Musician Neil Young has pulled out of the U.K.'s biggest music festival Glastonbury, citing the "corporate control" of the BBC. The Canadian-American singer, 79, wrote on his website Tuesday to explain that he and his new band,

Famed singer-songwriter Neil Young has dropped out of the lineup for this summer's Glastonbury music festival.

Folk legend Neil Young has pulled out of this year's Glastonbury music festival, alleging it has fallen under "the corporate control" of its partner the BBC. The 79-year-old musician, who was once one of the line-up of the supergroup Crosby,

Neil Young has pulled out of this year's Glastonbury Festival, blaming the BBC's "corporate control" for his decision. The musician said he and his band, the Chrome Hearts, would not be performing at the famed U.