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The Ledger: Spotify Beats SXM Media to Top Podcast Network Rankings
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An abbreviated version of the newsletter is published online. With the help of ratings juggernaut Joe Rogan, Spotify topped SXM Media — just barely — in Edison Research’s Q2 2022 podcast network rankings, covering April 1 to June 30, after taking the runner-up position the previous two quarters. The streaming company has made Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, a cornerstone in its efforts to expand the audio platform beyond its music roots. If Rogan’s role was to help make Spotify a podcast leader, he accomplished his mission. “Rogan is not the only reason they’re no. 1, but he’s the main reason,” says Edison Research president Larry Rosin. For all the c...
Miley Cyrus: How I lost my virginity to Liam Hemsworth at 16
American singer and songwriter, Miley Cyrus, says she lost her virginity to her ex-husband, actor Liam Hemsworth at the age of 16. The singer disclosed this while discussing her personal life in an interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast with Alexandra Cooper, saying that her first sexual experience was a threesome with two girls. The singer got personal talking about heartbreak, sex, and how Liam, 30, was the first man she had sex with at the age of 16. She said: “I didn’t go all the way with a dude until I was 16. But I ended up marrying the guy, so that’s pretty crazy.” Miley admitted that she lied to the actor about it not being her first time. “I lied and said he wasn’t the first so I didn’t seem like a loser,’ she said, adding that she couldn’t think of anyone so she chose a friend. ...
