Taylor Swift ‘declined Meghan Markle’s personal letter’ to appear on Archetypes

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taylor Swift reportedly declined to appear on Meghan Markle’s Spotify podcast Archetypes despite receiving a “personal letter” from the Duchess of Sussex. Citing insiders familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported on 15 June that the duke and duchess’s production company Archewell Audio had failed to meet the “productivity benchmarks required” to justify the payout. The publication also reported that Meghan would ask for last-minute changes to the episodes, reaching out to the show’s producers via senior Spotify executives including the former chief content officer Dawn Ostroff. Elsewhere, it was reported that Archewell Audio failed to honour the terms of its deal with Spotify, which stipulated that both Harry and Meghan would be directly involved in producing and voicing a podcast.