World News Headlines April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling 0 The Obamas are leaving Spotify 0 0000 0 0 more The Obamas are leaving Spotify April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found April 21, 2022 Under One Ceiling The Obamas are leaving Spotify Barack and Michelle Obama are ending their exclusive podcast deal with Spotify. The former First Couple are now in talks with other audio distributors regarding a deal worth tens of millions of dollars, according to Bloomberg. Amongst the bidders is Amazon’s Audible and iHeartMedia. Spotify was involved in negotiations but chose not to make an offer for the rights to new Obama-led material. This was likely due to the nature of the fresh deal: the Obamas are reportedly seeking to make multiple shows and have them released on several platforms concurrently. This doesn’t exactly work for Spotify, given their history of exclusive deals, like a certain $100 million partnership with podcaster Joe Rogan, who caused a slew of controversy earlier this year. SEE ALSO: How to stop Spotify from sharing your data, and why you should The partnership between Spotify and Higher Ground, the Obamas’ media company, was announced in 2019, with the pair set to develop, produce, and voice podcasts for the platform. This included The Michelle Obama Podcast, which was Spotify’s top podcast of summer 2020, with millions streaming the former First Lady having conversations with friends and loved ones about relationships. Their high-profile deal will come to a close by the end of 2022, with a final series from Higher Ground set to be released around then. The Obamas are also in the midst of a major creative partnership with Netflix, so in the interim, we won’t have to go very far for their content. Related Related posts: Hong Kong marks handover anniversary under shadow of security law tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Rikki Neave: James Watson guilty of schoolboy's 1994 murder next 'Cyber Hell' trailer tells story of the 'Nth Room' abuse case
