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Last year, on average, Canadian songwriters and composers earned a paltry $67 in royalties from digital platforms. That info comes from SOCAN, the body representing the nation’s musicians creating original material. Yet the not-for-profit body says that as a whole, Canadian artists raked in a record-breaking amount of money last year. The not-for-profit body collects royalties […]
Joe Rogan recently confessed that he would quit his podcast if it started to feel like he had to “walk on eggshells.” MMA fighter Josh Barnett admitted on Tuesday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience that he was worried about speaking freely because certain listeners would go through every single one of his statements with a fine-tooth […]
Joe Rogan was in serious hot water ago after a compilation video went viral of the podcast host saying the N-word across a slew of episodes. Freddie Gibbs recently visited the Joe Rogan Experience alongside Brian Moses, and while the rapper condemned Rogan for using the racial slur, Gibbs also said he doesn’t think the comedian is racist. “You can’t say that shit, Joe,” Freddie […]
Kanye West is dominating Spotify despite excluding the streaming service from his latest release. After dropping his latest album Donda 2 via Stem Player—his audio device made by YEEZY Tech and Kano Computing, Ye was the most streamed artist on Spotify this weekend, according to Chart Data. Granted, this uptick could have as much to do with the […]
Nearly two years after it was announced that Spotify struck a licensing deal with Joe Rogan for a reported $100 million, a new report suggests that Rogan’s deal is worth double. “Two people familiar with the details of the transaction” told the New York Times that the three-and-a-half year deal is worth at least $200 million, with the […]
Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show performer Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly is the subject of the latest chapter of Higher Ground and Spotify’s The Big Hit Show podcast, hosted by Alex Pappademas. And in the first episode, fans get a chance to hear from Kendrick himself, as well as from collaborators including Sounwave. An early […]
Nearly 16 years after its initial release, Kanye West’s 2006 live album Late Orchestration is now available on streaming platforms. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England in front of an audience of 300 in September 2005, the album was initially released on CD and DVD, before finding its way onto streaming services late Tuesday night. […]
In the latest episode of his podcast, Joe Rogan said that the recent backlash and criticism he’s been receiving is part of a “political hit job” against him, Variety reports. Rogan’s comments arrive after a compilation video of him using the n-word multiple times went viral. On the Tuesday episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan addressed the video, which shows the […]
With Joe Rogan facing backlash over his past use of the N-word and other racial slurs, an major fixture in the hip-hop industry is forgiving controversial podcast host. Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J. Prince took to Instagram on Monday to defend Rogan, claiming he “is not a racist.” “Joe Rogan is not a racist,” J. Prince wrote in a post. “I know this […]
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a letter to company employees over the weekend that he doesn’t believe that “silencing Joe is the answer” amid ongoing controversies surrounding podcast host Joe Rogan. In the letter, per the Hollywood Reporter, Ek—whose net worth is estimated by Forbes to be just over $3 billion—mentioned Rogan’s use of what […]
