According to reports, Spotify and the controversial podcast ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ have inked a new multiyear partnership deal worth up to $250 million. After three years of being available only on Spotify, Rogan’s well-liked program will now be accessible on other audio platforms as part of the new agreement.
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Rogan’s show will soon be accessible on other platforms in addition to Spotify, such as YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. The move is a part of Spotify’s revised strategy, which was introduced in 2023 and involves giving up exclusive streaming rights in favor of wider distribution. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report on Rogan’s Spotify renewal.
Spotify stated that in order “to continue to maximize the audience of the show across platforms,” it will collaborate closely with Rogan and his team. The podcast’s distribution and ad sales will be managed by Spotify under the new agreement. Spotify will guarantee Rogan a minimum fee in addition to a portion of the ad revenue.
Joe Rogan Podcast in No 1 worldwide
‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ signed a 2020 contract with Spotify that, according to sources, was worth over $200 million over a three-and-a-half-year period. For the previous three years, Rogan’s show has been the most watched program on the platform.
‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ has consistently been the No. 1 podcast worldwide for more than three years,” according to Spotify. “The Joe Rogan Experience” was the most listened-to podcast during the Q3 of 2023, according to a survey conducted by Edison Research.
Furthermore, according to Edison, “JRE” was the second-most-listened-to podcast in the United States for women aged 13 and above.
JRE Podcast controversial yet popular
The comedian-actor-turned-podcaster frequently brings thought-provoking guests to “JRE,” and some of the show’s content has sparked criticism against Rogan and Spotify. Several musicians, including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, boycotted Spotify in the beginning of 2022 in response to Rogan’s anti-vax episodes.
Along with encouraging “antisemitic tropes,” Rogan has come under fire for saying to guest Tom Segura, “Maybe you should just go shoot the homeless people.” Spotify removed seventy episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience” in February 2022 after the host used the N-word. Rogan referred to the outcry over his use of the slur as “a political hit job.”
Since its debut on December 24, 2009, “The Joe Rogan Experience” has produced over 2,200 episodes, with an average runtime of two to three hours. Among the notable visitors have been environmental epidemiologist Dr. Shanna Swan, whose research focuses on how chemical exposure affects reproductive health and child development; physician Peter Attia, renowned for his work in longevity medicine; ultra-endurance athlete and author David Goggins, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL; pioneer of psychedelic research Amanda Fielding; and civil rights lawyer and criminal justice reform advocate Josh Dubin.
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Additional well-known guests have included Miley Cyrus, Quentin Tarantino, Dave Chappelle, Dwayne Johnson, Eddie Izzard, Mike Tyson, Post Malone, and Zach Bryan. “I never do a podcast just because someone is well-known,” Rogan stated in a Spotify interview. The thought “I think it would be cool to talk to that person is always the starting point.”
The news of Spotify’s new partnership with Rogan follows the company’s recent revision of its terms to allow for the wider distribution of another well-known podcast, Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy,”which was previously only available on Spotify. According to the platform.”Call Her Daddy” is the most popular podcast among female listeners on Spotify.