoy all my music in your beautiful Greenland home, in its highest quality,” he added. “This is an offer of Peace and Love. All the music I have made during the last 62 years is yours to hear. You can renew for free if you are in Greenland. We do hope other organisations will follow in the spirit of our example.”
In a separate post, Young also criticized Amazon and its founder, Jeff Bezos, following his announcement that he would remove his discography from Amazon Music last autumn.
“Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, a billionaire backer of the president. The president’s international policies and his support of ICE, make it impossible for me to ignore his actions,” he shared last Friday (January 23).
“If you feel as I do, I strongly recommend that you do not use AMAZON. There are many ways to avoid AMAZON and support individual Americans and American companies that supply the same products. I have done that with my music and people who are looking can find it in a lot of other places.”
Young went on: “Record stores provide all my vinyl and CDs, while the digital world has many alternative options to purchase my music if you like it. My music will never be available on AMAZON, as long as it is owned by Bezos. My position is unfortunately harmful to my record company in the short term but I think the message I am sending is important and clear.”
He concluded: “Thanks for buying music locally or from independent Digital services.”
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