Joe Rogan signs new $250M Spotify deal, but podcast to become available on other platforms

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Joe Rogan‘s controversial podcast will live to see another day — and more years — thanks to a new multi-million dollar contract.

The former “Fear Factor” host signed a new deal with Spotify worth a reported $250 million. As part of the agreement, “The Joe Rogan Experience” will become available on other streaming platforms.

The purported three-year pact, including a minimum guaranteed fee for the provocative podcaster, along with a share of advertising revenue, was first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Friday.

For the past three years, Spotify has had the exclusive streaming rights for Rogan’s podcast. The new deal, however, will encompass distribution on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube.

“JRE remains podcasting’s king, consistently ranking as the most-listened-to podcast globally and our users have ranked the show as Spotify’s Wrapped top podcast each year since 2020,” Spotify posted on its website Friday.

The 56-year-old Newark native, who started the podcast in 2009, took to social media to share news of the renewal.

“I am very happy to announce that I will extend my partnership with Spotify, the largest podcast platform in the world,” he wrote, along with announcing that his show will “soon” become available elsewhere.

“I also feel insanely fortunate to be able to have so many long, in-depth conversations with so many cool, and interesting people, and it makes me happy as f–k to know so many people enjoy watching and listening,” he added.

In recent years, Rogan’s podcast has amplified the voices of polarizing figures such as bombastic “InfoWars” host Alex Jones and Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.

During Black History Month 2022, Rogan apologized after his repeated use of the N-word was resurfaced and compiled into a video clip that went viral.

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek then issued an apology to employees about the backlash the show has received.

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