Tags: Pandemic
SIMONE DEL ROSARIO: WHEN NEIL YOUNG SAID IT’S JOE ROGAN OR ME…FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, IT’S NO WONDER SPOTIFY SIDED WITH ROGAN.
THE PODCASTER HAS AN EXCLUSIVE DEAL WITH THE STREAMING SERVICE WORTH A REPORTED 100-MILLION DOLLARS – AND HAD THE #1 PODCAST ON SPOTIFY IN 2021.
BUT THEN SPOTIFY LOST BILLIONS IN MARKET VALUE OVER THE FALLOUT, ITS STOCK PRICE TAKING A TUMBLE LAST WEEK.
AND MORE ICONIC ARTISTS ARE TRYING TO PULL THEIR SONGS – WHILE PODCASTER BRENÉ BROWN IS PRESSING PAUSE ON HER CONTENT, AND PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE – WHO ALSO HAVE A SPOTIFY DEAL – SAY THEY’VE EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 MISINFORMATION. THE ROOT ISSUE WITH ROGAN’S PODCAST.
SPOTIFY’S CEO IS IN DAMAGE CONTROL MODE, ON SUNDAY NIGHT ANNOUNCING THE STREAMING SERVICE WILL ADD A CONTENT ADVISORY TO ANY PODCAST THAT TALKS ABOUT COVID-19 – DIRECTING LISTENERS TO A RESOURCE HUB.
FOR THE RECORD, IT’S SOMETHING OTHER MAJOR PLATFORMS HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE BULK OF THE PANDEMIC. BUT A RESPONSE NEVERTHELESS INVESTORS SEEMED TO LIKE, AS THE STOCK BOUNCED BACK MONDAY MORNING.
HE NEVER MENTIONED ROGAN, BUT DANIEL EK DID SAY “IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE DON’T TAKE ON THE POSITION OF BEING CONTENT CENSOR.”
JOE ROGAN: if i pissed you off i’m sorry and if you enjoy the podcast, thank you.
SIMONE DEL ROSARIO: WHILE ROGAN HIMSELF RELEASED A 10 MINUTE INSTAGRAM VIDEO SUNDAY DEFENDING TWO OF HIS PODCAST EPISODES IN QUESTION, WHILE ALSO AGREEING WITH THE CHANGES SPOTIFY IS MAKING, NOTING HE’S SORRY ARTISTS LIKE NEIL YOUNG FEEL THIS WAY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HE’S A NEIL YOUNG FAN.
JOE ROGAN: If there’s anything I’ve done that I can do better, is have more experts with differing opinions right after I have the controversial ones.
SIMONE DEL ROSARIO: WHILE SPOTIFY IS STANDING BY ITS MAN – NEIL YOUNG IS NOW PROMOTING AN AMAZON MUSIC DEAL AFTER PULLING OUT OF SPOTIFY.
I’M SIMONE DEL ROSARIO AND IT’S JUST BUSINESS.
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