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Spotify CEO Says Joe Rogan Won’t Be Getting Censored Anymore: “We Have a Lot of Really Well-Paid Rappers on Spotify, Too — We Don’t Dictate What They’re Putting In Their Songs, Either”

Ashley King

August 2, 2021

Photo Credit: Microsoft Sweden / CC by 2.0 Is Joe Rogan censored? Not anymore. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek revealed that his company is no longer interfering with its most important podcaster. The CEO recently dis... Read More...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have Only Released One Podcast Episode Since Signing a $25 Million Spotify Exclusive Deal Last Year

Paul Resnikoff

July 15, 2021

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry exclusive Spotify podcast channel Archewell Audio. The channel currently has a 3-minute intro and a single 35-minute episode from December, 2020. After inking a $25 million excl... Read More...

Spotify Podcast Executive Lauren Jarvis Is Exiting — After Overseeing the Arrival of Joe Rogan, Dax Shepherd, Other Mega-Podcast Shows

Ashley King

June 24, 2021

Photo Credit: Aaron Marquis Lauren Jarvis has left her Spotify exec position as Head of Content Partnerships for North America. Jarvis is joining the subscription book club startup Literati, as reflected by ... Read More...

Spotify Wants to Improve Podcast Discovery With Podz Acquisition

Ashley King

June 18, 2021

Photo Credit: C D-X Spotify wants to improve podcast discovery on its platform. It has acquired AI start-up Podz to help with that. Podz is focused on using algorithms to help enhance audio content discovery... Read More...

Spotify Isn’t Deleting Any ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcast Episodes — Unlike Joe Rogan

Paul Resnikoff

June 17, 2021

'Call Her Daddy' host Alexandra Cooper, now a Spotify exclusive podcaster. While Joe Rogan had dozens of episodes deleted by Spotify following his $100 million exclusive deal, it looks like Spotify won't be t... Read More...

Spotify Is Close to Finalizing an Exclusive Deal With ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcaster Alexandra Cooper

Ashley King

June 14, 2021

Photo Credit: Alexandra Cooper YouTube A new report suggests Spotify is close to inking an exclusivity deal with the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast. Update: Since the publication of this article, Spotify has now c... Read More...

Apple Podcasts Subscriptions Coming This Week — What You Need To Know

Ashley King

June 13, 2021

Photo Credit: Austin Distel After a major delay, Apple Podcasts subscriptions are finally coming later this week. Apple announced it would offer in-app subscriptions for listeners to support their favorite p... Read More...

Spotify Strikes Deal With FanDuel for The Ringer Podcast Sponsorship

Ashley King

May 5, 2021

Photo Credit: FanDuel FanDuel has signed an exclusive partnership with Spotify to become the sports betting partner of The Ringer podcast. The financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but the year-long... Read More...

Apple Podcasts App Redesign for iOS 14.5 Is Very Broken

Ashley King

April 30, 2021

Photo Credit: Apple After the Apple Podcasts app redesign for iOS 14.5, there are tons of usability issues. The update brought a major overhaul of the Podcasts app, bringing several changes. One of the major... Read More...

Apple’s Inking Podcast Exclusives Now — The Siegfried & Roy Show Is Coming

Ashley King

April 28, 2021

Photo Credit: Uriel Soberanes Apple has signed an exclusive podcast deal for a show focusing on the lives of Siegfried & Roy. Apple is stepping up its game against Spotify's war on its podcast dominance.... Read More...

Apple Redesigns Podcasts App, Introducing Paid Podcast Subscriptions

Ashley King

April 22, 2021

Photo Credit: Apple Apple's Podcasts redesign includes a new paid podcast subscriptions feature – here's how it works. Digital Music News has been tracking this rumored feature very closely for about six mon... Read More...

Is Apple Introducing a Premium Podcast Subscription Tier?

Ashley King

April 19, 2021

Photo Credit: Apple Rumors suggest Apple could unveil a podcast subscription service at its 'Spring Loaded' event. Apple is hosting a special event tomorrow that is expected to launch a number of new product... Read More...

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Spotify Begins Removing Exclusive Podcast Episodes From Other Platforms

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Spotify CEO Says Joe Rogan Won’t Be Getting Censored Anymore: “We Have a Lot of Really Well-Paid Rappers on Spotify, Too — We Don’t Dictate What They’re Putting In Their Songs, Either”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have Only Released One Podcast Episode Since Signing a $25 Million Spotify Exclusive Deal Last Year

Spotify Podcast Executive Lauren Jarvis Is Exiting — After Overseeing the Arrival of Joe Rogan, Dax Shepherd, Other Mega-Podcast Shows

Spotify Wants to Improve Podcast Discovery With Podz Acquisition

Spotify Isn’t Deleting Any ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcast Episodes — Unlike Joe Rogan

Spotify Is Close to Finalizing an Exclusive Deal With ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcaster Alexandra Cooper

Apple Podcasts Subscriptions Coming This Week — What You Need To Know

Spotify Strikes Deal With FanDuel for The Ringer Podcast Sponsorship

Apple Podcasts App Redesign for iOS 14.5 Is Very Broken

Apple’s Inking Podcast Exclusives Now — The Siegfried & Roy Show Is Coming

Apple Redesigns Podcasts App, Introducing Paid Podcast Subscriptions

Is Apple Introducing a Premium Podcast Subscription Tier?