(AP) — Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, […]
WISH-TV Indianapolis's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
Developments in this update
2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Names this update
Spotify CEO says canceling Joe Rogan isn't 'the answer'
Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis ·
Newest
The Joe Rogan and Spotify Controversy: 6 Latest Developments
Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is apparently not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over
Spotify is apparently not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-COVID vaccine comments and racial slurs.
The head of music streaming giant Spotify Daniel Ek has condemned podcaster Joe Rogan's use of a racial slur but insisted that silencing him was not the
Spotify's CEO says the company will not be "silencing" Joe Rogan after a video compilation of him using the "n-word" surfaced, which prompted the podcast host to issue an apology.
In a message to employees, CEO Daniel Ek condemned Rogan's comments on vaccines and use of racial slurs, but said he didn't believe that "silencing Joe is the answer."
Experts say Spotify's management team has to choose whether to sever ties with Rogan as it risks more musicians yanking their work in protest. Or is there some middle ground
Daniel Ek says he doesn't believe "silencing" Rogan is the answer to the massive pushback over Rogan's anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek assured employees in a memo that the company will not part ways with podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan amid backlash over his interviews with doctors of alternative views on the COVID-19 vaccine and his previous use of racial slurs.
As musicians ask Spotify to remove their music in protest of Joe Rogan’s podcast, criticized for including racial slurs and promoting vaccine skepticism, the streaming platform is holding firm. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says canceling certain voices is not the answer.
"Not only are some of Joe Rogan's comments incredibly hurtful—I want to make clear that they do not represent the values of this company," Ek wrote in a staff memo.
Reports have indicated that Spotify has removed approximately 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Many on the left have attacked Rogan for his promotion of alternative treatments of COVID-19.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in an internal memo that he “strongly” condemned Rogan’s use of racial slurs on his podcast, but insisted that silencing the podcast host was not the answer.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek in a Sunday email to staff said that while racial slurs used by Joe Rogan on previous episodes of his podcast were “incredibly hurtful," he doesn't believe censoring Rogan is the solution.
Spotify’s CEO says that while he condemned podcaster Joe Rogan’s use of racial slurs, he doesn't believe that cutting ties with the popular personality is the answer.
Spotify said Sunday that it would stand by Joe Rogan despite the latest round of complaints from liberal activists about the popular podcaster, this time about his use of racial slurs.
