Spotify boss breaks silence on Joe Rogan\u2019s new $250 million deal Joe Rogan YouTube \/ SpotifySpotify CEO Daniel Ek has broken his silence on Joe Rogan\u2019s new deal with the streaming platform as the Joe Rogan Experience is no longer exclusive to Spotify. Back in May 2020, Joe Rogan announced that his Joe Rogan Experience Podcast would be going exclusive to Spotify and no longer being uploaded to YouTube, Apple, and everywhere else it was previously. The massive deal prompted a few changes from Spotify too, including a video element. While they haven\u2019t had creative control over the podcast, a number of episodes from Rogan\u2019s back catalog aren\u2019t streaming on Spotify. Additionally, amid controversial comments over the global health situation, some episodes are now hit with a disclaimer. There had been talk that, when Rogan\u2019s contract was up in early 2024, he\u2019d be leaving Spotify for good. However, that hasn\u2019t been the case. The UFC commentator penned a new multi-year deal worth a reported $250 million in early February \u2013 a $150 million increase on his initial deal. Spotify CEO talks Joe Rogan\u2019s new $250 million deal That deal, which is only being described as \u201cmulti-year\u201d in length, will allow Rogan to upload episodes of The JRE to other platforms once again \u2013 which had been rumored shortly after his episode with Elon Musk. With such a hefty price tag put on the deal, Spotify losing the exclusive rights to Rogan might be seen as a negative move by some. However, that\u2019s not the case with CEO Daniel Ek. \u201cBy broadening distribution, we think we can accomplish a number of different goals. Most notable among them, we are going to be aligned with the creator,\u201d Ek told Spotify investors on February 6. \u201cThe creator wants to be on many different platforms and wants to have as big of an audience as possible.\u201d The Spotify CEO has been a fan of Rogan for quite some time, defending the podcast host amid controversies as well. With the JRE going back to other platforms, he may no longer dominate the Spotify charts as he has for the last four years, but it is still going to be absolutely massive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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