"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 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. Before this, podcasts were everywhere, and their. 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. When Spotify signed a US100 million (A140 million) deal with Rogan in 2020 for the exclusive rights to his podcast the industry took notice. Since then, Rogan has continued to do what he always did, which is relatively frequently veer into deeply problematic content and misinformation, particularly when it comes to COVID-19. Spotify did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Here's a quick catch-up on the Rogan controversy: Spotify paid 100 million to make Rogan's podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, a Spotify exclusive. That's double the 100 million deal value. 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 paid 200 million for the exclusive streaming rights to 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' according to a Thursday report by The New York Times. 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.