Spotify Playlist of Sam Altman, JD Vance, Palmer Luckey, Karoline Leavitt, Pam Bondi and others leaked in Panama Playlists
A newly published collection of data named “Panama Playlists” has leaked the Spotify listening habits of several prominent figures, a report claims. This includes Spotify playlists of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, US Vice President JD Vance, defence tech maker Anduril’s CEO Palmer Luckey, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and US Attorney General Pam Bondi. This collection, which an anonymous individual has reportedly curated, provides a glimpse into the musical preferences of politicians, journalists and tech leaders. The website is also said to contain data for several other notable individuals, such as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Late Night host Seth Meyers.
Panama Playlsits: What Sam Altman, JD Vance and others listen to on Spotify
The “Panama Playlists” reportedly revealed the Spotify playlist of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. According to the site, his “My Shazam Tracks” playlist features songs of David Guetta and OneRepublic’s “I Don’t Wanna Wait,” as well as Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On.”According to a report by The Verge, five people who were among the ones featured on the site have even confirmed the accuracy of their data. In a post shared on the social media platform X (earlier Twitter), commenting on his leaked Spotify playlist, Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey wrote: “I can confirm that this playlist is real. My life Would s**k Without You.” The report claims that Luckey has two accounts on Spotify, one of which is named “Palmer Freeman Luckey,” which contains the “Best Music Ever” playlist that the Panama Playlists revealed. Among the other notable names were Vice President JD Vance, whose “Making Dinner” playlist reportedly includes tracks like “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys and Justin Bieber’s “One Time,” according to the site. In some cases, the data goes beyond playlists — for instance, Meta’s chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, is said to have played The Lumineers’ “Stubborn Love” right after Meta invested $14 billion in Scale AI.A Spotify profile under the name Adam Mosseri that showed a “Hang” playlist, also appeared on the Panama Playlists website, the report added.Another report by the New York Post claimed that the site and is operated by an anonymous investigator who says they’ve been “scraping” the Spotify accounts of celebrities, politicians, and journalists since summer 2024.The investigator also claimed that the site had access to “playlists, live listening feed, everything,” including details like what songs were played, when, and how often.Meanwhile, a Spotify spokesperson told The Independent that if the webiste is using a Spotify account to extract information from public playlists, it would be a violation of the platform’s Terms of Use.The spokesperson also highlighted guidelines that prohibit sharing any content made available through the streaming service with the public.
