How Creators Took Over Hollywood

How Creators Took Over Hollywood

From Nicky at Night by Nicky

February 11, 2026 · 48 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the transformation of Hollywood due to the rise of creators and features an interview with Jordan Newman from Spotify.

The entertainment industry is changing... 10 years ago, it felt like no Creator was taken seriously by the world of Traditional Entertainment. Today, we have Creators who are Emmy winners, Grammy nominated, producing full blown TV Shows, and just about every Red Carpet you can think of down to the MET Gala has some Creator hosting it and doing interviews. So what changed? Why is the industry finally opening up? And how will this boom of Creator led Media change Hollywood as we know it.Well today we sat down with Jordan Newman, Head of Content Partnerships at Spotify to talk about exactly this! His role is focused on Podcasts, and working with Creators who are actively trying to build their own IP and launch full blown shows. 0:00 - Intro 3:30 - The Traditional Media Method 5:04 - The power of Community 12:00 - Why are Actors starting podcasts? 16:59 - The business of podcasting 22:43 - Creating IP 27:25 - The Future of the Creator Economy 43:40 - Predictions #creatoreconomy #entertainmentindustry #socialmediamarketing

People in this episode

Host: Nicky

Guest: Jordan Newman

Topics covered

  • Creator Economy
  • Hollywood
  • Podcasting
  • Entertainment Industry
  • Content Creation

Keywords

  • Creators
  • Hollywood
  • Emmy winners
  • Grammy nominated
  • Content Partnerships
  • IP
  • Podcasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spotify

More episodes of Nicky at Night

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Nicky at Night podcast page.