The Joe Budden 2021 Podcast Stats
The Joe Budden Podcast debuted five years ago with Budden and co-hosts Jamil “Mal” Clay and Rory Farrell. The show offers their take on news, culture and current events. In 2018 Budden signed a two-year deal giving Spotify exclusive distribution rights. It has grown into one of the most listened-to podcasts, ranking in the top ten, according to the streamer’s latest show rankings. But as Spotify has spent hundreds of millions of dollars growing its podcast business, including a reported $100 million deal for the rights to The Joe Rogan Experience, it seems Budden has concluded that Spotify has underpriced what it should pay him. “If I were to accept that bum-ass deal that Spotify put in front of me, I would not be able to sleep at night. I don’t care how much money it is,” said Budden. “We’ve been in a deal that is vastly undervalued and undermined for the good course of a year and a half — just watching everybody get paid.” Spotify resigned that it will not be