Neil Young and Joni Mitchell left Spotify. So why is some of their music still there?

Musicians Neil Young, left, and Joni Mitchell have removed some of their music from Spotify. For example: Mitchell’s “Night Ride Home”, “Dog Eat Dog” and “Wild Things Run Fast” — all albums released by Geffen Records — can still be found and played on Spotify. Other Mitchell records, such as the David Geffen Company/UMG Recordings’ ”Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm” and Hear Music/Universal’s “Shine” — are also accessible on the platform. And at least one Reprise track, “A Case of You,” is still standing — likely because it appears on the soundtrack for the 1998 film “Practical Magic.” Not to mention Janet Jackson’s “The Velvet Rope” and Joan Baez’s “Diamonds and Rust” — both albums that feature Mitchell as a guest. As are movie soundtrack entries “Journey Through the Past” from 2014’s “Inherent Vice” and “Campfire” from 2017’s “Bright.” Shortly after Young and Mitchell abandoned Spotify, a couple of other entertainment figures followed their lead, and the head of the streamer pledged to “do more to provide balance and access to widely accepted information from the medical and scientific communities guiding us through this unprecedented time.” “We take this seriously and will continue to partner with experts and invest heavily in our platform functionality and product capabilities for the benefit of creators and listeners alike,” said Spotify CEO Daniel Ek in a statement published Sunday.