Joni Mitchell has quietly followed Neil Young and put her music back on Spotify. Unlike Young, there was no official statement from Mitchell or her camp announcing or explaining the decision. Rather, it was fans on social media who noticed her catalog was back and spread with the news with …
Read More »Joe Rogan Clinches New Spotify Deal Worth Up to $250 Million
Joe Rogan signed a new multiyear partnership deal for his podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience, which is reportedly worth up to $250 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the agreement, his controversial show — which was exclusive to Spotify for the past three years — will now be available …
Read More »Oliver Anthony and Joe Rogan Talk Porn, Groceries, and a Wee Bit of 'Rich Men North of Richmond'
Here’s the thing about being viral famous or famous for just one thing: There’s not much else to talk about. That quickly became apparent when Joe Rogan interviewed Oliver Anthony over the course of two mind-numbing hours on the musclebound talker’s podcast. If you care about Anthony’s opinion on John …
Read More »Bert Kreischer Barely Survived to Tell This Story
Bert Kreischer has told the story so many times that he almost seems surprised that you want to hear it again. Almost. It’s not like it’s the Greatest Story Ever Told — it’s just a strong contender for the greatest story Kreischer has ever told, which is saying something. As …
Read More »'Liver King' Admits He's on Steroids, Says Persona Is an 'Experiment'
Brian Johnson, better known as the organ-devouring masculinity influencer “Liver King,” has admitted to steroid use in a somber video shared on his YouTube and Instagram accounts. “I fully own that I fucked up,” he said in the six-minute confession. “I am as sorry as a man can be.” The …
Read More »Joe Rogan Claims He Refused to Interview Donald Trump: 'I Don't Want to Help Him'
Joe Rogan has been at the center of a lot of controversy in recent months, but the podcast host says he has avoided the biggest controversy of all: interviewing former president Donald Trump. The host — who has faced a Neil Young-led boycott,content advisory warningsover his Covid-19 misinformation,pulled episodesandcriticism over …
Read More »Zendaya, Adele, Pete Davidson Named Among Most Influential People in 2022 Time 100 List
Zendaya, Adele, Pete Davidson, and dozens of others have been named in the2022 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people serving important roles in entertainment, politics, sports, and business, among other fields. The list is sorted into sections of artists, innovators, titans, leaders, icons, and pioneers. This …
Read More »Spotify Throws Money at Vaguely Defined 'Marginalized Groups,' Refuses to 'Cancel' Joe Rogan
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has found himself in even more scalding water after holding firm on his decision to continue platforming Joe Rogan — even after more than 70 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast were quietly removed from the streaming platform, many featuring slurs or other derogatory language. …
Read More »Andrew Yang Is Just What the Joe Rogan Spotify Saga Didn't Need
Late on Sunday night, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek confirmed that the service wiped several archival episodes of its flagship podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, at the request of its host, Joe Rogan, who had been recorded on said show saying the N-word multiple times in many different contexts. It’s unclear …
Read More »Joe Rogan Courted by Conservative YouTube Rival After Slur-Filled Video Drops
Rumble, the Canadian video sharing website favored by the right, is eager to be the new home of the Joe Rogan Experience and all of its episodes, including those featuring racial slurs and other derogatory language. The public plea from Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski was shared on the platform’s Twitter …
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