Should You Ditch Spotify Too?
You most likely know Spotify as a streaming music juggernaut, however its enterprise mannequin has grown far past simply music. Last 12 months, the corporate paid a reported $100 million {dollars} for unique distribution rights to the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. But now Rogan’s penchant for interviewing controversial visitors, a few of whom propagate disinformation about Covid vaccines and local weather science, has riled up Spotify customers and artists alike. Prominent musicians like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and India Arie mentioned they’d pull their music from the streaming service until Spotify dumped Rogan.
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This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior author Kate Knibbs joins us to speak concerning the huge Spotify dust-up. We additionally provide some recommendation about the best way to handle your streaming music library throughout platforms … simply in case you may need to take your playlists to a different service.
Show Notes
Read Kate’s story concerning the Spotify and Joe Rogan saga. Read Adam Speight’s story about the best way to move your Spotify playlists to Apple Music. Reece Rogers has recommendation about getting started on YouTube Music.
Recommendations
Kate Knibbs recommends the novel The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. (Read her evaluate of it here.) Mike recommends the sci-fi present The Expanse. Lauren recommends an REI Nalgene water bottle with a small mouth.
Kate may be discovered on Twitter @Knibbs. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the principle hotline at @GadgetLab. The present is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
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