Neil Young has announced he is withdrawing his music from Amazon, weeks after inviting Donald Trump to one of his concerts.

The Harvest Moon artist has lashed out at Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his corporation in a frank statement shared on his Neil Young Archives blog, slamming his backing of the Trump administration and encouraging supporters to “buy local.” He also urged people to “support your community” and “do the right thing.” Neil, 79, declared, “Forget Amazon and Whole Foods [supermarket chain owned by Amazon].

“Forget Facebook. Buy local. Buy direct. [Jeff] Bezos supports this government. It does not support you or me.” It comes just months after Neil came out in support of Bruce Springsteen and his fight against Trump.

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The rock icon continued, “The time is here. Forget Amazon. Soon my music will not be there. It is easy to buy local. Support your community. Go to the local store. Don’t go back to the big corporations who 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. They shut down our government. Your income. Your safety. Your family’s health security. Take America Back. Together, stop buying from the big corporations, support local business. Do the right thing. Show who you are.”

Neil – who recently left Instagram and Facebook – has not clarified whether he’s solely withdrawing his music from Amazon’s streaming platform or also eliminating physical albums from distribution through the retail giant. Three years after pulling his music from Spotify in protest of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast’s alleged spread of vaccine misinformation, the rock legend has made a surprising move.

Despite his initial boycott, Neil admitted in 2024 that other streaming platforms were also hosting similar content, making it impossible to completely withdraw his work from the digital sphere. In a statement released at the time, Neil clarified, “My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify.

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“I cannot just leave Apple and Amazon, like I did Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all, so I have returned to Spotify, in sincere hopes that Spotify sound quality will improve and people will be able to hear and feel all the music as we made it. Qobuz and Tidal, where my music is presented, are all High res as well.”

Over the summer, Neil issued a statement in support of Bruce, criticizing Trump. “What are you worryin’ about man? Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America. You worry about that instead of the dyin’ kids in Gaza. That’s your problem,” he wrote on his website.

He added, “I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us. You shut down FEMA when we needed it most. That’s your problem Trump. STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT ROCKERS ARE SAYING. Think about saving America from the mess you made.”

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