Neil Young Blasts Google for Ripping off Artists The artist wrote an essay, expressing his disappointment with the tech giant. "Young artists today...are challenged to make ends meet in the digital world, a world where the artist is paid last, if at all, by the Tech Giants." Neil Young He referenced his hit album Broken Arrow in his post. Young claimed tech giants, like Google, deprive artists of income questioning the future of music and the incoming generation of musicians.