The Latest Breaking News from Spotify

Joe Rogan: How the ‘cage fighting commentator and dirty stand-up comedian’ became the king of podcasting

Wildly popular but increasingly under fire for hosting vaccine sceptics, presenter cheerily admits: ‘I’m not a respected source of information even for me!’

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘express concerns to Spotify’ following Joe Rogan controversy

Couple said they hope platform makes changes ‘to help address this public health crisis’

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Tech & Science Daily: Joe Rogan responds to Spotify Covid-19 misinformation row

Joe Rogan’s posted an Instagram video responding to the fallout from his coronavirus views.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2022

Editorial: Rock stars vs. COVID lies: We hope Neil Young and Joni Mitchell have started a thing

Want Spotify to serve up Neil Young’s masterpiece “Heart of Gold?”

Miami Herald · Jan 31, 2022

Spotify adds content warnings as Joe Rogan apologises over Covid controversy

Music streaming giant Spotify has published its content policies, which have not been changed, and said it would add a content advisory to any podcasts discussing Covid-19. The move comes after a backlash over a recent episode of prominent vaccine skeptic Joe Rogan, which prompted musicians Neil Young and Joni…

France 24 · Jan 31, 2022

Meghan Markle and Harry release statement on Spotify 'concerns' - but will still work with them

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who have a lucrative £18million deal to produce podcasts for Spotify, say they have been "expressing concerns" to the streaming giant about Covid-19 misinformation

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022

Joe Rogan responds to Spotify row and Covid misinformation claims after Neil Young pulls music from streaming service

The MMA broadcaster has uploaded a ten-minute video on Instagram responding to the claims.

Irish Mirror · Jan 31, 2022

Neil Young vs Joe Rogan: Has Young finally sparked an artists’ revolt against Spotify?

After a decade of musicians being expected to produce the same amount and quality of music for a tiny fraction of their pre-streaming returns, their rumblings of dissent have become a roar, writes Mark Beaumont

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Joe Rogan pledges to ‘try harder’ after Spotify misinformation controversy

Podcast host apologises to streaming service, which has faced criticism over episodes featuring guests who shared Covid conspiracy theories

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022

Joe Rogan apologises, Spotify to add advisory to podcasts

Popular American podcaster Joe Rogan has apologised amid a backlash against Covid-19 misinformation in his programme, while his platform, Spotify Technology SA , said it would add a "content advisory" to any episode with discussion of the coronavirus.

Bangkok Post · Jan 31, 2022