Senator Cory Bernardi has slammed left-wing rockers after it was revealed on Monday no musicians had complained about Triple M’s decision to play its ‘Ozzest 100’ on Australia Day.
The Triple M playlist is expected to contain hits from many of the same musicians who have loudly protested being included in Mr Bernardi’s Spotify compilation, the Australian Conservatives 100.
Both playlists were created after Triple J dumped their annual Australia Day Hottest 100 countdown out of respect for Aboriginals.
Senator Cory Bernardi has slammed left-wing rockers after it was revealed on Monday no musicians had complained about Triple M’s decision to play its ‘Ozzest 100’ on Australia Day
The Triple M playlist is expected to contain hits from many of the same musicians (pictured is Jimmy Barnes) who have loudly protested being included in Mr Bernardi’s Spotify compilation, the Australian Conservatives 100
Both playlists were created after Triple J dumped their annual Australia Day Hottest 100 countdown out of respect for Aboriginals
Tim Rogers joins Men at Work, Jimmy Barnes, Powderfinger, The Hilltop Hoods and Icehouse in the list of musicians demanding their songs be removed from the Australian Conservatives Hottest 100.
‘I’d be surprised if any of these snowflakes complain about radio play, it’s more about beating up on conservatives than making a statement about Australia Day,’ Mr Bernardi told The Daily Telegraph.
‘They love people playing their music because they get paid for it — they get the best of both worlds by complaining about people like me and then still having their music played.’
Despite the outrage, Mr Bernardi has vowed not to remove his playlist, which includes tracks by Aboriginal artists.
‘The bullies can’t stop the music!,’ Mr Bernardi wrote on social media.
Senator Cory Bernardi (pictured) vows he will not remove his Spotify playlist despite backlash
Tim Rogers’ (pictured) is threatening to seek legal action if his hit Berlin Chair is not taken off the South Australian senator’s list
‘The bullies can’t stop the music!,’ Mr Bernardi wrote on social media
Tim Rogers’ is threatening to seek legal action if his hit Berlin Chair is not taken off the South Australian senator’s list.
Claiming the problem was not about adding a song to a playlist, Rogers’ lawyer Michael Bradley told Daily Telegraph the ‘critical point’ was the song being ‘used for a political purpose’ which breached the moral rights of the artist.
‘It is being co-opted for a cause which is the opposite of what he believes in,’ Mr Bradley said.
Since launching his controversial Spotify playlist, Mr Bernardi has received backlash from a number of musicians including Jimmy Barnes and Hilltop Hoods
Jimmy Barnes joined Savage Garden and Powderfinger in demanding to be taken off Australian Conservatives music countdown
The party took aim at the ‘tax payer funded’ station on Wednesday, announcing the release of its own version of an Australia Day playlist but artists included, such as Hilltop Hoods, were not amused
Angry Anderson supported the senator saying the musicians were ‘precious’ and the reason music is created is to ‘give it to people’ because it ‘belongs to everyone’.
A Spotify spokesperson previously told Daily Mail Australia they actively supported marriage, gender and indigenous equality initiatives, believing in diversity.
‘We want to make clear we do not endorse this playlist, nor do we have any official ties to the Australian Conservatives party nor any other political party,’ the spokesperson said.
‘Why would you listen to anything Cory Bernardi says, especially about music?’ Jimmy Barnes (pictured) wrote on Twitter
Savage Garden lead singer Darren Hayes and Powderfinger demanded to be taken off Australian Conservatives music countdown amid threats of legal action
Powderfinger, who still have a Twitter account although they are no longer together, stated they ‘do not support’ Bernardi’s countdown
While the national broadcaster changed the day of its annual Australia Day countdown, Triple J claim they had more votes compared to last year.
The Hottest 100 Countdown will be moved to January 27, instead of the traditional January 26 date, in a move to depoliticise Australia Day.
Triple J votes are on track to match or beat the 2.25 million votes last year according to Sydney Morning Herald.