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Spotify cuts podcast deal with Meghan and Harry after one series

Joint statement says deal for Meghan’s podcast, which counted Serena Williams and Paris Hilton among guests, ending by mutual agreement

  • June 16, 2023
Harry and Meghan signed the lucrative deal with Spotify in late 2020. Picture: Getty

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s deal with Spotify has ended following a mutual agreement between the royals and the streaming giant.

The parting of the ways was confirmed by a joint statement from Archewell Audio, the couple’s content creation label, and Spotify.

Meghan hosted only one series as part of the deal – the podcast Archetypes, which ran for 12 episodes from August 2022, chatting to celebrities, historians and experts about the history of ...