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Incredibly, fucking grifters wasnt even the most damning put-down to come out of the entire affair.
And, you know, just because youre famous doesnt make you great at something.
Listen, I dont have any desire to defend the royals.
The Swedish audio-streaming platform is at least equally responsible for its own mess.
Which is to say, they seemed to be lacking.
There are two ways to read this anecdote.
Not a bad concept, though definitely not an executable one.
But the second way to think about this anecdote is to view it as a window into creative development.
Kicking around dumb-as-hell ideas?
Thats part of the job for any company in the creative business.
Also part of the job: managing talent and guiding them toward workable outcomes.
That, of course, is what Spotify failed to do with Meghan and Harry beyond producingArchetypes.
Kudos to Netflix, by the way, for squeezing more product out of Archewell.
Thus, the companys Hollywood misadventures hold at least some responsibility for the systemic consequences of the industry downturn.
I take full accountability for the moves that got us here today.
Hes not the one out of a job, though, unlike other former Spotify executives.
Several of the major content execs who oversaw the platforms celebrity-deal era are now out the door.
Perhaps its plausible to view whats happening in this Archewell press cycle as a kind of purge.
Its pretty clear that podcasting at Spotify is entering a new era.
But who knows: Maybe this will be the time Spotify can actually make a celebrity work.
