He brings 11 million active listeners to each episode. Rogan was rumoured to have signed a $100m deal in 2020 for exclusivity to the Spotify platform. He objected to Spotify’s golden podcast child Joe Rogan’s recent episodes as their content discussed questionable scientific information regarding Covid vaccinations and information. This week’s music news has been dominated by Neil Young’s furor with Spotify and his consequential departure from the streaming platform. Has it been about sticking it to capitalism and proving free speech can reign? The responsibility Spotify must bear to fact check its Podcasts? Or just its general misdemeanors as a company and as Daniel Ek the man and now potential Arms Dealer ? Or has it been about certain musicians proving they have more agency over their career than others and therefore possess more privilege?
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