But if at some point he ends up costing us money, then we will drop him, because money.The video component of Rogan’s podcast will continue, but it will not be available on YouTube by the end of the year. Just come out and be like, ‘We do not believe in silencing Joe Rogan, because he makes us money. Trevor Noah may have perfectly summed up Spotify’s stance on the whole situation with Rogan, saying, “Part of me wishes that Spotify would just drop the facade. Even though he issued an apology, he claimed shortly thereafter that the clip and the subsequent backlash were all part of a “ political hit job” against him. Joe Rogan Addresses Ongoing Spotify Protests Over Pandemic MisinformationĢ70 doctors, scientists, nurses, and educators voiced their concerns over Rogan’s podcast, especially in regards to COVID-19 misinformation, in an open letter. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in an earnings call in February that the company wouldn’t “change our policies based on one creator nor do we change it based on any media cycle, or calls from anyone else.”Įarlier this year, a video of Rogan saying the N-word on several occasions started making the rounds. The agreement was initially reported to be worth $100 million, but the New York Times indicated earlier this year that the deal could actually be more than $200 million.
Rogan struck a deal in 2020 that would make Spotify the exclusive home of The Joe Rogan Experience.
“If it gets to a point that I can’t do it anymore- where I have to do it in some sort of weird way where I walk on eggshells and mind my p’s and q’s- fuck that!” Rogan went on to tell Barnett that if it ever got to a point where JRE becomes “something different,” he would walk away from his lucrative deal with Spotify. “If I become something different because it grew bigger I will quit,” he said. Rogan casually assured Barnett that they would, adding, per Mediaite, “There’s more people pouring over it but it’s the same thing. MMA fighter Josh Barnett admitted on Tuesday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience that he was worried about speaking freely because certain listeners would go through every single one of his statements with a fine-tooth comb. Joe Rogan recently confessed that he would quit his podcast if it started to feel like he had to “walk on eggshells.”
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