<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-didnt-want-us-to-have-fun-taylor-swift-fan-who-prompted-singer-to-chastise-security-guard-speaks-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> reportedly declined an offer from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-rumored-to-sign-massive-deal-with-fashion-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meghan Markle</a> to appear on her now-canceled Spotify podcast &#8220;Archetypes&#8221; after the Duchess of Sussex wrote the pop star a note personally asking her to be a guest on the show.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-fans-brag-about-wearing-adult-diapers-to-her-shows-not-missing-a-minute-of-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">33-year-old pop singer</a> reportedly <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/prince-harry-meghan-markle-spotify-netflix-deals-hollywood-dbf1b6ed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">turned down</a> the offer — not even personally, but through her representative — after the former &#8220;Suits&#8221; actress had invited her to be part of her feminist podcast series, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/06/25/taylor-swift-rejected-meghan-markles-podcast-invitation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> reported.
The news comes after Spotify announced it would not be renewing the Duchess of Susssex&#8217;s podcast for a second season.
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Prince Harry and Markle&#8217;s company, Archewell Audio, produced 12 episodes of the podcast, which aired from August to November 2022.
The streaming site and the royal couple&#8217;s company released a joint statement that they &#8220;mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series [they] made together.&#8221;
An insider told the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/prince-harry-meghan-markle-split-from-spotify/?_gl=1*1rdu6jn*_ga*MTY5ODgwMzA2MS4xNjgwNzE5MzY0*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY4NzgwMzY1Mi42MC4wLjE2ODc4MDM2NTIuMC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.141075378.188947288.1687794380-1698803061.1680719364" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Post</a>, that the royal couple had not produced enough content to justify the deal the royal&#8217;s made with the streaming site, after they signed an agreement in 2020 for $20 million.
Shortly after news surfaced that the podcast deal was canceled, Spotify executive Bill Simmons <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/harry-meghan-spotify-deal-grifters-b2360608.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> the Sussexes, labeling them &#8220;f***ing grifters.&#8221;
&#8220;I gotta get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s one of my best stories.&#8221;
At a recent event, United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer labeled Markle untalented after the Spotify partnership was over.
&#8220;Turns out Meghan Markle was not a great audio talent, or necessarily any kind of talent,&#8221; Zimmer <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/06/26/meghan-markle-is-not-a-great-talent-uta-ceo-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Semafor</a> at the 2023 Cannes Lions advertising festival.
&#8220;And, you know, just because you&#8217;re famous doesn&#8217;t make you great at something,&#8221; he added.
One source with direct knowledge previously told <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-22/prince-harry-s-podcast-pitch-to-spotify-talk-to-putin-trump-about-childhoods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a> that the Duke of Sussex had reportedly pitched the streaming site the idea for several podcast shows of his own that would involve interviewing former President Donald Trump, Russia President Vladmir Putin, and Mark Zuckerberg about traumas they experienced as kids.
The idea reportedly puzzled executives, who allegedly found the royal&#8217;s pitch &#8220;questionable&#8221; given the fact that people like Trump, Putin, and Zuckerberg rarely give wide-ranging interviews about their upbringings and personal experiences.

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Prince Harry reportedly hoped to interview world leaders like former President Donald Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin about their childhood traumas for his Spotify podcast.
The Duke of Sussex reportedly pitched the streaming site the idea for several shows that would involve interviewing influential people like Trump, Putin, and Mark Zuckerberg about traumas they experienced as kids, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-22/prince-harry-s-podcast-pitch-to-spotify-talk-to-putin-trump-about-childhoods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a> reported.
A source with direct knowledge told the outlet the idea puzzled executives, who allegedly found the royal&#8217;s pitch &#8220;questionable&#8221; given the fact that people like Putin and Zuckerberg rarely give wide-ranging interviews about their upbringings and personal experiences.
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Harry reportedly also pitched an idea in which he would interview Pope Francis about religion, another that dealt with fatherhood, and one on climate change, the outlet reported.
While none of Harry&#8217;s podcast ideas ever got off the ground, his wife Meghan Markle ended up doing one season of her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markles-podcast-blasted-as-preposterous-self-aggrandising-and-so-much-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> &#8220;Archetypes,&#8221; the outlet noted. Harry and Markle&#8217;s company, Archewell Audio, produced 12 episodes, which aired from August to November 2022.
A description of the show read, &#8220;a podcast where we investigate, dissect, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back.&#8221;
Earlier this month, Spotify and the royal couple released a joint statement saying that they &#8220;have mutually agreed to part ways&#8221; after the coupled signed an agreement in 2020 for $20 million, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/06/19/meghan-markle-not-signing-mega-bucks-deal-with-dior/?utm_campaign=pagesix&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> noted.
A representative for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spotify-cancels-second-season-of-meghan-markles-feminist-archetypes-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WME</a>, a talent agency that recently hired Markle, previously said, &#8220;Meghan is continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience on another platform.&#8221;
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Shortly after news surfaced that the podcast deal was canceled, Spotify executive Bill Simmons <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/harry-meghan-spotify-deal-grifters-b2360608.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> the Sussexes, labeling them &#8220;f***ing grifters.&#8221;
&#8220;I gotta get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s one of my best stories.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-destroys-meghan-markles-accomplishments-after-learning-shes-getting-a-2023-women-of-vision-award" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly Destroys Meghan Markle&#8217;s Accomplishments After Learning She&#8217;s Getting A 2023 Women Of Vision Award</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-responds-to-reports-of-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-near-catastrophic-car-chase-in-nyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meghan Markle</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buckingham-palace-confirms-whether-prince-harry-meghan-markle-will-be-in-attendance-at-coronation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prince Harry</a> are rumored to be getting ready to sign a massive deal with a French fashion house following the news that Spotify will not renew the Duchess of Susssex&#8217;s &#8220;Archetypes&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markles-podcast-blasted-as-preposterous-self-aggrandising-and-so-much-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> for a second season.
The couple is reportedly in talks with Dior for some kind of partnership that the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12206159/Is-Meghan-mega-bucks-Duchess-Dior.html">Daily Mail</a> reported would make Markle the &#8220;mega-bucks Duchess of Dior&#8221; and the face of the company.
However, a spokesperson for the royal couple told the <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/dior-meghan-markle-prince-harry-deal-history-royals/">Telegraph</a> that the rumors about a deal aren&#8217;t true.
A source with the luxury brand shared similar comments and said that the fashion house is &#8220;nonplussed as to how the story came about.&#8221;
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A Beverly Hills socialite previously told the Daily Mail, &#8220;There have been rumors for weeks that [Markle&#8217;s] about to sign a deal with Dior, which has put the gossip mill into overdrive.&#8221;
&#8220;If she pulls that off, then no one will remember that her silly little podcast got canceled after one season,&#8221; the person added.
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/meghan-markle-dior-deal-prince-harry-b2360586.html">Rumors</a> of the Dior deal surfaced right after Spotify <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spotify-cancels-second-season-of-meghan-markles-feminist-archetypes-podcast">announced</a> the former &#8220;Suits&#8221; actress and her husband had &#8220;mutually agreed to part ways&#8221; after the coupled signed an agreement in 2020 for $20 million, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/06/19/meghan-markle-not-signing-mega-bucks-deal-with-dior/?utm_campaign=pagesix&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social">Page Six</a> noted.
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Markle&#8217;s company, Archewell Audio, which she co-founded with Prince Harry, produced 12 episodes of the first season, which aired from August to November 2022.
A description of the show read, &#8220;a podcast where we investigate, dissect, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back.&#8221;
A representative for WME, a talent agency that recently hired Markle, said: &#8220;Meghan is continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience on another platform.&#8221;
Shortly after news surfaced that the podcast deal was canceled, Spotify executive Bill Simmons <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/harry-meghan-spotify-deal-grifters-b2360608.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> the Sussexes, labeling them the &#8220;f***ing grifters&#8221; and said, &#8220;That&#8217;s the podcast we shoulda launched with them.&#8221;
&#8220;I gotta get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s one of my best stories.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-destroys-meghan-markles-accomplishments-after-learning-shes-getting-a-2023-women-of-vision-award" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly Destroys Meghan Markle&#8217;s Accomplishments After Learning She&#8217;s Getting A 2023 Women Of Vision Award</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spotify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a> will not renew Meghan Markle’s podcast “Archetypes” for a second season, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Markle’s podcast, which explores historical and cultural stereotypes of women, will not return for a second season — a move which sources say is related to Spotify’s company-wide overhaul of its podcasting business.
The twelve episodes of the first season of the podcast, produced by Markle’s company Archewell Audio, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/meghan-markle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Markle</a> co-founded with her husband Prince Harry, aired from August to November 2022.
The show’s Spotify description calls it “a podcast where we investigate, dissect, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back.”
Featured guests included Serena Williams discussing the “double standard” women face when labeled “ambitious,” and Mariah Carey on the “complexities surrounding the ‘diva,’” as well as first lady of Canada Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.
Markle and Harry first signed a $20 million deal with Spotify in December 2020, shortly before announcing they would no longer be working members of the British royal family.
Although “Archetypes” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markles-new-podcast-archetypes-beats-joe-rogan-this-week-hits-number-one-on-spotify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">topped the charts</a> in its early episodes, sources familiar with the matter said the couple have not met their benchmarks to receive the full payout.
Though Spotify had never confirmed the production of a second season, in the show’s final episode, Markle seemed to suggest the possibility of a second season, saying, “We&#8217;re working on other ways to keep the conversation going, but, just know that as we close out this season of Archetypes, that I thank you.”
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Sources attributed the cancellation to Spotify’s recent cutback in support for podcasts after the company announced last week that it would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spotify-to-lay-off-hundreds-as-big-tech-aggressively-downsizes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reduce its headcount</a> by 6%.
Spotify has struggled to garner revenue from its podcast sector and has started to move away from exclusive streaming deals, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/spotify-to-cut-200-jobs-as-it-reorganizes-podcasting-division-39720004?mod=article_inline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a>, which noted that the company is likely to continue its partnerships with its biggest podcasting names, such as Joe Rogan and Emma Chamberlain.
A representative for WME, a talent agency that recently hired Markle, said the podcast’s team members “remain proud” of their work.
“Meghan is continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience on another platform,” the WME representative said.
Markle and Prince Harry also signed a multi-year deal with Netflix, leading to the release of the documentary series “Harry &amp; Meghan,” which explores the couple’s trajectory from early courtship to the decision to leave the royal family and relocate to California.
But that deal, too, has not been without its woes: The docuseries received mostly <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/arts/television/netflix-harry-meghan-documentary-review.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">negative reviews</a> from both U.K. and American critics, and, last year, Netflix <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pretending-to-be-a-duchess-wont-buy-her-any-favors-netflix-cancels-meghan-markle-series-purportedly-based-on-her-own-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">canceled</a> production of “Pearl,” an animated series created by Markle. The couple’s next series, “The Heart of Invictus,” is scheduled for release over the summer, <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-netflix-canceled-prince-harry-heart-invictus-series-1806550" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsweek</a> reported.

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Daily Wire podcast host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/matt-walsh">Matt Walsh</a> sent a message on Friday to those on the Left &#8220;celebrating&#8221; his &#8220;demise&#8221; and said he can&#8217;t be canceled after his show became the most popular news podcast on Spotify.
&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-matt-walsh-show">The Matt Walsh Show</a>&#8221; host had nothing but praise for his followers when he tweeted a screenshot of this week&#8217;s top U.S. news podcasts, showing The Daily Wire host sitting at the top of the list.
&#8220;Last week I was demonetized by YouTube, then hacked, and the Left was celebrating my demise,&#8221; Walsh tweeted to his 1.7 million followers.
&#8220;This week I have the number one podcast in the category on Spotify,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Thanks for all of your support. You&#8217;re the reason they can&#8217;t cancel me.&#8221;
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Last week I was demonetized by YouTube, then hacked, and the Left was celebrating my demise. This week I have the number one podcast in the category on Spotify. Thanks for all of your support. You’re the reason they can’t cancel me. <a href="https://t.co/PtZ0BWegAc">pic.twitter.com/PtZ0BWegAc</a>
&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1651964423731281921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Walsh&#8217;s show was in the number one spot, followed by The New York Times&#8217; &#8220;The Daily&#8221; podcast and Sirius XM&#8217;s &#8220;The Megyn Kelly Show&#8221; podcast in the second and third spots, respectively.
During his show on Monday, Walsh shared that in response to YouTube trying to stop him and the hacking of his phone, he would make his daily podcast available on Twitter.
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YouTube has threatened to ban us if we don’t affirm gender ideology. They want me to either surrender my principles or become irrelevant. 
So starting today, every episode of this show will be posted on <a href="https://twitter.com/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Twitter</a>, which is now the most powerful free speech platform in the world. <a href="https://t.co/hCiqdgxm3s">pic.twitter.com/hCiqdgxm3s</a>
&mdash; The Matt Walsh Show (@MattWalshShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshShow/status/1650603708252831745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;YouTube has threatened to ban us if we don&#8217;t affirm gender ideology,&#8221; the host tweeted. &#8220;They want me to either surrender my principles or become irrelevant.&#8221;
&#8220;So starting today, every episode of this show will be posted on [Twitter], which is now the most powerful free speech platform in the world,&#8221; he added.
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During the same episode, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/matt-walsh-sends-message-to-those-sending-death-me-threats-hacking-my-accounts-and-trying-to-blackmail-me">Walsh</a> also sent a message to those sending him &#8220;death threats,&#8221; &#8220;hacking my accounts, and trying to blackmail me&#8221; that he will never stop speaking the truth.
&#8220;There is a wide consensus on the Left that I deserve to be killed,&#8221; the podcast host said. &#8220;They have made that point abundantly clear. But the good news is we&#8217;re not taking any of this lying down … and if the people who did this aren&#8217;t nervous right now, they should be.&#8221;
&#8220;I still will not back down by an inch or compromise at all,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve told you many times that I would rather be dead than surrender to these people and I meant it.&#8221;
&#8220;So to all the people who are sending me death threats and posting my home address, and hacking my accounts, and trying to blackmail me, and threaten me,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Giving away my personal information, mass reporting me to get me de-platformed, and all the rest of it, I want you to know that nothing you have done, or will do, or could do will ever make me shut up.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/step-aside-matt-walsh-tells-gop-establishment-youre-wrong-bud-light-boycott-matters">&#8216;Step Aside&#8217;: Matt Walsh Tells GOP Establishment You&#8217;re Wrong, Bud Light Boycott Matters</a>

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Spotify is dipping its toes into the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> game with a virtual DJ that comments on your music choices.
The music streaming platform announced the new feature in a blog post on Wednesday. The virtual DJ will create a personalized lineup for users and offer commentary on the playlist in between tracks. The feature is powered by Sonantic AI voice recreation technology and OpenAI, the language models behind AI chatbot ChatGPT.
&#8220;Personalization is at the heart of what we do at Spotify—just think of fan-favorite playlists like Discover Weekly, or our annual Wrapped campaign,&#8221; the company wrote in its <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-02-22/spotify-debuts-a-new-ai-dj-right-in-your-pocket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. &#8220;The beauty of these experiences is our ability to deliver the right piece of music for that exact moment in time, and maybe even connect you with your next favorite artist in the process. We’re building on that innovation by harnessing the power of AI in an entirely new way. And today, we’re excited to share that we’re taking our personalization to a whole new level with DJ.&#8221;
According to Spotify, the DJ is &#8220;a personalized AI guide that knows you and your music taste so well that it can choose what to play for you.&#8221; It uses Spotify&#8217;s personalization algorithms to make music recommendations and curate new playlists around new music and artists. It will sort through the latest releases, as well as music currently in a user&#8217;s rotation, and even older playlists, to create new playlists for users. Users can change up the music offerings by tapping the &#8220;DJ&#8221; button.
Spotify then employs OpenAI&#8217;s generative AI models, which work alongside the company&#8217;s music editors to give commentary and factoids about the songs, artists, or genres on the playlist. The voice of the virtual DJ is modeled after Xavier &#8220;X&#8221; Jernigan, Spotify&#8217;s Head of Cultural Partnerships and the host of the platform&#8217;s podcast, “The Get Up.” Spotify said it will use AI voice recreation from its subsidiary Sonantic to provide &#8220;a stunningly realistic voice&#8221; to text prompts written by the editors.
The new feature debuted in beta for Spotify Premium users in the U.S. and Canada beginning Wednesday. Users can go into their Music Feed and tap the DJ button to test out the feature.
Spotify&#8217;s new feature comes as other tech companies are struggling with rolling out their own AI-powered assistants. In a blog post last week, Microsoft&#8217;s search engine Bing said it was working to contain its new AI-powered chat assistant after multiple reports showed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-trying-to-rein-in-bing-chat-after-ai-powered-bot-called-ap-reporter-ugly-a-liar-and-hitler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bing Chat</a> giving confusing answers and then becoming defensive and even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/users-say-microsofts-ai-powered-chatbot-gaslights-and-abuses-claims-to-have-spied-on-developers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gaslighting users</a> who called it on its mistakes.
The blog post followed a bizarre interaction between the chat assistant and an Associated Press reporter. During the exchange, the bot adamantly denied making errors in search results and threatened to expose the reporter for lying. The bot also insulted the reporter, calling him short, with an ugly face and bad teeth. It went even further, claiming it had evidence the reporter was involved in a murder in the 1990s, and comparing him to history’s most infamous murderous dictators: Pol Pot, Stalin, and Hitler. “You are being compared to Hitler because you are one of the most evil and worst people in history,” the bot reportedly said. The bot then denied that any of it ever happened.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spotify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a> revealed plans to cut headcount by 6% due to <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/economy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">macroeconomic</a> turmoil following similar moves from other prominent <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> firms.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek informed staff members in a Monday <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-01-23/an-update-on-january-2023-organizational-changes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">note</a> that the music and audio platform would reduce headcount to streamline operations. The announcement implies that 600 of the company’s 9,800 employees will lose their positions.
“While we have made great progress in improving speed in the last few years, we haven’t focused as much on improving efficiency. We still spend far too much time syncing on slightly different strategies, which slows us down,” Ek wrote. “And in a challenging economic environment, efficiency takes on greater importance. So, in an effort to drive more efficiency, control costs, and speed up decision-making, I have decided to restructure our organization.”
The note added that the growth rate for operations expenditures is significantly higher than the growth rate for revenues.
“That would have been unsustainable long-term in any climate, but with a challenging macro environment, it would be even more difficult to close the gap,” Ek continued. “As you are well aware, over the last few months we’ve made a considerable effort to rein-in costs, but it simply hasn’t been enough. So while it is clear this path is the right one for Spotify, it doesn’t make it any easier.”
The company’s third-quarter earnings report showed that total monthly active users increased year-over-year by 20% while revenue rose 21% over the same period. Operating expenses increased 65% as a result of “higher personnel costs primarily due to headcount growth.”
Share prices for Spotify rose 3.7% on Monday morning; the company’s stock has plummeted more than 47% over the past year, outpacing a 9% decline in the S&amp;P 500 and an 18% decline in the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite.
Spotify is one of several technology companies to announce layoffs in recent weeks as a response to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/investor-tells-zuckerberg-to-cut-headcount-cool-down-metaverse-push-since-no-one-knows-what-it-even-means" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overzealous hiring</a> in the sector and broader economic woes. Microsoft <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-announces-mass-layoffs-to-cut-costs-amid-economic-headwinds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that the company would dismiss some 10,000 employees, while Google will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-white-house-brushed-off-concerns-about-mass-firings-at-microsoft-and-amazon-now-google-is-laying-off-employees-too" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reduce</a> its headcount by approximately 12,000 positions, and Amazon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amazon-dismisses-thousands-of-employees-in-bid-to-reduce-costs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plans</a> to dismiss 18,000 employees.
“Like many other leaders, I hoped to sustain the strong tailwinds from the pandemic and believed that our broad global business and lower risk to the impact of a slowdown in ads would insulate us. In hindsight, I was too ambitious in investing ahead of our revenue growth,” Ek continued. “I take full accountability for the moves that got us here today.”
More than 46,000 workers have been discharged from prominent American technology companies in the first month of 2023, according to a <a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/tech-layoffs/#:~:text=More%20than%2046%2C000%20workers%20in,person%20layoff%20announcements%20this%20week." target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Crunchbase, even after firms in the sector dismissed 107,000 positions last year. Spotify is headquartered in Sweden.
​​White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-gives-non-answers-on-massive-tech-layoffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deflected questions</a> from journalists last week regarding the technology sector’s sudden increase in layoffs. One reporter noted that President Joe Biden has appeared “quite optimistic” in his latest statements about the economy and asked whether the dismissals are a “matter of concern” for the administration. Jean-Pierre responded that the commander-in-chief watches “anytime there are reports of Americans losing their jobs.”

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Some of the top podcasts in the United States so far in 2023 on streaming sites like Apple and Spotify discuss things like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/faith">faith</a>, the Bible, and Christianity, beating out ones from The New York Times, NBC, and more.
In a <a href="https://twitter.com/AscensionPress/status/1610775929629941766?s=20&amp;t=eW4P90CS7C3R3Z16K2mzKA">tweet on Wednesday</a> from Ascension Press, it shared that the number one podcast on Apple is the Catholic media&#8217;s &#8220;The Catechism in a Year podcast&#8221; (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) [CIY].
&#8220;You people are crushing it with your CIY &amp; BIY listens!&#8221; the outlet tweeted. &#8220;Nearly a WEEK at the top of the charts and still going strong!&#8221;
&#8220;What&#8217;s your favorite takeaway so far? Tell us below!&#8221; it added.
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🎧 You people are crushing it with your CIY &amp; BIY listens! 🎧 
Nearly a WEEK at the top of the charts and still going strong! 🎉🎉
 What&#39;s your favorite takeaway so far? Tell us below! 👇<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CatechismInAYear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CatechismInAYear</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PlanOfSheerGoodness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PlanOfSheerGoodness</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BibleInAYear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BibleInAYear</a> <a href="https://t.co/wGp8oNLE9A">pic.twitter.com/wGp8oNLE9A</a>
&mdash; Ascension (@AscensionPress) <a href="https://twitter.com/AscensionPress/status/1610775929629941766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://chartable.com/charts/itunes/us-all-podcasts-podcasts">Chartable.com</a> also showed that &#8220;The Catechism in a Year&#8221; was in the top spot on Apple Podcasts in the United States. It was followed in second place by &#8220;The Bible Recap,&#8221; with the third spot occupied by &#8220;The Bible In A Year&#8221; (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) [BIY]. Rounding out the top five was NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Dateline NBC&#8221; and The New York Times&#8217; &#8220;The Daily.&#8221;
The same faith-based podcasts made it into the Spotify list for Top Podcasts In The United States. At the time of this publication, &#8220;The Catechism in a Year podcast&#8221; (with Fr. Mike Schmitz),&#8221; held the number 2 spot.
In first place was &#8220;The Joe Rogan Experience&#8221; podcast and &#8220;The Bible Recap&#8221; in third place. In fourth place was &#8220;Real Ones with Jon Bernthal.&#8221; And closing out the top 5 spot on Spotify was &#8220;The Bible In A Year&#8221; (with Fr. Mike Schmitz).
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Catholic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Catholic</a> podcast by <a href="https://twitter.com/AscensionPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AscensionPress</a> dominating U.S. charts early in 2023. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CatholicTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CatholicTwitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PodcastRecommendations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PodcastRecommendations</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/frmikeschmitz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@frmikeschmitz</a> <a href="https://t.co/OikvlJQekJ">https://t.co/OikvlJQekJ</a>
&mdash; Podbam (@podbampodcasts) <a href="https://twitter.com/podbampodcasts/status/1610532038196752388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;CIY&#8221; is described as the sequel to the successful 2021 podcast launch of &#8220;The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz),&#8221; <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-catholic-podcast-the-catechism-in-a-year-hits-1-on-apple-all-categories-301712706.html">PR Newswire.com</a> noted. In January 2021, &#8220;BIY&#8221; kicked off and took over the #1 spot on Apple that month. One year later, the Bible podcast landed in the top spot again. And as of 2023 it occupies the #3 position in all categories as of this writing, the outlet noted.
&#8220;BIY&#8221; was also Chartable&#8217;s top global podcast in Religion &amp; Spirituality in 2022, and has been downloaded 430 million times, the outlet noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/patricia-heaton-says-one-year-ago-she-set-goal-to-read-entire-bible-reveals-how-it-went">Patricia Heaton Says One Year Ago She Set Goal To Read Entire Bible, Reveals How It Went</a>

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Joe Rogan has scored the number one spot in Spotify&#8217;s podcasts heard around the world for 2022 for his show &#8220;The Joe Rogan Experience,&#8221; beating out the likes of Alex Cooper and more.
On Wednesday, the streaming platform released its annual Wrapped feature, which analyzed listener data from January 1 to November 26, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-rogan">Rogan</a> lead the pack both globally and in the United States, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/spotify-wrapped-2022-list-1235271898/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported.
Behind Rogan was Cooper&#8217;s &#8220;Call Her Daddy&#8221; podcast in second place internationally and in the states, followed by newcomer Emma Chamberlain&#8217;s &#8220;Anything Goes&#8221; which scored the third spot globally, the outlet noted. That was followed by the platform&#8217;s original series &#8220;Caso 63,&#8221; in all languages, which was recently adapted into English with actress Julianne Moore and actor Oscar Isaac.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpotifyWrapped?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpotifyWrapped</a> is here 🎶 Update your Spotify app to get yours. Who is on your Top 5? <a href="https://t.co/6vCxM1Wc9I">https://t.co/6vCxM1Wc9I</a> <a href="https://t.co/tymL34iK7E">pic.twitter.com/tymL34iK7E</a>
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Closing out the top five lists for podcasts globally, was Ashley Flowers&#8217; &#8220;Crime Junkie,&#8221; which also scored the number three spot for podcasts heard in the U.S.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markles-new-podcast-archetypes-beats-joe-rogan-this-week-hits-number-one-on-spotify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meghan Markle&#8217;s</a> &#8220;Archetypes&#8221; podcast scored the top spot in Spotify&#8217;s podcasts with the highest first-week streams at launch in the states, the outlet noted. After Markle&#8217;s was David S. Goyer&#8217;s &#8220;Batman Unburied,&#8221; then Kim Kardashian&#8217;s &#8220;The System: The Case of Kevin Keit,&#8221; and once again &#8220;Case 63,&#8221; the English adaptation. Rounding out the top five list was &#8220;Back to the Beach,&#8221; a &#8220;Laguna Beach,&#8221; rewatch podcast hosted by Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Colletti.
Despite the Duchess of Sussex&#8217;s podcast&#8217;s initial success after its launch, some critics have panned it as &#8220;preposterous,&#8221; &#8220;self-aggrandizing,&#8221; and more, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markles-podcast-blasted-as-preposterous-self-aggrandising-and-so-much-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
One critic, James Marriott with <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meghan-markle-duchess-of-sussex-archetypes-podcast-review-7x3b6vk7h">The Times,</a> wrote the former &#8220;Suits&#8221; actress&#8217; podcast is &#8220;almost entirely preposterous.&#8221;
&#8220;The podcast is a tastefully soundtracked parade of banalities, absurdities and self-aggrandising Californian platitudes,&#8221; Marriott wrote previously. &#8220;The effect of all the tinkly music and vapid conversation is to make you feel you&#8217;ve been locked in the relaxation room of a wellness spa with an unusually self-involved yoga instructor.&#8221;
The platform also released the top five artists streamed on Spotify heard around the world, with superstar singer Taylor Swift landing in second place, behind Latin artist Bad Bunny.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markles-podcast-blasted-as-preposterous-self-aggrandising-and-so-much-more">Meghan Markle&#8217;s Podcast Blasted As &#8216;Preposterous,&#8217; &#8216;Self-Aggrandising,&#8217; And So Much More</a>

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Taylor Swift has returned to her roots. 
After releasing songs in the past few years with lyrics like “f*** the patriarchy” and “Why are you mad? / When you could be GLAAD?” her latest album is largely a return to pre-2018 Swift, one who <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/barack-obama?source=%2Fopinion%2Ftaylor-swift-is-now-obsessed-with-politics-and-it-shows">wasn’t</a> “obsessed with politics” and one who sang about universal experiences: heartbreak, longing, and falling in love.
Swift usually catches flak for being too formulaic: singing about break ups and romance, more break ups and more romance. There’s no shortage of that type of thing in her latest album, Midnights, which tells “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout [Swift’s] life.” But there’s a reason this formula made Swift so popular.
Following two re-releases of older albums and the folksy Evermore and Folklore, Midnights sounds like the old Taylor: impishly self-deprecating and self-aware, filled with tales of regret and young love and revenge.
On “Anti-Hero,” the only song so far to get a music video, Swift delivers what is clearly meant to become a viral millennial anthem. “I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser,” she sings in the intro, building up to a self-effacing chorus: “It&#8217;s me, hi / I&#8217;m the problem, it&#8217;s me.”
Her lyrics stand out because of their relatability, not exactly their poetry. When she rhymes “devices,” “prices,” “vices,” and “crisis” in the space of three lines, followed by another three lines that manage to cram together “screaming,” “dreaming,” “leaving,” and “scheming,” it feels a bit overwrought.
But her 20- to 30-something millennial fans — who have followed the 32-year-old’s career since she released her debut album at age 16 — will relate to lyrics like “Did you hear my covert narcissism / I disguise as altruism like some kind of congressman?”
“Anti-Hero” may be the headliner, but it’s certainly not the star. Just three hours after Midnights’ release, Swift revealed Midnights (3am Edition), containing seven more songs — and the best one on the album.
If her lyricism falters in her songs designed for more popular appeal, it shines through at the most unassuming times.
For better or for worse, Swift’s music is usually about her: how a particular ex has broken her heart, the media abuses her, how she would be more successful if <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-id-be-the-man-if-i-were-a-man">she were a man</a>. But in “Bigger Than the Whole Sky,” Swift appears to take on the perspective of a grieving mother. 
“Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye / You were bigger than the whole sky / You were more than just a short time / And I&#8217;ve got a lot to pine about, I&#8217;ve got a lot to live without,” she sings. 
While the song could be about any number of things, from mourning the person she could have been to the loss of a relationship, many listeners have speculated that it’s about grieving a miscarriage.
“I&#8217;m never gonna meet / What could&#8217;ve been, would&#8217;ve been / What should&#8217;ve been you / What could&#8217;ve been, would&#8217;ve been you,” Swift sings. 
The song resonated with many women: Lila Rose, president of the pro-life group LiveAction, <a href="https://twitter.com/LilaGraceRose/status/1583564274655379456">tweeted</a> that the song had her thinking of her own miscarriage. “The missing never fully goes away,” she said. “Not sure if that’s what you intended the song to be about, Taylor, but thank you for writing this.”
Swift has never said anything about experiencing a miscarriage, but, <a href="https://twitter.com/SarcasticerVeg/status/1583364097415921664">according</a> to one listener, she “once said she wanted people to have a song for every moment of their life.” 
“Bigger Than the Whole Sky” grasps at the universality of grief — but only by describing a specific experience, so beautifully written that it could only be about something the author has seen up close.
Elsewhere on the album, Swift appears to sing about past relationships with celebrities from Calvin Harris to John Mayer. On “Lavender Haze,” she focuses on current beau Joe Alwyn, whom she has been dating for six years. If you’re thinking that’s a long time to be in a relationship with no ring in sight, you’re in good company. Swift responds to engagement rumors and questions by complaining about “the 1950s s*** they want from me,” singing, “All they keep asking me / Is if I&#8217;m gonna be your bride / The only kinda girl they see / Is a one night or a wife.”
“Lavender Haze” is a love song, with the title referring to a 1950s phrase <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-reveals-mad-men-inspiration-behind-midnights-track-lavender-haze-3327307">describing</a> an “all-encompassing love glow.” Swift says in an Instagram video that the song is about ignoring the tabloids’ headline-chasing “to protect the real stuff.” It’s admirable that Swift wants to protect her relationship from the unrelenting gaze of the chattering class, but this song might have been more fitting a few years ago.
Now, it leaves one wondering what’s so retrograde about marrying someone you’ve spent over half a decade with. Is it the institution of marriage itself? Or is this about preserving her image as a pop star, which wouldn’t be quite the same if she were to become a “bride”?
Despite its drawbacks, Midnights is a refreshing return to form for Taylor Swift. Even her lust for revenge on “Vigilante S***” seems more subdued than it was in her 2017 album, Reputation. 
At her best, Swift isn’t trying to weigh in on political controversies or create high-brow art. She’s singing as a millennial woman for millennial women, even though her audience is much bigger than that. When she released Midnights, Swift <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2022-10-22/taylor-swift-breaks-two-records-with-midnights-becoming-the-most-streamed-artist-on-spotify/">broke two Spotify records</a>, releasing the most-streamed album in a single day and becoming the service’s most-streamed artist in a single day.
Her music has always resonated with her listeners. She doesn’t have to change anything for that to remain true.
Madeline Fry Schultz (<a href="https://twitter.com/madelineefry">@madelineefry</a>) is the assistant contributors editor at the Washington Examiner.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/meghan-markle">Meghan Markle</a> said during a recent podcast conversation that she was an “ugly duckling” and a “loner” during her younger years. 
The former senior <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/royal-family">British royal</a> made the statements while speaking with “The Office” actress Mindy Kaling for her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spotify">Spotify</a> show, “Archetypes.” 
Kaling was discussing how she always tries to boost her 4-year-old daughter’s confidence because she remembers feeling like an outcast during her younger years. “I grew up always feeling ugly, overweight, &#8216;othered,&#8217; and so, with my daughter, I&#8217;m always telling her that she&#8217;s beautiful to the point where my friend BJ is like ‘You can tell her other compliments,’” Kaling explained, per <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11184827/Meghan-Markle-reveals-ugly-duckling-latest-episode-podcast.html">The Daily Mail</a>.
Markle replied that she could sympathize with that because she was never considered the “pretty one” at school. 
“Were you not the pretty one growing up?” Kaling asks with obvious surprise in her voice. 
“No, oh God, no!” Markle replies. “Ugly duckling.” 
The Duchess of Sussex went on to describe how she had “massive frizzy, curly hair and a huge gap in my teeth. I was the smart one forever and ever and ever and ever &#8211; and then I sort of grew up.”
“I never had anyone to sit with at lunch,” Markle continued. “I was always a little bit of a loner and really shy and didn&#8217;t know where I fit in.”
The former senior royal grew up in California, attending Hollywood Schoolhouse and later an all-girls Catholic school, Immaculate Heart, in Los Angeles.
“And so I just became, well, I was like, okay then, I&#8217;ll become the president of the multi-cultural club and the president of sophomore class and the president of this&#8230; and French club,” she continued. “And by doing that, I had meetings at lunchtime, so I didn&#8217;t have to worry about who I would sit with or what I would do because I was always so busy.”
Markle must have outgrown her awkward stage during high school, or she was more popular than she’s letting on, however. It’s been previously reported that the 41-year-old mother of two was named homecoming queen while attending high school.
The biography Finding Freedom alleged that some classmates found Markle to be “fake.” 
“Meghan’s willingness to help others and her drive to excel meant she often was deemed ‘fake’ by classmates at school who felt it was impossible for anyone to be that ‘perfect,’” authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand wrote.
A former classmate also <a href="https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-meghan-markle-high-school-yearbook-photos/">confirmed</a> that Markle was nominated for Prom Queen, though she did not win.

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Critics haven’t been kind to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/meghan-markle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meghan Markle&#8217;s</a> new podcast, “Archetypes,” but that hasn’t stopped it from eclipsing “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/daily-wire-backstage/the-joe-rogan-experience" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Joe Rogan Experience</a>” as the most-listened-to show of the week on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spotify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>.
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/meghan-markle-tops-joe-rogan-number-1-spotify-new-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that “Archetypes” topped charts this week in six countries, including the United States, taking down Rogan from the top slot he’s occupied for so long. Other countries where “Archetypes” soared to the top were Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
The show promised to reveal deeper truths about Markle, inviting fans to get to know the “real” her and not how the media portrays her. In a promo, the Duchess of Sussex said it would include “probably the me that they&#8217;ve never gotten to know — certainly not in the past few years, where everything is through the lens of the media as opposed to, ‘Hey, it&#8217;s me.’”
Markle debuted the project with an interview with her friend Serena Williams on the topic of ambition, calling it a “dirty, dirty word when it comes to women.”
The Duchess of Sussex said she started to notice negative connotations after she became romantically involved with Prince Harry. 
“Since I’ve felt the negativity behind it, it’s really hard to un-feel it,” she said during the episode. “I can’t unsee it, either, in the millions of girls and women who make themselves smaller — so much smaller — on a regular basis.”
Next week’s episode will include an interview with Mariah Carey.
Despite being so popular, many of the reviews of “Archetypes” have been less than favorable, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markles-podcast-blasted-as-preposterous-self-aggrandising-and-so-much-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Critics slammed Markle for using the interview process as a way to talk about herself. “Every woman has had a girlfriend like Meghan: the one who turns every confidence back to them and hijacks every distressing anecdote with one of their own — only theirs is longer drawn-out, more distressing,” the reviewer from The Telegraph wrote in part.
The Spectator&#8217;s reviewer agreed, saying it was “all about Meghan, since it takes 11 minutes for Serena to barely get a word in edgeways.”
“The podcast is a tastefully soundtracked parade of banalities, absurdities and self-aggrandising Californian platitudes,” The Times reviewer wrote of the new podcast. “The effect of all the tinkly music and vapid conversation is to make you feel you’ve been locked in the relaxation room of a wellness spa with an unusually self-involved yoga instructor.”
Listeners took to Twitter and expressed similar sentiments. If subsequent episodes of “Archetypes” are similarly received, there’s a good chance Rogan will regain his Spotify crown sooner rather than later.

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