Neil Young has said he will not be playing at Glastonbury Festival this year as he believes the music event is "now under corporate control" of the BBC.
The Canadian-born singer-songwriter, 79, who headlined the festival in 2009, said he and his band were told to "do a lot of things" they were not interested in, in a post to his website.
He said: "The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all-time favourite outdoor gigs.
"We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in."
He added: "It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being.
"Thanks for coming to see us the last time.
"We will not be playing Glastonbury on this tour because it is a corporate turn-off, and not for me like it used to be.
"Hope to see you at one of the other venues on the tour."
The BBC and Glastonbury Festival have been approached for comment.
The festival brought in £5.9 million in pre-tax profit for the year to March 2024, up from £2.9 million the year before, according to accounts filed with the UK's Companies House.
Glastonbury gave £5.2 million to organisations including Oxfam, Greenpeace and WaterAid during the period, continuing its policy of handing most of its profit to charitable causes.
