Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Benn Jordan was flattered when he scanned his inbox. Jordan is a musician who records and performs under various pseudonyms, most famously as The Flashbulb. His music is best described as electronica with occasional hints of modern jazz, and while he has become pretty successful, he hasn’t headlined […]
Nearly two years after signing a $23 million deal with Spotify to produce exclusive content alongside her husband Prince Harry and their company Archewell Audio, Meghan Markle has finally announced her very first series! A trailer for the podcast titled Archetypes dropped on the streamer Thursday. In the short clip, the Duchess of Sussex explains […]
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Enlarge / Spotify’s Car Thing thing in a car. (credit: Spotify ) Spotify is entering the hardware market with Car Thing, a smart music player meant to sit on your dashboard. The company released Car Thing to a limited number of subscribers in October, and it announced on Tuesday that anyone can buy the device […]
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Spotify’s logo and branding. (credit: Spotify) Streaming-audio platform Spotify has announced its acquisition of two podcasting companies, each of which sheds some light on Spotify’s long-term plan to dominate the podcasting business. The online audio giant is acquiring both Podsights and Chartable. The companies make two of the leading tools related to marketing, advertising, metrics, […]
Joe Rogan is speaking out about all the controversies he’s recently been making headlines for… The Joe Rogan Experience host and standup comic performed a gig Tuesday night on the Vulcan Gas Company stage in Austin, Texas, and he didn’t shy away from speaking about his scandals. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rogan’s “intimate” appearance at the venue […]
If the star podcaster isn’t getting canceled for his use of the N-word, he must make good on his promise to do better. Read More
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Cindy Ord ) Spotify on Friday removed 70 Joe Rogan Experience episodes from 2020 and previous years. Meanwhile, Rogan issued an apology after video showed him saying the n-word on various podcast episodes. The new episode removals weren’t related to the COVID misinformation that led Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and […]