On The Joe Rogan Experience, guest and MMA fighter Josh Barnett, 44, said he was worried he'd be judged for 'every little thing' that he said in the podcast.'I want to thank Spotify for being so supportive during this time, and I'm very sorry that this is happening to them,' Rogan said in a video posted to Instagram.Joe Rogan threatens to QUIT his $200 million Spotify deal if he has to 'walk on eggshells and mind my p's and q's' following N-word and vaccine 'misinformation' controversies Joe Rogan has since thanked Spotify for 'taking so much heat' as Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended the podcaster in a tense townhall with employees. And yes, this is totally legit,' CEO Chris Pavlovski said in a Twitter post. '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 chance to save the world. Rogan has recently come under fire for spreading COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation on his podcast, causing musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell to boycott Spotify.įollowing the controversy, conservative-leaning video site Rumble offered Rogan $100 million to host his podcast there, matching what people believed to be the value of his deal with Spotify at the time.

Spotify did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Rogan released his first show on the streaming service on Septemand became exclusive to Spotify later that year.īased on this timeline and the Times' report, Rogan's contract renewal is likely due sometime in 2023. Spotify announced its exclusive deal with the world's #1 podcaster under two years ago, in May 2020, but didn't reveal the value of the contract.

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