Royals 2022-08-25T17:45:55Z

Meghan Markle's new podcast toppled Joe Rogan's long-held No. 1 spot on Spotify

Meghan Markle's podcast "Archetypes" is now No. 1 on Spotify, taking the top spot from "The Joe Rogan Experience."
News 2022-07-05T18:13:54Z

Spotify, YouTube, and others remove Highland Park suspect's songs and videos after history of disturbing content

The 21-year-old suspect posted online as "Awake The Rapper" and created music videos of himself that included depictions of mass killing.
Voices of Color 2022-05-12T19:11:23Z

How Spotify's 'Identity at Play' podcast deconstructs what it means to be Latinx today

The podcast, hosted by Leslie Ambriz, Manolo López, and Esteban Gast, has open conversations about Latinx representation, assimilation, and how to rediscover your heritage through creativity.
News 2022-04-29T15:53:13Z

Meet the YouTuber who tricked half a million Harry Styles fans with a hoax TikTok account

"There was quite a lot of outrage at first," he said. "I was getting a lot of angry comments calling me disgusting."
News 2022-02-22T06:39:01Z

'The Joe Rogan Experience,' Spotify's flagship podcast, mysteriously vanished from the streaming platform twice in the span of a week

"The Joe Rogan Experience" briefly disappeared from Spotify's catalogue on Friday and Monday. Spotify has not explained why the outage happened twice.
News 2022-02-17T23:02:59Z

Why musicians are pulling their music from Spotify over Joe Rogan's podcast

Podcast host Joe Rogan has been dogged by several controversies, including his use of the N-word and promotion of COVID-19 misinformation.
Culture 2022-02-15T14:24:56Z

A 12-year-old who disappeared from the internet for years after going viral is back, sparking a TikTok trend and gaining millions of Spotify plays

Mason Ramsey the "yodel boy" went viral four years ago when he was filmed singing in a Walmart. Now, a song he released in 2019 has exploded on TikTok.
Celebrity 2022-02-11T20:25:23Z

Jon Stewart defends Joe Rogan, asking 'who gets to decide' what is 'misinformation'

Stewart cited his opposition to the Iraq War in his defense of star podcast host Joe Rogan: "I was promoting what they would call misinformation."
News 2022-02-10T03:21:16Z

Joe Rogan said video compilation of him using the N-word 24 times is a 'political hit job'

The controversial commentator also claimed on his Spotify podcast that R&B artist India Arie's decision to share the video montage was a "relief."
News 2022-02-07T04:11:12Z

Spotify says it will invest $100 million toward content from 'historically marginalized groups' after criticism of Joe Rogan's podcast

"And I want to make one point very clear — I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote in a letter to staff.
Entertainment 2022-02-05T20:53:58Z

India Arie shares clips of Joe Rogan saying the N-word as she asks Spotify to remove her music over his 'language around race'

India Arie previously announced that she will remove her music and podcast from Spotify over Joe Rogan's use of language.
Entertainment 2022-01-29T03:46:21Z

Joni Mitchell said she is joining Neil Young and removing her music from Spotify over 'lies that are costing people their lives'

Young pulled his music from the streaming platform after it declined to remove Joe Rogan, who has been accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
Entertainment 2022-01-27T12:56:56Z

Spotify removes Neil Young's music upon request over Joe Rogan's COVID misinformation

The musician previously wrote in a now-deleted open letter that Spotify could "have Rogan or Young. Not both."
News 2022-01-25T01:28:27Z

Neil Young wants his music pulled from Spotify over COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: 'They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.'

Earlier this month, 270 health professionals called on Spotify to mitigate the spread of misinformation after an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast.
News 2022-01-18T16:57:43Z

Rapper and social-media star Sad Frosty has died at 24, according to a post on his Instagram account

His most popular song on Spotify, the bass-heavy trap track "Swerve," garnered over 13 million plays prior to his death.
News 2021-12-13T21:05:52Z

A 25-year-old electronic musician with millions of streams on Spotify was found dead in his Nashville hotel room, police say

The artist known as CharlestheFirst was found dead in a Nashville hotel room on Friday, police said.
Culture 2021-12-03T16:35:54Z

You can thank TikTok for Spotify's most popular 'throwback' songs of the year

Songs like "Dreams," "Yellow," and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" were all tied to TikTok trends in 2021, and appeared on Spotify's Wrapped 2021 report.
Culture 2021-11-24T13:00:00Z

An 18-year-old invented a new genre of meme-heavy music called 'dariacore' that's like 'pop music on steroids'

Zeke lives a double life online, making emo electronic music under one account (dltzk) and abrasive meme mashups under another (leroy).
Entertainment 2021-11-21T17:14:29Z

Adele convinced Spotify to remove the default shuffle setting so that fans can listen to '30' album in order

"Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended. Thank you, Spotify for listening," Adele tweeted on November 20.
Culture 2021-09-30T16:50:32Z

A song referencing Shane Dawson's retracted claim that he sexually assaulted a cat appeared on his Spotify account, sparking speculation he's been hacked

A song titled "I Fucked My Cat" has been released on YouTuber Shane Dawson's Spotify account, appearing to refer to an old controversy.
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