Tag Archives: Spotify

EU Fines Apple $2 Billion For “Abusive” App Store Rules

Bloomberg News reports: Apple Inc. was hit Monday with a €1.8 billion ($2 billion) penalty from the European Union over an investigation into allegations it shut out music-streaming rivals, including Spotify Technology SA, on its platforms. The European Commission also ordered the Cupertino, California-based firm to stop preventing music-streaming apps from informing users of cheaper deals away from Apple’s App …

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Rogan: I Refused Many Offers To Have Trump On Show

Fox News reports: In a recent interview, podcast host Joe Rogan admitted he never had former President Donald Trump on his popular show because he was “not interested in helping him.” Rogan, who has had his fair share of controversial guests come on his show, mentioned that he would never have Trump on his podcast. “By the way, I’m not …

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Rogan: Anti-Vax Guests Got Me 2M More Subscribers

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Joe Rogan says his recent controversy has given his Spotify podcast even more horsepower. The podcaster claims the media frenzy over anti-vax conspiracy theorist guests and his past use of the N-word has netted him two million additional subscribers. “It’s interesting, my subscriptions went up massively — that’s what’s crazy. During the height of it all, …

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Obamas To Leave Spotify, Seek New Deal Elsewhere

Bloomberg News reports: Barack and Michelle Obama’s time with Spotify Technology SA is coming to an end. The former first family’s production company, Higher Ground, won’t be signing a new deal with the audio platform, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The company is instead talking to other distributors about a deal worth tens of millions of dollars, among …

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Rogan Spreads Cultist Lies That Hillary Spied On Trump

Media Matters has the transcript: JOE ROGAN (HOST): Well, the Russia Trump thing was crazy because they got into his servers. They hacked into — they hired people to hack into their campaign while he was president. They got — they hacked into the computers. They planted evidence that tried to implicate him in the shady dealings with Russia. Like, …

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Joe Rogan: How Stupid Must You Be To Listen To Me?

“I talk shit for a living — that’s why this is so baffling to me. If you’re taking vaccine advice from me, is that really my fault? What dumb shit were you about to do when my stupid idea sounded better? ‘You know that dude who made people people eat animal dicks on TV? How does he feel about medicine?’ …

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Rumble Offers Joe Rogan $100M To Leave Spotify

“Dear Joe, We stand with you, your guests, and your legion of fans in desire for real conversation. So we’d like to offer you 100 million reasons to make the world a better place. How about you bring all your shows to Rumble, both old and new, with no censorship, for 100 million bucks over four years? This is our …

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Spotify CEO: We Won’t Be “Silencing” Joe Rogan

Axios reports: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told employees Sunday that while he strongly condemns past racial slurs used by Joe Rogan, he won’t cut ties with the platform’s most popular podcaster, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios. Spotify has come under fire in recent weeks for anti-vaccination comments made by Rogan — which prompted boycotts from several musicians. …

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Joe Rogan Sorry For History Of Using N-Word [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: The podcast host Joe Rogan has offered “sincere and humble apologies” after footage emerged of him repeatedly using the N-word on his hit show. The comedian said it was the “most regretful and shameful thing” he has ever had to speak about, but stressed the clips were “taken out of context”. “There’s a video that’s out, that’s …

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Spotify CEO Claims To Find Rogan “Very Offensive”

The Verge reports: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed employees about the Joe Rogan controversy in a 15-minute speech yesterday, of which The Verge obtained audio, defending the company’s choice to work with Rogan, explaining its reasoning, and defining why he believes Spotify is a combination of a platform and a publisher. Notably, Ek did not defend Rogan’s views. “There are …

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Rogan To “Try Harder” On Not Spreading COVID Lies

The Daily Beast reports: In an Instagram video posted Sunday, hours after Spotify announced plans to fight the spread of pandemic misinformation, Rogan apologized to the streaming service and said he’ll do more research before allowing COVID quacks onto his podcast show in the future. The host said he’ll “try harder to get people with differing opinions on” and “do …

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Spotify To Add “Advisories” To Podcasts On COVID

Rolling Stone reports: In the aftermath of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren pulling their music from Spotify, the streaming service announced plans Sunday to add a “content advisory” warning to any podcasts that feature discussion about Covid-19. In a post on Spotify’s For the Record blog, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote that while “there are plenty of individuals …

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Joni Mitchell To Leave Spotify: I Stand With Neil Young

CNN reports: Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell said she will remove her music from Spotify, following controversy over vaccine misinformation hosted on the streaming platform. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” the Canadian musician wrote in a statement posted on her website Friday. “I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities …

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Apple Music Trolls Spotify Over Neil Young’s Exit

The Verge reports: Earlier this week, Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify after falling out with the platform over its hosting of Joe Rogan and COVID misinformation. So now, of course, rival streamer Apple Music is courting Young and his fans, sending out tweets, playlists, and even push notifications to brand itself as “The home of Neil Young.” It’s …

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Spotify To Remove Neil Young’s Music After Demand

Rolling Stone reports: Following Neil Young’s demands that his music be removed from Spotify in protest of dissemination of Covid-19 misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast, the streamer will take down his music, Young wrote in a letter on his website on Wednesday. Spotify also confirmed the news in their own statement. Young posted a since-deleted letter on his website on …

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Neil Young To Spotify: Either Joe Rogan Goes Or I Do

Rolling Stone reports: Neil Young posted a since-deleted letter to his management team and record label demanding that they remove his music from Spotify. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” he wrote. “Please act on this immediately today and keep …

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Doctors Call On Spotify To Rein In Joe Rogan’s Lies

The Hill reports: A coalition of doctors and science educators is calling for Spotify to take action against misinformation spread on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by …

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Adele Convinces Spotify To Change “Shuffle” Feature

The BBC reports: Adele has persuaded Spotify to take the shuffle button off all album pages so tracks play in the artist’s own order. The singer tweeted: “We don’t create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason.” “Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended. Thank …

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Rogan: “Straight White Men” Will Be Silenced [VIDEO]

“You can never be woke enough. That’s the problem. It keeps going. And if you get to the point where you capitulate, where you agree to all these demands, it will eventually get to, ‘Straight white men are not allowed to talk.’ “Because it’s your privilege to express yourself where other people of color have been silenced throughout history. I’m …

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Joe Rogan Suggests That “Actual Microchips Are Being Implanted Into Your Arm To See If You Have COVID”

“I’m never involved in meetings. I don’t have any conversations with advertisers. I have no conversations with suits. Spotify has never said a goddamn thing to me. They’re amazing. “They’re fucking great. They don’t say shit. And I tested it too, like when I brought Alex Jones on. I was like let’s see. Let’s see. You guys talk a lot …

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