Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have spoken up about Spotify.
The streamer is facing backlash for hosting podcaster Joe Rogan. He's been accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation on his show, but Spotify stands by him. Big names are leaving Spotify because of this — will Harry and Meghan follow?
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Neil Young and Joni Mitchell are leading the Spotify exodus, but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are not joining them.
The royal couple has a podcast network called Archewell Audio, and they just confirmed it is staying on Spotify.
In a statement to the BBC, a spokesperson said that Harry and Meghan "look to Spotify to meet this moment and are committed to continuing our work together as it does."
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The message says the couple has been "expressing concerns" to Spotify about "Covid misinformation on its platform" since last April, but it appears they still believe Spotify will do something about it.
"Hundreds of millions of people are affected by the serious harms of mis- and disinformation every day," the statement continues.
"We have continued to express our concerns to Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are made to help address this public health crisis."
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have a Spotify podcast?
If you didn't know Meghan and Harry have a podcast, no one can blame you.
The couple announced a $30 million Spotify production deal in 2020. Since then, they've released just one episode for Christmas that year.
But the podcast was in the news this week. Spotify has new job postings for podcasts on the Archewell network.
So, Prince Harry and his wife's podcast is sticking with Spotify, and we may finally hear new content from them in the near future.
