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We asked, you answered: Will Spotify renew Joe Rogan’s contract?

Annie Langston

12 Jul 2023

Joe Rogan

Spotify

Exclusive

Last week, MIDiA polled readers on their predictionsfor the future of Joe Rogan’s Spotify contract. Signed to Spotify in 2020 for reportedly over $200 million, Rogan helped cement the platform’s audio...

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How Meghan’s Spotify departure signifies the platform’s strategic shift

Annie Langston

21 Jun 2023

Spotify

Meghan Markle

YouTube

In late 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ’s Archewell Studios signed a multi-year exclusive podcast deal with Spotify, reportedly worth over $20 million. Now, after one season of Markle’s podcast...

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Why Spotify cannot afford to make it three out of three with podcasts

Mark Mulligan

10 Feb 2022

Spotify

Podcasts

Joe Rogan

It has been a couple of weeks that Spotify would be glad to forget – if it could. Although many of the arguments have been emotionally charged and the debate says as much about people’s political beliefs...

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Spotify chose audio over music, but bigger decisions lie ahead

Mark Mulligan

27 Jan 2022

Spotify

Podcasts

Joe Rogan

The symbolism behind Spotify’s support of Neil Young removing his music from the platform, rather than Joe Rogan’s podcast being removed for peddling vaccine misinformation was inescapable. For many,...

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