Spotify has launched the Creator Milestone Awards to honor successful podcasts. (We find it interesting that — although this ambiguously titled program could be a music award — it is assumedly for podcasts. What a mighty category podcasting has become in the world’s largest streaming service.)
Anyway, this is about metrics — no quality judgment in this recognition. The winners are ranked by number of Spotify streams. Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards are bestowed, Olympics style. Any show which reaches a streaming threshold is recognized for the corresponding award.
Here are the inaugural winners:
GOLD (50o million streams):
- Crime Junkie
- The Joe Rogan Experience
SILVER (250 million streams
- Dateline NBC
- Stuff You Should Know
BRONZE (100 million streams)
- Rotten Mango
- David Fell in Love With a Stripper
Recipients receive a “hand-delivered physical Spotify plaque” and will be spotlighted in Spotify. Some kind of splash will be put into New York City’s Penn Plaza.