Lower than a 12 months after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry referred to as it quits on their $20M Spotify deal … she herself is giving it one other go within the podcast recreation.
The Duchess of Sussex has inked a take care of Lemonada Media — the corporate behind “Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus” — for a brand new, untitled podcast collection.
That is not all … MM’s “Archetypes” is definitely coming together with her to her new podcast residence — Lemonada will probably be distributing her outdated pod to all different networks for entry to a broader viewers, along with her forthcoming present.
Meghan gushes concerning the partnership … saying she’s proud to proceed her love for podcasting and including, “Being able to support a female-founded company with a roster of thought-provoking and highly entertaining podcasts is a fantastic way to kick off 2024.”
She continued, “Our plan to re-release Archetypes so that more people can now have access to it, as well as launching a dynamic new podcast are well in the works. I’m so eager to be able to share it soon, and am overjoyed to be joining the Lemonada family.”
On their finish, Lemonada’s CEO Jessica Cordova Kramer says their past honored Meghan has trusted them to assist democratize entry to “Archetypes.” In addition they point out they’re blown away by her collaborative spirit, clear imaginative and prescient, and a deep want to construct compassion and neighborhood by way of this work.
You may recall … in June 2023, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (citing their manufacturing firm, Archewell Audio) and Spotify stated in a joint assertion they “mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together.”
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry End Podcast Partnership with Spotify
There have been various reviews as to the precise purpose behind the partnership’s finish — some stated M&H did not generate sufficient content material for Spotify to payout their $20M payday.
In the meantime, MM’s expertise company WME stated the rationale was ‘trigger she was busy cranking out extra podcasts for her “Archetypes” followers on a special platform — the latter clarification now appears to be taking form.
Meg launched “Archetypes” in 2020 after reportedly signing a multi-year take care of Spotify to provide the present in audio type.
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The podcast did not premiere till 2022, with Meghan because the host, interviewing celebs akin to Serena Williams, Mariah Carey and Paris Hilton on subjects round stereotypes levied at girls.
