Should You Ditch Spotify Too?
2 years, 10 months ago

Should You Ditch Spotify Too?

Wired  

Kate, I'm glad you mentioned switching from Spotify to Apple because in the second half of this podcast, we're going to talk about how to do that. It's not like you can upload just anything you want to Spotify, even if you are Joe Rogan. They are claiming that none of Joe Rogan's podcast violated these rules, which is interesting because I think if you read them carefully, people might disagree there. I'm assuming that they're still using these publicly available rules, but again, if they're saying Joe Rogan didn't run afoul of them, someone should probably interview the person who's making the decision over when to put a disclaimer on what. MC: I also want to get your thoughts about the Instagram video that Joe Rogan posted in response to this whole controversy on Monday.

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Why Spotify is banning users? Here’s why Modded apps are a big No-No!
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Why Spotify is banning users? Here’s why Modded apps are a big No-No!

India TV News  

Spotify recently left many users unable to stream music, and the reason was not the technical glitches but it was their use of modded apps. These unofficial versions enabled the users to bypass Spotify’s premium subscription fees while accessing premium features for free. Spotify is reportedly blocking these users at the API level, ensuring that modded apps can no longer …

Spotify is no longer a money-losing music app - so what is it now?
1 month ago

Spotify is no longer a money-losing music app - so what is it now?

The Independent  

In a hall in Los Angeles, some of the world’s most famous talkers are gathered. One of Spotify’s core offers is to keep people coming back by giving subscribers “uninterrupted listening and watching of video podcasts”, says Norström, and that should also help convince creators because it will help make their content more enjoyable. That was “phase one” of Spotify’s …

Spotify launches huge push into video as it takes on YouTube
1 month, 1 week ago

Spotify launches huge push into video as it takes on YouTube

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While Spotify did not explicitly name its rival during its announcement, its chief executive Daniel Ek promised …

Spotify Has a Fake-Band Problem. It’s a Sign of Things to Come.
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Spotify Has a Fake-Band Problem. It’s a Sign of Things to Come.

Slate  

If you ask their shareholders, Spotify is in a great place right now. “In this instance, the content was removed by the content providers.” “Content providers” could be pretty much anyone on the artist side of things—the “bands” themselves, their management, the label—but Henderson Cole, an entertainment and music lawyer, suspects it might be the third-party intermediaries many artists use …

Joni Mitchell returns to Spotify two years after boycott over Joe Rogan’s COVID-19 ‘lies’
9 months ago

Joni Mitchell returns to Spotify two years after boycott over Joe Rogan’s COVID-19 ‘lies’

LA Times  

Joni Mitchell’s music returned to Spotify last week, more than two years after she boycotted the streaming giant for platforming “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Joni Mitchell can look at Spotify from both sides now: before and after her 2022 boycott. The prolific “Both Sides Now” singer, 80, reinstated her catalog to the music giant before the weekend, ending her two-year …

Neil Young Will Return to Spotify After Two-Year Boycott Over Joe Rogan
9 months, 1 week ago

Neil Young Will Return to Spotify After Two-Year Boycott Over Joe Rogan

Live Mint  

Neil Young said he will allow his music to return to Spotify, two years after the singer pulled his catalog over opposition to the streaming service’s relationship with podcaster Joe Rogan. Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported Rogan had reached a deal that would allow his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” to be distributed more widely, a change from …

Neil Young returns to Spotify after Joe Rogan boycott
9 months, 1 week ago

Neil Young returns to Spotify after Joe Rogan boycott

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Not both,” Young said at the time, as he …

Spotify strikes a new $250 million contract with Joe Rogan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Spotify strikes a new $250 million contract with Joe Rogan

Hindustan Times  

On Friday, Spotify Technology revealed that it had signed a new multi-year contract with Joe Rogan, the popular comedian and podcaster, to leverage his show’s appeal for its ad revenue growth. Joe Rogan podcast to be featured in GTA 6 radio stations According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal with Rogan, which could be worth up to $250m, includes …

Joe Rogan inks new Spotify deal 'worth $250 MILLION' that will allow his hit podcast to be spread across multiple platforms, including on YouTube
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Rogan inks new Spotify deal 'worth $250 MILLION' that will allow his hit podcast to be spread across multiple platforms, including on YouTube

Daily Mail  

Spotify has reached a new deal with star podcaster Joe Rogan that will allow his show to be distributed across multiple platforms, including YouTube. Rogan's show, the Joe Rogan Experience, has been available exclusively on Spotify since 2020, when the company inked a $200 million deal with the comedian. Spotify has reached a new deal with star podcaster Joe Rogan …

With new Joe Rogan deal, Spotify’s exclusive big-name podcasting era is done
10 months, 3 weeks ago

With new Joe Rogan deal, Spotify’s exclusive big-name podcasting era is done

LA Times  

Podcaster Joe Rogan signed a new multiyear deal with audio giant Spotify that will make his popular podcast available on multiple platforms and no longer exclusive to the Swedish streaming service. Spotify on Friday said that overall podcast consumption on its platform has risen 232% and that in turn has drawn “a wide array of advertisers” since Rogan’s podcast, “The …

Spotify wants to be a place for creation and discovery, not just for music.
54 years, 11 months ago

Spotify wants to be a place for creation and discovery, not just for music.

Slate  

If Spotify were composing a song about the past few years, it would not be up-tempo pop. In a statement Dec. 7, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said, “We’ve come to the conclusion that Spotify is entering a new phase and needs a CFO with a different mix of experiences.” On Sunday’s episode of What Next: TBD, I spoke with Bloomberg …

Joe Rogan reigns at Spotify in spite of podcast’s controversies
1 year ago

Joe Rogan reigns at Spotify in spite of podcast’s controversies

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Rogan has once …

Spotify clarifies position on whether it will ban AI-powered music
1 year, 2 months ago

Spotify clarifies position on whether it will ban AI-powered music

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The boss of Spotify has said he would not completely ban content generated …

Spotify explores full-length music videos to bolster competition against YouTube and TikTok: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Spotify explores full-length music videos to bolster competition against YouTube and TikTok: Report

Live Mint  

Spotify Technology SA is testing the inclusion of complete music videos within its application, potentially enhancing its ability to rival Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube and ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok in the streaming service market. According to Bloomberg, Spotify has reportedly initiated discussions with partners regarding the potential product, with the intention of adding full-length music videos to its platform. The report from …

Why Spotify’s bet on big names like Meghan unravelled
1 year, 6 months ago

Why Spotify’s bet on big names like Meghan unravelled

The Telegraph  

Spotify has a proprietary ad tech platform for its music, which is meant to make attaching ads to shows simple and lucrative. Annie Langston, an analyst at Midia Research, adds that Spotify’s platform is “oversaturated”, making it harder for any show to become a hit. He had Elon Musk on and they were smoking dope… it’s the kind of thing …

Spotify has only spent 10% of diversity budget promised after Joe Rogan controversy
1 year, 9 months ago

Spotify has only spent 10% of diversity budget promised after Joe Rogan controversy

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2021, the 54-year-old podcaster interviewed widely discredited doctor …

Spotify kills 11 original podcasts, lays off around 5% staff
2 years, 2 months ago

Spotify kills 11 original podcasts, lays off around 5% staff

India TV News  

Spotify, a music streaming platform has been reportedly shuttering down 11 original podcasts from its in-house studios, as a part of cost-cutting and layoffs which recently took place. Among the podcasts which got cancelled from the in-house studio's Gimlet and Parcast are How to Save a Planet Crime Showa Medical Murders to name a few Also, in the second quarter …

Spotify temporarily removed dozens of ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast episodes due to ‘technical issue’
2 years, 7 months ago

Spotify temporarily removed dozens of ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast episodes due to ‘technical issue’

LA Times  

Spotify this week temporarily removed dozens more episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” one of the company’s most popular and controversial podcasts, according to the automated tracking website JRE Missing. Thirty-six newly removed episodes appear to have been recorded prior to Rogan’s exclusive licensing deal to take his show and its back catalog to Spotify in 2020, reportedly valued at …

Spotify quietly removes several Alex Jones episodes that have been mysteriously uploaded recently
2 years, 10 months ago

Spotify quietly removes several Alex Jones episodes that have been mysteriously uploaded recently

Raw Story  

A few weeks after Spotify proclaimed that "canceling voices is a slippery slope" in a statement, the platform is proving its inability to enforce its own rules with another troubling case. On Thursday, Variety reported that Spotify had removed several episodes of "The Alex Jones Show," a far-right radio show hosted by infamous conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones, …

Joe Rogan dispute shows Spotify limits of being hands off
2 years, 10 months ago

Joe Rogan dispute shows Spotify limits of being hands off

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is said on its platform. But experts say that is difficult to defend after Spotify reportedly spent $100 million to become the sole distributor of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “They are acting like they should get treated as a platform -- when they …

Neil Young urges Spotify employees and musicians to quit over his Joe Rogan boycott
2 years, 10 months ago

Neil Young urges Spotify employees and musicians to quit over his Joe Rogan boycott

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Neil Young has urged musicians …

Joe Rogan personally removed 113 podcast episodes from Spotify after ‘his own reflections’, CEO says
2 years, 10 months ago

Joe Rogan personally removed 113 podcast episodes from Spotify after ‘his own reflections’, CEO says

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Rogan personally asked that …

Spotify CEO says canceling Joe Rogan isn’t ‘the answer’
2 years, 10 months ago

Spotify CEO says canceling Joe Rogan isn’t ‘the answer’

Associated Press  

Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and use of racial slurs. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek also said in a message to employees Sunday that Rogan’s racist language was “incredibly hurtful” and that the host …

News Analysis: Spotify’s biggest problem isn’t Joe Rogan. It’s ambition
2 years, 10 months ago

News Analysis: Spotify’s biggest problem isn’t Joe Rogan. It’s ambition

LA Times  

Spotify built a new regional headquarters in the Arts District in Los Angeles as part of its plans to conquer the audio world. “These platforms have a responsibility to invest in developing effective approaches to combat misinformation.” The letter triggered a month of drama for Spotify that continues, with boycotts by artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, cries of …

Joe Rogan: No new episodes for a week as Spotify CEO says it does not have editorial control
2 years, 10 months ago

Joe Rogan: No new episodes for a week as Spotify CEO says it does not have editorial control

The Independent  

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Spotify: How to quit controversy-hit streaming service after Joe Rogan and Covid misinformation issues
2 years, 10 months ago

Spotify: How to quit controversy-hit streaming service after Joe Rogan and Covid misinformation issues

The Independent  

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Sharon Stone cancels Spotify amid Joe Rogan backlash: ‘His behaviour is dangerous’
2 years, 10 months ago

Sharon Stone cancels Spotify amid Joe Rogan backlash: ‘His behaviour is dangerous’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview with TMZ on Tuesday, the 63-year-old actor responded to Rogan’s recent statement …

EXPLAINER: What will Neil Young’s protest mean for Spotify?
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What will Neil Young’s protest mean for Spotify?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Neil Young vs Joe Rogan seems like the strangest of cultural clashes. Yet the 76-year-old rock star’s protest over coronavirus-related content on Rogan’s popular Spotify podcast has ignited a hot debate over misinformation and free speech, bruising a streaming service that has become the central way that millions of people around the world experience music. His protest …

EXPLAINED: What Will Rock Star Neil Young's Protest Mean For Spotify?
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINED: What Will Rock Star Neil Young's Protest Mean For Spotify?

News 18  

Neil Young vs Joe Rogan seems like the strangest of cultural clashes. Yet the 76-year-old rock star’s protest over coronavirus-related content on Rogan’s popular Spotify podcast has ignited a hot debate over misinformation and free speech, bruising a streaming service that has become the central way that millions of people around the world experience music. His protest came after dozens …

Why more musicians haven’t joined Neil Young’s Spotify boycott over Joe Rogan
2 years, 10 months ago

Why more musicians haven’t joined Neil Young’s Spotify boycott over Joe Rogan

LA Times  

For those following certain parts of Twitter during the last week, it would have been easy to come away with the impression that Spotify was facing a mass exodus of artists protesting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan’s immensely popular podcast. Music rights are complicated Even when artists want to leave Spotify — and some do — it isn’t as …

Neil Young vs Joe Rogan: Has Young finally sparked an artists’ revolt against Spotify?
2 years, 10 months ago

Neil Young vs Joe Rogan: Has Young finally sparked an artists’ revolt against Spotify?

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, folk-rock titan and righteous man of plaid …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘express concerns to Spotify’ over Joe Rogan controversy
2 years, 10 months ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘express concerns to Spotify’ over Joe Rogan controversy

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prince Harry and Meghan Markle …

Why streaming giant Spotify is facing the music over Joe Rogan, COVID-19 and Neil Young
2 years, 10 months ago

Why streaming giant Spotify is facing the music over Joe Rogan, COVID-19 and Neil Young

Firstpost  

The Swedish streaming giant has issued a statement saying it will add a content advisory to coronavirus-related podcasts after artists accused podcaster Joe Rogan of promoting misinformation about vaccines Music streaming giant Spotify is in a spot of bother. Let’s examine why the Swedish streaming giant is facing the music: Spotify gets the full Joe Rogan Experience In May 2020, …

Spotify Loses Over $2 Billion in Three Days Amid Joe Rogan Podcast Controversy
2 years, 10 months ago

Spotify Loses Over $2 Billion in Three Days Amid Joe Rogan Podcast Controversy

News 18  

It seems American podcaster Joe Rogan’s controversial episode on COVID-19 misinformation has caused audio streaming platform Spotify a loss of $2 billion in market value. According to a report by Variety, the Swedish audio streaming company’s market capitalisation fell about $2.1 billion a span of three days last week after folk rocker Neil Young removed his songs from Spotify to …

Spotify to add advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

Spotify to add advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the virus. In a post Sunday, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek laid out more transparent platform rules given the backlash stirred by Young, who on Wednesday had …

Joni Mitchell Yanks Music From Spotify To Back Neil Young Over Joe Rogan's COVID Lies
2 years, 10 months ago

Joni Mitchell Yanks Music From Spotify To Back Neil Young Over Joe Rogan's COVID Lies

Huff Post  

Legendary singer Joni Mitchell has announced she is yanking all of her music from Spotify to support Neil Young in his action against right-wing extremist Joe Rogan’s lies on the platform about COVID-19. Not both.” He accused Spotify of allowing people like Rogan to spread “false information about vaccines” and potentially cause death “to those who believe the disinformation being …

Spotify Was Never Going to Drop Joe Rogan
54 years, 11 months ago

Spotify Was Never Going to Drop Joe Rogan

Wired  

This week, Spotify removed the musical catalog of Neil Young from its platform. Yes, plenty of people are angry at Rogan, including the 270 health care professionals whose highly publicized open letter to Spotify about the podcaster’s content inspired Young. Spotify didn’t give Rogan a reported $100 million in a noble effort to spearhead a public health campaign. But say …

Neil Young gives Spotify an ultimatum: Me or Joe Rogan
2 years, 11 months ago

Neil Young gives Spotify an ultimatum: Me or Joe Rogan

LA Times  

Veteran rocker Neil Young has threatened to remove his music from Spotify unless the streaming giant cuts ties with divisive podcast host Joe Rogan. “Please immediately inform Spotify that I am actively canceling all my music availability on Spotify as soon as possible,” Young’s message read Monday. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading false information about vaccines — …

Spotify Users Can Now Share, Explore, and Discover Music Directly From Facebook App
3 years, 7 months ago

Spotify Users Can Now Share, Explore, and Discover Music Directly From Facebook App

News 18  

Spotify on Monday said it has partnered with Facebook to allow listeners to play music and podcasts directly from the social network’s iOS and Android apps. Facebook last week said it planned to launch several audio products, including Clubhouse-style live audio rooms and a way for users to find and play podcasts. Spotify’s paid subscribers would be able to access …

Spotify to launch rival podcast subscriptions to Apple: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

Spotify to launch rival podcast subscriptions to Apple: Report

India TV News  

Following Apple's announcement of paid subscription podcasts, Swedish music streaming service Spotify is planning to introduce a paid podcast subscription service, where it will not take a cut of revenue unlike Apple, the media reported. AppleInsider citing the Wall Street Journal reported that Spotify's offering will differ from Apple's as it will neither charge a fee nor take a revenue …

Does Spotify pay artists a fair rate? Here’s what musicians, managers and Apple Music have to say
3 years, 8 months ago

Does Spotify pay artists a fair rate? Here’s what musicians, managers and Apple Music have to say

LA Times  

Frustrated by what they consider an inequity, last month a group of independent musicians who’d endured a year without live-performance income commenced a series of protests called “Justice at Spotify” at the music streaming platform’s offices around the world. The musicians’ protest followed Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek’s much-discussed 2020 comment that “some artists that used to do well …

Spotify Loophole Allowed Users to Upload 'Slowed' and 'Reverb' Version of Songs as Podcasts
3 years, 11 months ago

Spotify Loophole Allowed Users to Upload 'Slowed' and 'Reverb' Version of Songs as Podcasts

News 18  

Spotify reportedly offered fan-made remixes of several songs on its platform, thanks to a loophole that some users discovered. According to Variety, a select number of users found a workaround that allowed them to upload remixes as well as, “slowed and reverbed,” version of songs on its Podcast section. The report also does not exactly highlight the loophole that these …

Spotify May Bring New Premium Plans for Its Exclusive Podcast Series, Company Survey Hints
4 years, 1 month ago

Spotify May Bring New Premium Plans for Its Exclusive Podcast Series, Company Survey Hints

News 18  

Spotify may introduce a separate subscription for its original podcast series, the company’s latest survey hints. As per screenshots of the survey available on Twitter, users with the Spotify Podcast Premium plan would get access to original shows or exclusive episodes on the platform, depending upon the type of subscription. As per the tweet, the cheapest Spotify Podcast plan that …

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