She said she doesn’t want to generate money that pays for the podcaster. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said host Joe Rogan’s hit podcast will remain on the platform, but he apologized to his employees in an internal letter shared with The Wall Street Journal on Sunday night.

Spotify isn’t always popular with musicians, many of whom complain that it doesn’t pay them enough for their work.Īrie said on her video that Spotify is built on the back of the music streaming business and that it uses that money to reward Rogan in a lucrative deal. Spotify garnered 31% of the 524 million worldwide music stream subscriptions in the second quarter of 2021, more than double that of second-place Apple Music, according to Midia Research. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah 10M subscribers Amid artists pulling their music from Spotify, Joe Rogan issues an apology and vows to balance out the controversial viewpoints on his show. The company also aims to bolster transparency about its publishing decisions by laying out the rules it uses to protect users’ safety. Last Sunday, Spotify said it will soon add a warning before all podcasts that discuss COVID-19, directing listeners to factual, up-to-date information from scientists and public health experts. Joe Rogan threatens to quit his 200 million Spotify deal if he has to walk on eggshells. Rogan’s apology comes as Spotify is promising to combat the spread of COVID-19 misinformation as part of a damage-control campaign sparked by Young. Podcaster Joe Rogan Threatened to Cancel His 200 Million Spotify Deal.

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