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Prince Harry and Meghan to Part Ways With Spotify
The couple’s production company and the streaming
service announced an end to their relationship, less than a year after Meghan’s
podcast debuted on the platform.
Derrick
Bryson Taylor
By Derrick
Bryson Taylor
June 16,
2023
Spotify and
Archewell Audio, the production company started by Prince Harry and his wife,
Meghan, have ended their partnership less than a year after her podcast,
“Archetypes,” debuted on the platform, the companies announced on Friday.
The
companies said in a joint statement that they had “mutually agreed to part
ways” and were “proud of the series” they made together.
It was
unclear what led to the decision or whether the podcast would continue on
another platform.
A
spokeswoman for Archewell, a charitable foundation started by the couple, did
not immediately return a request for comment on Friday.
Although
Harry and Meghan’s future with Spotify is uncertain, the couple has other
business ventures — namely their multiyear deal with Netflix, which will see
them make documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows and
children’s programming.
In December
2020, nearly a year after Harry and Meghan gave up their royal titles, Spotify
announced the partnership with Archewell Audio, for an undisclosed sum.
The couple,
also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said in a statement at the time
that they loved podcasting because it was a reminder to slow down and listen,
“to connect to one another without distraction.”
“Archetypes”
debuted in August 2022 and focused on investigating and dissecting the labels
and tropes that are often attached to women to hold them back. The tennis
superstar Serena Williams was the first guest on the podcast, on which Megan
described her son’s brush with danger while the family was on tour in South
Africa. Other guests on the 12-episode series included Mariah Carey, Paris
Hilton and Issa Rae. The last episode, which focused on how men feel about
archetypes, was released in late November.
Archewell
Audio’s decision comes at a precarious time for Spotify, which has been
tightening its belt. This month, the company said it planned to lay off about
200 people, including workers at the popular podcast studios Gimlet Media and
Parcast. The company also laid off 6 percent of its work force, or about 600
employees, at the start of the year.
Derrick
Bryson Taylor is a general assignment reporter. He previously worked at The New
York Post’s PageSix.com and Essence magazine.
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