An anonymous website named “the Panama Playlists” claims to have identified and scraped Spotify data from high profile figures in Donald Trump administration
15:02, 02 Aug 2025Updated 16:38, 02 Aug 2025
He wants it that way(Image: AP)
US Vice President JD Vance listens to the Backstreet Boys and Justin Bieber while making dinner, it has been claimed.
An anonymous website named “the Panama Playlists” claims to have identified and scraped Spotify data from high profile figures in Donald Trump administration, revealing their favourite tunes.
It comes after Donald Trump was seen with a mystery mark in Scotland after his chronic health diagnosis.
The VP’s “Making Dinner” playlist includes I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys and and One Time by Justin Bieber.
And it’s not just American teen stars of the 90s and 00s that get Vance going – another of his playlists includes What Makes You Beautiful by millenial British popsters One Direction.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has a playlist entitled “baby shower”, which includes A Bar Song by Shaboozey.
And Attorney General Pam Bondi’s playlist includes Nelly’s Hot in Herre and Foreigner’s Cold As Ice.
Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling and Usher’s Yeah! also made appearances on Bondi’s list.
The site quietly went live on Wednesday – and is named after the Panama Papers, an online dump of documents that exposed the banking practices of the super rich.
The unknown person who runs the site said they had access to “playlists, live listening feed, everything. I know what songs they played, when, and how many times.”
They added: “Heard of the Panama Papers? That exposed offshore bank accounts. This is about onshore vibes.”
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According to the New York Post, the sleuth behind the site said: “I gained confidence in each person by looking at lots of signals.
“An example is Pam Bondi. Her longtime partner is John Wakefield, and her profile has an old playlist called ‘john’ and an old shared playlist with a user named ‘John Wakefield,’ so that gives me a lot of confidence it is her account.”
They also said Leavitt had had a baby a month after her “baby shower” playlist had been made.
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