Spotify Instantly Responds as Rumors of $200,000,000 Break-Up With Joe Rogan Swarms the Podcast World

Joe Rogan has amassed a huge audience not only with his supreme color commentary but also through his massively successful podcast on Spotify. ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ has been termed as an entertaining as well as a controversial show, quite a few times in the past. However, the success of the show partially goes to the platform it airs on. Initially, the beloved commentator premiered his show on YouTube. But the year 2020 displayed a jump when Rogan entered three and a half years of contract with the Swedish audio platform, for about $200 million dollars.

Unfortunately, all good things shall come to an end. Rogan’s contract with Spotify has entered the verge of termination as the deadline draws closer. Without a doubt, rumors of the end have begun flowing through the internet.

Surprisingly, a report from Semafor seemingly placed the JRE fans in a brief moment of relaxation, as they suggested that the show might extend the contract with Spotify. The report revealed that Spotify simply doesn’t want to let Rogan go.

Is Joe Rogan leaving Spotify?

Rumors of the famed podcaster bolting Spotify by 2024 have taken over the concern of the netizens. Rogan initially signed a contract with Spotify for three and a half years. However, the audio streaming platform has denied any such reports to be true. 

Semafor reported that the 55-year-old podcaster might not choose to renew his contract and sign with another independent audio company. They further claimed that Rogan’s ties with Spotify have frayed, and the one who recruited the commentator, Courtney Holt, is no longer a member of the Spotify staff. 

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Undeniably, the UFC commentator is an extremely valuable asset for the Swedish-origin audio platform. Therefore, the talks about Spotify trying to save its relationship with Rogan have also begun flying around. Moreover, Spotify has even denied that Rogan would bolt by 2024. Nonetheless, it’s only a matter of time before the podcaster gives his final verdict.

iTunes is out of the question

In a recent episode of JRE, Rogan seemingly compared Spotify with Apple’s iTunes. Surprisingly, the UFC commentator had nothing but praise for Spotify, thereby contradicting the aforementioned rumors. Rogan simply wasn’t impressed with iTunes.

He said, “No incentive for the people to have their podcast only on iTunes. One of the things that iTunes does it’s like a tremendous blunder. My opinion is, they never figured out a way to monetize podcast. So they act as an aggregator for podcast but they never make any money off of it which is nuts… It’s f*****g nuts!”

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It’s assured that iTunes is out of the question for Rogan. But will he extend his stay at Spotify? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.