(NewsNation) — A website called Panama Playlists says it’s found the Spotify accounts of notable celebrities and political figures.
Last month, the website, which is a play on the Panama Papers, the 11 1/2 million leaked documents published in 2016 that exposed financial information about offshore entities, revealed the accounts and playlists of Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and even Al Roker.
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According to Euronews, the anonymous people who run the site have been “scraping” the accounts of well-known figures since last summer.
Politicians
Vance’s alleged playlist shows the vice president’s love of boy bands, including Backstreet Boys, One Direction and Death Cab for Cutie.
He’s also listening to Justin Bieber’s “One Time” on his “Making Dinner” playlist.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s list includes Nelly’s “Hot in Herre,” Adele’s “Hello,” “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas and Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
Karoline Levitt seemingly has love for women empowerment anthems, such as “Run the World (Girls)” by Beyoncé, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper and “Respect” by Aretha Franklin, the Panama Playlists site reveals.
Tech leaders
Altman’s playlist shows that he listens to Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On,” David Guetta and OneRepublic’s “I Don’t Wanna Wait” and “Blame It on Me” by George Ezra.
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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s playlist he’s a fan of more seasoned artists like Otis Redding, The Kinks and Bobby Vinton, who were prominent in the 1960s.
Al Roker and Seth Meyers
Panama Playlists revealed the artists and songs that NBC’s “Late Night” host Seth Meyers and “Today” show’s Roker listen to.
Roker’s list included two songs from Elton John (“Philadelphia Freedom” and “Are You Ready for Love”), while Meyers is a fan of Benjie Hughes and Lucinda Williams.
