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Rumble Offers Joe Rogan $100 Million to Leave Spotify

February 8, 2022

Photo Credit: Joe Rogan / YouTube Rumble has offered Joe Rogan $100 million to leave Spotify for its platform. Here's the letter. Chris Pavlovski, the CEO of the Candian video platform, posted the open lette... Read More...

Why Aren’t There More Artist Podcasts? Dua Lipa, Jim Jones Jump Into the Ring

Ashley King

February 7, 2022

Photo Credit: iHeartRadio Podcasts are a great way for musicians to connect with their audiences. Yet so few are doing it seriously. Now, two new artist podcasts are emerging from Dua Lipa and Jim Jones. iHe... Read More...

Spotify Refuses to Drop Joe Rogan Despite His Use of the N-Word: ‘Canceling Voices Is a Slippery Slope’

Paul Resnikoff

February 6, 2022

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is now responding to revelations that Joe Rogan repeatedly used the n-word in the past. Late on Friday (February 4th), Digital Music News first reported that Spotify had abruptly remove... Read More...

Spotify Removes 70 Episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience — Here’s the Full List

Ashley King

February 4, 2022

Photo: Digital Music News 70 episodes of the Joe Rogan podcast were removed from Spotify on Friday evening (February 4th) — which brings the total list of deleted episodes to 113. The removals were first spo... Read More...

The White House Says Spotify Hasn’t Done Enough About Joe Rogan — “More Can Be Done”

Ashley King

February 3, 2022

Photo Credit: Rene DeAnda Spotify's situation with the Joe Rogan podcast was a topic at a recent White House press briefing. Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked about Spotify's decision to add content adviso... Read More...

Joe Rogan Officially Responds to Neil Young’s Spotify Pullout — Here’s His Complete Statement

Paul Resnikoff

January 31, 2022

Joe Rogan posts a special 'Hello Friends' message on Spotify to address the Neil Young controversy on January 30th. The following statement was transcribed from a podcast statement posted by Joe Rogan on Spot... Read More...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Officially Responds to Neil Young’s Pullout — Here’s His Complete Statement

Paul Resnikoff

January 30, 2022

A decade ago, we created Spotify to enable the work of creators around the world to be heard and enjoyed by listeners around the world. The following is an official statement issued by Daniel Ek, CEO and cof... Read More...

Spotify Hires In-House Producers to Help Salvage Harry and Meghan Markle’s $25 Million Podcast

Ashley King

January 26, 2022

Photo Credit: Bruce Detorres / CC by 2.0 Spotify has hired in-house producers for the Meghan and Harry podcast, which has only had one episode to date. Spotify announced the $25 million-dollar podcast deal w... Read More...

Neil Young Threatens to Remove His Music from Spotify Over Joe Rogan ‘Misinformation’: “They Can Have Rogan or Young. Not Both.”

Ashley King

January 25, 2022

Photo Credit: Matthew Harris / CC by 2.0 Neil Young asked his managers to delete his music from Spotify over Joe Rogan's vaccine misinformation. In a now-deleted letter posted to his website, Young told his ... Read More...

Spotify Inks Exclusive Deal with CoComelon for Kids’ Podcast

Ashley King

January 18, 2022

Photo Credit: CoComelon Spotify has inked a new exclusive podcast deal with CoComelon for its first podcast for kids. The new 'Cocomelon Story Time' will debut on January 24, exclusively on Spotify. It is Co... Read More...

Spotify open letter Joe Rogan medical professionals

270 Medical Professionals Ask Spotify to “Implement a Misinformation Policy” on Joe Rogan

Ashley King

January 13, 2022

A group of 270 medical professionals sent an open letter to Spotify asking the streaming giant to implement a misinformation policy. The group is made up of scientists, professors, doctors, and healthcare wo... Read More...

Spotify podcast studio in Los Angeles opening

Spotify Studios Podcast Division to Shut Down — With Multiple Employee Layoffs

Dylan Smith

January 11, 2022

Spotify is reportedly shutting down Spotify Studios – also known as Studio 4 – and laying off some of the 10 to 15 employees behind the podcast division. The podcasting-focused cutbacks came to light in a re... Read More...

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Spotify Officially Unveils ‘Safety Advisory Council’ Following Joe Rogan Controversies

More Joe Rogan Episodes Go Missing, Spotify Blames a ‘Technical Glitch’

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Spotify Quietly Resumes Political Advertising Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Conan O’Brien Sells Podcast Company to SiriusXM for $150MM

Rumble Offers Joe Rogan $100 Million to Leave Spotify

Why Aren’t There More Artist Podcasts? Dua Lipa, Jim Jones Jump Into the Ring

Spotify Hires In-House Producers to Help Salvage Harry and Meghan Markle’s $25 Million Podcast

Spotify Inks Exclusive Deal with CoComelon for Kids’ Podcast

Spotify Studios Podcast Division to Shut Down — With Multiple Employee Layoffs