A newly launched website is drawing national attention after claiming to have identified and published the private music playlists of high-profile political leaders, tech executives and journalists.
The site, Panama Playlists, quietly went live Wednesday.
It presents what it says is a compilation of music listening activity from a wide array of public figures, including Vice President JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The anonymous individual behind the site claims they began gathering data in mid-2024.
“We’ve been scraping their accounts since summer 2024. Playlists, live listening feed, everything. I know what songs they played, when, and how many times,” they wrote.
The researcher said all information was collected from publicly available accounts and playlists on platforms like Spotify and Pandora, and emphasized that the project has no affiliation with Spotify or any other streaming company.
“I found the real Spotify accounts of celebrities, politicians, and journalists. Many use their real names. With a little sleuthing, I could say with near-certainty: yep, this is them,” the anonymous poster explained on the site.
In an interview with the New York Post, the site’s creator explained how they confirmed the identities