has of a brand new audio format it is calling the “bookcast” with assist from Dolly Parton and James Patterson. The pair co-wrote a novel titled Run, Rose, Run, which has been blended with an authentic soundtrack written, recorded and produced by Parton.

The bookcast format brings collectively audio storytelling with sound components and authentic music. Spotify says it delivers “an immersive listening experience.”

Run, Rose, Run tells the story of a musician who strikes to Nashville to chase her dream of creating it within the music trade. Her songs are impressed by a “brutal secret” that threatens to thwart her plans.

You’ll have the ability to take heed to the bookcast on Spotify without spending a dime. The are out now, that includes excerpts from the e-book set to Parton’s music. More episodes will arrive over the subsequent couple of weeks, with the final six touchdown on March seventh, the identical day the novel is launched. Parton will launch the soundtrack on March 4th, and can be found now.

The bookcast, which comes from a pair of massively well-liked creatives, emerges within the wake of some notable artists pulling their music from Spotify. and each eliminated their work from the platform after the previous accused the corporate of permitting Joe Rogan to unfold dangerous misinformation on his podcast. paused new episodes of her Spotify-exclusive podcasts, whereas movie director Ava DuVernay this month ended her with the corporate earlier than producing any exhibits for Spotify.

It’s potential the bookcast was within the works lengthy earlier than the Rogan controversy blew up, so it would not totally appear to be a case of harm management. However, if Spotify’s seeking to construct up some goodwill, it might go far worse than recruiting Parton and Patterson.