Neil Young has granted the entire population of Greenland free access to his digital music archive for a year, in what he called a gesture of “peace and love” amid US President Donald Trump’s threats to annex the Danish territory. The 80-year-old musician announced the move on his website on Tuesday.
“I’m honoured to give a free year’s access to neilyoungarchives.com to all our friends in Greenland,” Young wrote. “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 offer follows reports that Trump claimed a “framework of a future deal” with Greenland had been reached. A White House spokesperson said the president was a “visionary leader” generating “creative ideas” to bolster national security, adding that Greenlanders would be better protected under US control.
Young has a history of opposing Trump. In 2020, he sued the president for copyright infringement after his songs “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Devil’s Sidewalk” were played at rallies without permission. The lawsuit was later dismissed. The musician has also removed his music from Amazon, citing CEO Jeff Bezos’s support for Trump and his immigration policies.
