One of the owners of Spotify came out to speak publicly about what happened to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who had a $20 million contract canceled.
A few months ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were involved in a real sc--dal when they canceled the second season of their Spotify podcast, Archetypes, overnight. This was one of the most important contracts that the Sussexes had, so the news complicated their financial situation a little.
But the thing with the popular music platform did not stop there, since Bill Simmons, Spotify's head of podcast innovation and monetization, spoke publicly about what happened and took aim very harshly at the couple, treating them as scammers.
At the time, it was rumored that the reason they were canceling Archetypes was because Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had failed to reach the number of views they promised in their contract.
Now, finally, the CEO and co-founder of Spotify came out to speak publicly and explained the true reasons that led his team to cancel the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's contract. Speaking to the BBC, he began by saying: “We thought there needed to be innovation here. “We thought we could offer a great experience that would make consumers happy and allow new creators new avenues.”
Regarding Meghan Markle's proposed podcast, he admitted: “Some things have worked, some things haven't. “We are learning from them and moving forward and wish everyone we have not renewed with the greatest possible success in the future.”
It is known that the contract that Meghan and Prince Harry had signed for 20 million dollars stipulated that they would produce a series of content that would capture the audience. But it all ended in just one season of a podcast that interviewed women and sought to break gender stereotypes, something that did not convince the platform's managers.
This was not the only sc--dal that Meghan Markle faced with her podcast, since after what happened it came to light that the interviews were carried out by a member of her team and then the audio was added with her voice, something that was never finished. to confirm.
