Joe Budden ends exclusive Spotify podcast deal, accusing them of “pillaging” his audience

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Joe Budden has ended his deal with Spotify that has seen The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory and Mal hosted exclusively on the streaming platform for the last two years.On the latest episode of the podcast, Budden talked at length about his dissatisfaction with the platform, and said that once the deal expires in September 23 he will no longer be hosting it there.“September 23rd, I cannot tell you where this podcast will be,” Budden said. “But as it stands, I can tell you where it will not be, and that is Spotify.”He went on to say that “Spotify never cared about this podcast individually,” and that the streaming service “only cared about our contribution to the platform”.Discussing Spotify’s recent deal with sports podcast The Ringer,.