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Spotify drops Obama

Bucky

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What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.


Barack and Michelle Obama will not be renewing their lucrative podcast partnership with Spotify after clashing with the streaming giant over exclusivity and how much they were expected to appear in episodes.

The former first couple are said to be looking instead for a new deal at Amazon with its Audible service, or at iHeartMedia, according to Bloomberg which first revealed that the arrangement was not being renewed.

The Obama's signed their deal with Spotify in 2019 for an undisclosed sum but it is likely to be in the realm of $30million, the amount scored by Harry and Meghan in 2019 for a multi-year deal.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
LOL!
 
LOL they don't even know the amount of the deal, they just speculated based on a completely different deal
 
Joe Rogan? You can't be serious.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
You pretty intentionally lied and dishonestly named your thread. Even your own article pretty clearly states the Obamas quit Spotify.

You're so incapable of attacking Obama or even Biden on facts or substance so you have to be intentionally dishonest like this. Did you think nobody would call you out on it?
 
You pretty intentionally lied and dishonestly named your thread. Even your own article pretty clearly states the Obamas quit Spotify.

You're so incapable of attacking Obama or even Biden on facts or substance so you have to be intentionally dishonest like this. Did you think nobody would call you out on it?
At this point I don't think people are outright lying on purpose very often. I think they're completely brainwashed by far right media, Trump's cult of personality, and H8 radio. They just believe because they want to.
 
At this point I don't think people are outright lying on purpose very often. I think they're completely brainwashed by far right media, Trump's cult of personality, and H8 radio. They just believe because they want to.
I just think they're illiterate morons with a penchant for lying because they know they're morons.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
Thread title and quote seem to disagree, the article presents it as if the Obama's didn't like the deal and so did not renew it.
There is also literally no evidence that the amount was $30 million, that looks like just a guess based on another deal another famous family/couple had.

By the way, I wasn't even aware this was a thing in either case, are there seriously enough people willing to watch them do something for them to get $30 mil in a deal?
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
It's a contract dispute, and the Obamas decided not to renew.

You've completely misrepresented the situation.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
Why did you lie about the title of this thread? Not a good look.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.

You should apologize to the board for lying in your thread title. Obama dropped Spotify, not the other way around.
 
Did anyone here listen to any of those podcasts? The only people who would care about this are those who listened and will miss the show, or people who never tuned in but think it’s a decent political football to toss around a little.

I don’t use Spotify, I’m not interested in what the Obama’s have to say, this is a story without much of an audience IMO
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.

We already knew woke media was a terrible investment, but Im not sure this proves it. It sounds like Spotify made a bad deal with people who used their political influence to get paid and then didnt deliver.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
Obama is anti-woke. Fail
 
You should apologize to the board for lying in your thread title. Obama dropped Spotify, not the other way around.

Is there any proof Spotify offered to renew the contract?

I doubt Obama generated any paid subscriber growth to their platform. Obama's Podcast is no call your daddy or joe Rogan experience.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
Ouch. That's gotta hurt their egos.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
Strangely the quote you proved does not match your claims.
 
Ouch. That's gotta hurt their egos.
Not helping the image of right leaning Obama haters who only read headlines without bothering to look at the content.

The thread title is a lie as confirmed by the article cited and about 15 subsequent posts clarifying the Obama's dropped Spotify, not the other way around. So much for bruised egos, right?
 
It's a contract dispute, and the Obamas decided not to renew.

You've completely misrepresented the situation.
According to Bloomberg (Obama toadies) Spotify dropped them

"It has talked with multiple big networks, including Spotify, but the Swedish streaming giant declined to make an offer, according to three sources familiar with the discussions."

 
Is there any proof Spotify offered to renew the contract?

I doubt Obama generated any paid subscriber growth to their platform. Obama's Podcast is no call your daddy or joe Rogan experience.

Do you have any proof that Spotify did not offer to renew the contract, which actually was not up for renewal until December of this year? You started this thread. Burden of proof is on you.
 
Not helping the image of right leaning Obama haters who only read headlines without bothering to look at the content.

The thread title is a lie as confirmed by the article cited and about 15 subsequent posts clarifying the Obama's dropped Spotify, not the other way around. So much for bruised egos, right?
Well Bloomberg says Spotify dropped them. Which media is saying it was the other way around?

 
Well Bloomberg says Spotify dropped them. Which media is saying it was the other way around?

The one cited in the OP. But either way, I don't really care.
Had never listened to any Obama podcast and don't think I even have Spotify.
If the Obama's weren't making money for spotify so they dropped them, so be it. Free enterprise.
 
What a terrible deal for Spotify. They paid $30 million for the Obamas and got a few months' worths of content.

This proves woke media is a terrible investment. First CNN+ and now the Obama couple.

Joe Rogan attracts a large audience. Barack and Michelle? It just interests a small demographic of people that probably wouldn't even pay for a Spotify membership.

Tough less Spotify but it is good they didn't re-invest in a money loser.
Not everyone needs to be spoon fed their opinions.
 
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