The current controversy with the leading music streaming service sparked when Joe Rogan, who signed a $100 million contract in 2020 with Spotify for exclusive rights to the “Joe Rogan Experience,” broadcasted perceived inaccurate and misleading information regarding the COVID-19 virus on his podcast.
As a publicly traded company, it also has a duty to its stockholders.” “And like many companies before them which have faced public criticism, Spotify has to weigh both the impact from a public relations perspective and the impact, if any, on their bottom line. “This is another noteworthy and important example,” she said. That is what is happening in this case.”Įlton, who has worked with three different major record label groups for more than two decades, noted the long history of instances and ways that artists have spoken out or taken action to serve commentary on occurrences in the broader culture. From time to time, platforms will find themselves having to pick sides. “More varied content inevitably leads to a greater risk that some of it will be considered offensive to users of the platform and other content creators.
“Platforms are trying to grow the diversity of content they offer,” Elton said. Serona Elton, director of the music industry program and associate dean of administration at the Frost School of Music, noted the proliferation of news outlets and social media sites that have shifted the power paradigm for digital media platforms like Spotify. The current Spotify controversy prompted by a podcaster highlights the many land mines that riddle the new digital media landscape where consumers have multitudes of options, according to University of Miami music industry and business law experts.
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