Joe Rogan apologises over Spotify row – but slams it as ‘out of control juggernaut’

JOE Rogan has apologised for controversy around his podcast on Spotify after being accused of spreading lies about Covid and jabs.

The streaming giant has faced a huge backlash for standing up for the popular podcaster, despite outrage from artists and music fans.

Rogan said he would try to “balance things out” better on his podcast in future

Neil Young was among those who objected to his songs being played on the same platform as Rogan and issued Spotify with an ultimatum – remove Rogan or lose the rocker’s music.

After Spotify chose to pull the singer’s catalogue over the row, fans rallied around him, threatening to cancel their monthly subscriptions.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also hit out at the company, saying they had spoken to bosses about their concerns.

Following the furore, Rogan has now taken to Instagram to apologise and pledged to “balance things out”.

He said he’s a fan of Neil Young and is “very sorry” artists felt the need to remove their music because of him.

“It’s become what it is today, which is some out of control juggernaut that I barely have control of,” he admitted.

“Often times I have no idea what I’m gonna talk about until I sit down and talk to people.

“I get things wrong, but I try to correct them whenever I get something wrong.

“I’m interested in finding out what the truth is, and I’m interested in having interesting conversations with people that have differing opinions.

“I’m not interested in only talking to people that have one perspective.”

Rogan, 54, is the host of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the top-rated podcast on Spotify, which holds exclusive rights to the program.

His 10-minute response comes after Spotify announced a new plan to address the spread of Covid-19 misinformation.

The streaming giant said it will now add a message alongside controversial podcast episodes directing users to official Covid-19 advice.

Rogan welcomed the idea, saying “I’m very happy with that”.

Spotify boss Daniel Ek said: “This new effort to combat misinformation will roll out to countries around the world in the coming days.

“To our knowledge, this content advisory is the first of its kind by a major podcast platform.”

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