<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/meghan-markle">Meghan Markle</a> appears to be launching a new lifestyle brand after at least one failed business venture.
The 42-year-old former working <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/royal-family">royal</a>, who is married to Prince Harry, debuted American Riviera Orchard with nine photos which combined to depict the company logo on Instagram. As of Friday morning, the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/americanrivieraorchard/">account</a> had more than 382,000 followers. 
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/instagram">Instagram</a> launch included a short video posted to stories showing a person arranging flowers, Meghan stirring a pot in a kitchen, and a woman posing in a ballgown. The bio section of the Instagram account says “by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex&#8221; and &#8220;Established 2024.” The accompanying website doesn&#8217;t have any info besides a place for fans to sign up to be on the waitlist.
Before marrying into the royal family, Meghan ran the lifestyle site The Tig. She shut it down prior to becoming the Duchess of Sussex. 
Meghan and Harry settled in California after leaving the working royal life and settled in an area of the state known as the American Riviera.
The brand’s trademark filing application includes cookbooks, tableware, linens, spreads and preserves including jellies, jams and nut butters, and table place card holders, per <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/15/meghan-markle-new-brand-american-riviera-orchard-instagram-post">The Guardian</a>. A second international registration application encompasses stationery, textiles, string bags, yoga gear and pet-related items.
The Duchess of Sussex has worked on several business ideas since leaving life in London. She and Harry signed a five-year deal with Netflix and also inked a Spotify contract which ended in 2023. Meghan’s Archetypes podcast had mixed reviews and wasn&#8217;t renewed for a second season.
Bill Simmons, Spotify’s head of podcast innovation and monetization, slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as they parted ways with the platform.
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“I wish I had been involved in the ‘Megan and Harry leave Spotify’ negotiation,” he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spotify-executive-bill-simmons-blasts-prince-harry-meghan-markle-fing-grifters">said</a> in January 2023. “‘The F***ing Grifters.’ That’s the podcast we shoulda launched with them. 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. It’s one of my best stories.”
“Shoot this guy to the sun. I’m so tired of this guy,” Simmons said of Prince Harry. “What does he bring to the table? He just whines about s*** and keeps giving interviews. … Who cares about your life? You weren’t even the favorite son.”
A source told <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/royals/10796833/meghan-markles-podcast-netflix-royal/">The Sun</a> that the brand’s launch is meant to coincide with a new cooking show on Netflix, but rumors have been rampant that Harry and Meghan’s partnership with the streaming platform has also been in jeopardy.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told the outlet that the brand launch could be a means to keep the partnership going.
&#8220;Obviously this is another opportunity for them to point out that there&#8217;s a link to Netflix with Meghan&#8217;s new project,” Fitzwilliams told the outlet. &#8220;Now, that&#8217;s particularly significant. They&#8217;re very nervous about the Netflix contract, which expires next year. It&#8217;s worth $100million and is absolutely pivotal for them because they lost Spotify.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/get-out-of-that-place-before-it-eats-up-your-soul-neil-young-attacks-spotify-for-standing-by-rogan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Neil Young</a> announced his music is back on Spotify after the singer had issued an ultimatum to the music streaming platform in 2022 to pull Joe Rogan from its site or lose him.
In a statement on his <a href="https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=MY%20RETURN%20TO%20LOW%20RES%20SPOTIFY">website</a> on Wednesday, the 78-year-old rocker didn&#8217;t directly address his previous threat that &#8220;they can have Rogan or Young. Not both,&#8221; which came after &#8220;The Joe Rogan Experience&#8221; podcast host&#8217;s alleged &#8220;misinformation&#8221; about the COVID vaccine on his show, The Hollywood Reporter <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/neil-young-returning-spotify-joe-rogan-boycott-1235851163/">reported</a>.
Instead, the veteran rocker labeled Spotify &#8220;low-res,&#8221; stating it&#8217;s the site &#8220;where you get less quality than we made&#8221; and wrote that he was returning because other major streaming services will now distribute Rogan&#8217;s podcasts and he can&#8217;t pull his music from all those platforms.
&#8220;My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I opposed at SPOTIFY,&#8221; Young wrote without naming the podcast.
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&#8220;I cannot just leave Apple and Amazon, like I did with Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So I have returned to Spotify, in sincere hopes that Spotify sound quality will improve and people will be able to hear and feel all the music as we made it.&#8221;
&#8220;Hopefully Spotify will turn to Hi Res as the answer and serve all the music to everyone,&#8221; the rocker continued. &#8220;Spotify, you can do it! Really be #1 in all ways. You have the music and the listeners!!!! Start with a limited Hi res tier and build from there!&#8221;
In January 2022, Young issued an ultimatum to Spotify that he would pull his entire music catalog until they cut ties with Rogan, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/they-can-have-rogan-or-young-not-both-neil-young-issues-spotify-an-ultimatum-threatens-pulling-his-music">reported</a>.
&#8220;Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule,&#8221; Young shared in the since-deleted message to his management team and label.
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&#8220;I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,&#8221; he added. &#8220;They can have [Joe] Rogan or Young. Not both.&#8221;
&#8220;With an estimated 11 million listeners per episode, JRE, which is hosted exclusively on Spotify, is the world&#8217;s largest podcast and has tremendous influence,&#8221; the letter continued. &#8220;Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy.&#8221;
At the time, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/just-in-spotify-to-pull-neil-young-music-after-ultimatum-letter-demanding-rogan-be-removed">Spotify</a> issued a <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/neil-young-returning-spotify-joe-rogan-boycott-1235851163/">statement</a> that, &#8220;we have detailed content policies in place and we&#8217;ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID since the start of the pandemic.&#8221;
&#8220;We regret Neil&#8217;s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon,&#8221; it added.

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Former working royal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/meghan-markle">Meghan Markle</a>, wife of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a>, has signed a new podcast deal after separating from Spotify last year.
The Duchess of Sussex formerly hosted the “Archetypes” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/podcast">podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/spotify">Spotify</a> after inking a $20 million deal with the music streaming service in 2020. Her podcast was canceled after just one season.
Now Markle is giving it another try by launching a new podcast with Lemonada Media, per a press release shared on Tuesday. Lemonada will also start streaming existing episodes of “Archetypes” this spring and will handle ad sales and distribution, per <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/entertainment/meghan-duchess-of-sussex-podcast/index.html">CNN</a>. 
“I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting,” Markle said in the statement. 
“Being able to support a female founded company with a roster of thought provoking and highly entertaining podcasts is a fantastic way to kick off 2024. Our plan to re-release ‘Archetypes’ so that more people can now have access to it, as well as launching a dynamic new podcast are well in the works. I’m so eager to be able to share it soon, and am overjoyed to be joining the Lemonada family.”
Lemonada CEO and co-founder Jessica Cordova Kramer added, “Meghan’s talent as host, creator and conversationalist is unparalleled and we are thrilled to co-create a new series with her that fosters her approach to creating art that matters.” 
“As we’ve started development with The Duchess of Sussex, we are blown away by her collaborative spirit and clear vision, along with her deep desire to build compassion and community through this work,” the company’s chief creative officer and co-founder Stephanie Wittels Wachs said.
“Archetypes” received mostly <a href="https://cafemom.com/entertainment/meghan-markle-new-podcast-scathing-reviews/maybe-her-next-episode-will-leave-more-of-an-impact">negative reviews</a> from critics and listeners. Some <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/19/meghan-markle-faked-podcast-interviews-her-voice-added-later-sources/">reports</a> alleged that the Duchess of Sussex did not really interview her guests, but rather had members of her team interview them and dubbed her voice in later. 
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Markle and Prince Harry have been working to rehabilitate their image after making headlines for quitting their jobs as senior working royals and moving to California. They’ve done multiple high-profile interviews in an attempt to tell their side of the story.
The couple is also in a partnership with <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/">Netflix</a> and are allegedly working on several projects with the streaming platform.

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Joe Rogan, the host of the number-one podcast on Spotify, has agreed to a deal estimated to be worth up to $250 million with the audio streaming giant.
Under the deal, “The Joe Rogan Experience” (JRE) will also be distributed across multiple platforms, including YouTube, instead of streaming exclusively on Spotify, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/joe-rogan-podcast-spotify-deal-28eb5f74" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The new deal comes after Spotify’s first agreement with Rogan in 2020 when the host signed a $100 million that gave the company exclusive rights to his show.
“The Joe Rogan Experience debuted in 2009, has been a Spotify exclusive since 2020, and we’re just getting started,” Spotify said in a statement announcing the deal. “Today we announced our new multiyear partnership deal with JRE. There’s so much more ahead, including that the show will soon be available on additional platforms. 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.”
Rogan has recorded over 2,200 episodes of “JRE” since launching it 15 years ago. On the podcast, the host interviews guests who have expertise on nearly any topic, from military and intelligence experts to comedians and survivalists. Rogan has also interviewed Daily Wire hosts Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, and Candace Owens on his show.
“There’s no script of what we’re going to talk about, and it all just sort of happens in real time,” Rogan <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-02-02/the-art-of-podcasting-with-joe-rogan-and-his-new-multiyear-spotify-partnership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Spotify blog post. “It’s just an actual organic conversation with people enjoying themselves, which is something we all can relate to, and something we all love to do. These conversations have changed the way I think about life immeasurably and continue to do so. I feel extremely fortunate to be able to do it.”
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The show’s open discussion format has thrown Rogan into the middle of controversy in the past, especially during the COVID pandemic when the host discussed treating COVID with ivermectin and criticized mask and vaccine mandates. In 2022, multiple artists pulled their content from Spotify over Rogan’s comments on COVID and the vaccines. Responding to the backlash, Spotify <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spotifys-ceo-makes-new-statement-about-joe-rogan-companys-decision-to-change-policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">created</a> a new coronavirus information hub, which appeared under content that addressed COVID.

Joe Rogan Agrees To Massive Deal With Spotify Allowing Podcast To Be Distributed On Other Platforms

<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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