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Spotify Listeners in 11 Markets Can Now Ask Alexa to Play Podcasts—Here’s How

December 16, 2020

Last year, we announced that U.S. listeners could ask their Amazon Alexa devices to play their favorite podcasts. Starting today, listeners in 11 new markets—Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, India, Austria, and Ireland—can ask Alexa to do the same. 

Podcasts delight, entertain, inform, and inspire people across the world, and there’s always more to stream, for both Free and Premium listeners. Now with Alexa, you can get listening to any of the millions more on Spotify—just by using your voice.

Ready to get started? Setup is easy, and only takes a few moments:

  1. Go to the Amazon Alexa App.
  2. Open the menu, head to Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
  3. If Spotify is not connected, tap “Link New Service” and select Spotify.
  4. Link your Spotify account to your Alexa account.
  5. If you’re in Brazil, Mexico, Germany, or the UK, tap “Default Services,” and then select Spotify as the default podcast service.
  6. Say “Alexa, play [your podcast of choice] podcast on Spotify” and get listening!


Not sure what to start with? New podcasts from every market and in many languages are increasingly available on Spotify. Just check out a few that have come out in each of the markets where Alexa is available this year:

To learn more about playing podcasts on all your Alexa devices at home, head to the Amazon Alexa Explore Spotify page.

*Update February 4, 2021: Listeners in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand can now ask Amazon Alexa devices to play their favorite podcasts.

*Update March 31, 2021: Listeners in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Sweden, Poland, and the Netherlands can now ask Amazon Alexa devices to play their favorite podcasts.

*Update April 28, 2021: Listeners in Belgium and Switzerland can now ask Amazon Alexa devices to play their favorite podcasts.

*Update May 26, 2021: Listeners in Singapore, Denmark, and Norway can now ask Amazon Alexa devices to play their favorite podcasts.

*Update June 16, 2021: Listeners in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines can now ask Amazon Alexa devices to play their favorite podcasts.

*Update December 8, 2021: Listeners in Saudi Arabia and U.A.E can now ask Amazon Alexa devices to play their favorite songs on Spotify. Users in U.A.E can also enjoy their favorite podcasts.

*Update May 25, 2022: Listeners in Ecuador, Hong Kong, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand can now ask Amazon Alexa devices to play their favorite music and podcasts.

La Reina, la playlist con Clásicos y los Nuevos Hits del Regional Mexicano

November 25, 2020

El regional mexicano es un término que comprende una familia de géneros, ritmos y tradiciones musicales del país como la música banda, norteño, mariachi y cumbia, que en los últimos años se ha fusionado con otros como el hip hop, el rock y el pop.

Para celebrar esta explosión de éxitos, clásicos y experimentos, Spotify creó La Reina: una playlist que conjuga las raíces de la música tradicional mexicana con éxitos que exploran nuevas direcciones. Un año de creación y medio millón de seguidores después, La Reina ha sido capaz de cautivar a los nativos del género y también a quienes se acercan a él por primera vez. 

“La Reina es una playlist que tiene un poco de todo lo que nos gusta a los mexicanos en el vasto espacio del Regional Mexicano. Aquí los oyentes encuentran a los reyes y reinas del género”, dice Uriel Waizel, Editor Senior de Spotify. “En Spotify tenemos el compromiso de celebrar a la música de México y en La Reina esperamos que los fans exploren las muchas facetas del Regional Mexicano y descubran nueva música que amarán.”

El objetivo al crear La Reina fue ampliar el espectro para que en un una misma playlist los fans puedan escuchar la música de leyendas del género como Los Tigres del Norte, Banda el Recodo, o Los Ángeles Azules en la misma playlist que una nueva generación que está redefiniendo el género como Christian Nodal o Ángela Águilar.

Para los fans, La Reina es una playlist para escuchar en fiestas, para cantar a todo pulmón en modo karaoke o para escuchar en el trabajo. Además, los acerca a subgéneros emergentes los corridos tumbados con artistas como Natanael Cano y Junior H que cuentan las historias de la frontera, la calle y el barrio.

Además, la curaduría destaca colaboraciones que cruzan las barreras del género, como el mariacheño y pop de Christian Nodal con Piso 21 en Pa’ Olvidarme de Ella o  Qué Maldición donde Banda MS mezcla su sonido con el hip hop de Snoop Dogg 

No importa qué tipo de fan del regional mexicano eres, la variedad que encontrarás en La Reina: Éxitos del Regional Mexicano la hace una playlist para ti.

Fausto, Podcast de Crímenes Reales Original de Spotify, Regresa en una Segunda Temporada con un Caso Escalofriante

November 13, 2020

En octubre del 2019, Spotify estrenó el primer podcast original de crímenes reales en Latinoamérica: Fausto, con un éxito rotundo. Ahora, con la segunda temporada, llega otro caso real para desvelar: la historia de un asesinato frío, diestro y organizado. 

En noviembre de 2004, la señora Elena desapareció de su casa en la Ciudad de México.  Solo dos personas estuvieron con ella: su hija y su primo. Y versiones contradictorias sobre la presencia de un misterioso hombre abandonando la escena son sólo el principio de una sinuosa investigación. Desde la noticia del crimen hasta la cronología de los hechos es revelada, la segunda temporada de Fausto mantendrá a los oyentes en el borde de la silla.

Tal como sucedió con la primera temporada, el equipo de Spotify Studios recreó la historia con base en una detallada investigación, el acopio de los documentos del juicio y las declaraciones de los responsables del caso: fiscales, policías, peritos y testigos del proceso penal. 

A diferencia de la primera temporada, que construyó la historia con base en expedientes judiciales, esta entrega se fortalece con el testimonio de personas muy cercanas al asesino. La inconfundible voz del actor Damián Alcázar y el estilo narrativo del guión, hacen de Fausto un podcast imprescindible. Incluso los más fanáticos del género de crímenes reales se sorprenderán con el desenlace.

“Narrar la realidad es la cosa más dura, pero Fausto nos propone una manera disfrutable de escuchar estas atrocidades, la ficción nos lo permite.”, dice Alcázar “Y es ahí donde yo me engancho con las historias que tocan la sensibilidad creativa de las personas”, comparte Damián Alcazar.

“La potencia que tiene la narrativa de hechos reales captura la imaginación, poniendo al oyente en esas circunstancias y adentrándose en la complicación de los seres humanos siempre es atractivo”, añade. “Y el audio es un medio muy poderoso para contar esas historias”.   

“Estamos orgullosos de presentar una nueva temporada de Fausto, la serie de crímenes reales más escuchada de Latinoamérica y que el pasado año se convirtió en un referente del género y del formato podcast, gracias al trabajo de Damián Alcázar como narrador”, dice Javier Piñol, Head de Spotify Studios para Latinoamérica. 

¿Estás listo para una aventura? Escucha la nueva temporada de Fausto aquí.

Celebrating One Year of Spotify Lite

September 8, 2020

A year ago, we unveiled Spotify Lite, a small, fast, and simplified version of our app. It was built from the ground up based on user feedback from around the world, and has allowed millions of listeners in areas with limited bandwidth and phone storage to enjoy audio wherever they are. And as our users globally have found, though the app is lite, it’s just as loud.

In the 12 months since launch, listeners around the world have enjoyed and discovered thousands of new artists and podcasts—while easily controlling their data and storage. But where have fans been streaming from Spotify Lite the most, and what have they been streaming?

Since July 2019, we found that our listeners in Brazil have listened to the most music using Lite, out of all 37 markets with the app.* They’re followed by Mexico, India, Indonesia, and Argentina.

Even though some Lite users are on opposite sides of the world, they share some interesting listening patterns. For one, Mondays and Sundays are the top days for streaming, and lunch is the most common time to listen to music and podcasts.

Take a look at what they’re listening to:

Top Tracks

  1. “Señorita” – Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes
  2. “Dance Monkey” – Tones And I
  3. “Tusa” – KAROL G, Nicki Minaj
  4. “China” – Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, KAROL G, Ozuna
  5. “LA CANCIÓN” – Bad Bunny, J Balvin

Top Podcasts

  1. PODKESMAS (PODCAST KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT)
  2. Rintik Sedu
  3. Do You See What I See?
  4. NerdCast
  5. Kajian Hanan Attaki

Indonesia clearly had a great year for podcasts, with the market’s PODKESMAS, Rintik Sedu, and Do You See What I See all in the top five of the most streamed.

Plus, with a new year comes new growth—or rather, a reduction. Although the app was already small—only 10 MB when it came out of beta in 2019—we’ve been able to reduce the Lite app download size by an additional 15%.** This saves even more space on listeners’ phones while offering more than 60 million tracks and 1.5 million podcasts, regardless of network connectivity, data plan, and whether or not they have the latest phone.

The Spotify Lite app can be downloaded separately from the main Spotify app, and is available for both Free and Spotify Premium users. Use it alongside or independently from the main Spotify app on all Android phones running version 4.3 or higher.

*Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Oman, Jordan, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, India.

**App download size can vary depending on phone types.

RBD, el fenómeno pop mundial, trae su catálogo completo a Spotify

September 3, 2020

El 4 de octubre de 2004, cuando la telenovela Rebelde fue transmitida en México por primera vez, nadie imaginó la sensación global que se convertiría y mucho menos que daría lugar a una de las agrupaciones musicales más populares de la historia de América Latina: RBD.

Para los muchos millennials que han seguido al grupo pop desde el principio, RBD es parte de su identidad. Durante sus cinco años activos, RBD grabó seis álbumes de estudio en español y luego sus canciones fueron traducidas tanto al inglés como al portugués. Con cada nuevo álbum, lograron constantemente encabezar las listas, ganar numerosos premios y, sobre todo, forjarse un lugar permanente en el corazón de todos sus fanáticos. Ahora, después de 16 años, el catálogo de RBD está disponible en Spotify.

“Me hace muy feliz por todos los fans que han estado con RBD todos estos años y que han luchado por este momento”, dice la cofundadora de la banda, Anahí. “Estoy seguro de que traerá mucha alegría en este momento”.

Desde 2004 hasta 2009, la banda formada por Anahí, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Christopher von Uckermann, Christian Chávez y Alfonso Herrera realizó tres giras internacionales con más de 860 mil espectadores; rompió récords de velocidad en la venta de boletos en números comparables a los programas de los Backstreet Boys y Britney Spears en América Latina; y acumuló más de 100 clubes de fans en todo el mundo.

La banda alcanzó la fama mundial con baladas memorables y pistas hechas para acompañar una noche de fiesta. Además de México, se destacaron en Brasil, España, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Estados Unidos e incluso Japón, todos países donde obtuvieron múltiples récords de oro, platino y diamantes.

A pesar de haberse separado en 2009, RBD es más relevante que nunca en los oídos de sus fans, que no han dejado de escucharlos ni seguir sus nuevos proyectos. Y ahora, las canciones que marcaron a una generación están en Spotify.

Conoce más sobre lo que le gusta a los integrantes de RBD: 

Anahí

Canción favorita: Sálvame

This Is Anahí

Dulce María

Última canción en su historial de streaming: Oceans Away de Arizona

Canción favorita de RBD: “No Pares”

Para inspirarse y relajarse escucha playlists de música instrumental

This Is Dulce María

Maite

Artista que más admira: Adele
Canción favorita de RBD: “Empezar Desde Cero”
Su canción de Karaoke: Amor prohibido de Selena o Muriendo Lento de Moderatto y Belinda
This Is Maite Perroni

Christopher

Canción que no puede dejar de escuchar: Another Day in Paradise de Phil Collins.

Soundtrack favorito: Drive

This Is Christopher von Uckermann

Christian

Gusto culposo : Que Poca de Ana Bárbara
Descubrimiento más reciente: No bailes sola de Danna Paola y Sebastián Yatra
This Is Christian Chávez 

Conoce a RBD escuchando su catálogo completo en Spotify que incluye Rebelde (2004), Nuestro Amor (2005), Celestial (2006), Rebels (2006), Empezar desde Cero (2007) y Para Olvidarme de Mi (2009), o escucha la playlist This is RBD.

RBD, the Global Pop Phenomenon, Brings Its Entire Catalog to Spotify

September 3, 2020

On October 4, 2004, when the telenovela Rebelde was broadcast in Mexico for the first time, no one imagined the global sensation it would become, much less that it would give rise to one of the most popular musical groups in the history of Latin America: RBD.

For the many millennials who have followed the pop group from the beginning, RBD is a part of their identity. During their five active years, RBD recorded six studio albums in Spanish and their songs were then translated into both English and Portuguese. With each new album, they managed to consistently top the charts, win numerous awards and, above all, forge a permanent place in the hearts of all their fans. Now, after 16 years, the RBD catalog is available on Spotify.

“It makes me very happy for all the fans who have been with RBD all these years, and who have fought for this moment,” says band cofounder Anahí. “I am sure it will bring a lot of joy at this time.”

From 2004 through 2009, the band formed by Anahí, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Christopher von Uckermann, Christian Chávez and Alfonso Herrera played three international tours with more than 860 thousand spectators; broke ticket sale speed records in numbers comparable to shows of the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears in Latin America; and amassed more than 100 fan clubs around the world.

The band achieved worldwide fame with memorable ballads and tracks made to accompany a night out. In addition to Mexico, they rose to prominence in Brazil, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, the United States, and even Japan, all countries where they obtained multiple gold, platinum, and diamond records.

Despite having separated in 2009, RBD is more relevant than ever in the ears of their fans, who have not stopped listening to them or following their new projects. And now, the songs that marked a generation are on Spotify.  

Learn more about your favorite RBD members:

Anahi

Favorite song: “Sálvame”

This Is Anahí

Dulce Maria

Last song on your streaming history: “Oceans Away” by A R I Z O N A

Favorite RBD song: “No Pares”

For inspiration and relaxation, I listen to: instrumental music playlists

This Is Dulce María

Maite

Artist I most admire: Adele

Favorite RBD song: “Empezar Desde Cero”

Go-to karaoke song: “Amor prohibido” by Selena 

This Is Maite Perroni

Christopher

Song I can’t stop listening to: “Another Day in Paradise” by Phil Collins

Favorite soundtrack: Drive

This Is Christopher von Uckerman

Christian

Guilty pleasure: “Que Poca” by Ana Bárbara

Most recent discovery: “No bailes sola” by Danna Paola y Sebastián Yatra

This Is Christian Chávez 

Get to know RBD by listening to their full catalog on Spotify, including Rebelde (2004), Nuestro Amor (2005), Celestial (2006), Rebels (2006), Empezar desde Cero (2007), and Para Olvidarme de Mi (2009), or by streaming our This is RBD playlist.

Mexico’s Kenia OS Has Nailed the Transition From Influencer to Pop Star

July 29, 2020

In just the first half of 2020, Kenia OS released five singles. Given that she’s only been releasing original music since 2018, it’s a pretty impressive track record. The former internet personality now moves smoothly between Spanish-language pop and hip-hop and has become Mexico’s latest musical breakout.

“It has been a journey full of surprises,” Kenia tells For the Record. “I have achieved goals that never crossed my mind.”

And her journey continues as Mexico’s representative in Spotify’s global emerging artist program, RADAR. The program features artists from over 50 markets worldwide and helps performers at early stages of their careers broaden their fan bases. Awareness of the artists is built through Spotify’s social channels, RADAR playlists curated by Spotify’s editors, and bespoke marketing initiatives.

“Spotify has supported me at all times,” she says. “It has allowed me to reach new people and make my music go further. For this I am very grateful, and I hope to continue creating new things with Spotify.”

Following her 2018 single “Bonita,” which amassed more than 16 million streams, Kenia has enjoyed a dream run of singles. The past six months alone have seen poignant ballads like “Escríbeme” and “Tercera Noche” thrive alongside the percolating bubblegum pop of “Cocteles” and collaborations with Mexican rappers both established (Gera MX on her slinky “Diamantes”) and rising (Alan Jacques on his brashly dreamy “Supernova”).

Connection with the music and communication with the other artists are key to any successful collaboration, reveals Kenia, who has also worked with finger-on-the-pulse producers like 6IXXX and Omar Varela. “It always starts by listening to some song from them that catches my attention (or vice versa), starting to talk, and finally getting the necessary communication to create the collaboration,” she says.

Kenia Os de México ha logrado la transición de Influencer a Pop Star

July 29, 2020

En tan solo la primera mitad del 2020, Kenia OS ha estrenado ya cinco sencillos y dado que solo lleva en el terreno de la música original desde 2018, es un historial bastante notable. La artista, quien inició siendo una personalidad del Internet, ahora se mueve con fluidez entre el pop y el hip-hop, convirtiéndose en el último descubrimiento musical de México.

“Ha sido un viaje lleno de sorpresas”, le dice Kenia a For the Record, “he logrado objetivos que nunca pasaron por mi mente”.

Y su viaje continúa como representante de México en el programa global de artistas emergentes de Spotify, RADAR. El programa presenta artistas de más de 50 mercados en todo el mundo y ayuda a los artistas en las primeras etapas de sus carreras a ampliar sus bases de admiradores. La difusión, que busca un mayor reconocimiento de los artistas, se construye a través de las redes sociales de Spotify, la lista de reproducción RADAR – curada por los editores de Spotify – e iniciativas de marketing a la medida.

“Spotify me ha apoyado en todo momento”, dice ella. “Me ha permitido llegar a nuevas personas y hacer que mi música vaya más allá. Por esa razón estoy muy agradecida y espero seguir creando cosas nuevas con Spotify”.

Después de su sencillo de 2018 “Bonita“, que acumuló más de 16 millones de streams, Kenia ha disfrutado de una muy buena racha de sencillos. Solo en los últimos seis meses hemos visto prosperar tanto a sus baladas conmovedoras “Escríbeme” y “Tercera Noche“, como al burbujeante pop de “Cocteles“. Además ha tenido colaboraciones con raperos mexicanos establecidos (Gera MX  en “Diamantes“) o en ascenso (Alan Jacques en “Supernova“).

Spotify’s ‘Sandra’ Podcast Goes Global—and Local—With ‘Sara,’ ‘Susi,’ ‘Sonia,’ and ‘Sofia’ Debuting in France, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil

July 6, 2020

In April 2018, Gimlet (now a Spotify company) launched Sandra, a seven-part fictional drama depicting a world where artificial intelligence isn’t so artificial. With big names (and voices) like Alia Shawkat (Helen), Kristin Wiig (Sandra), and Ethan Hawke (Dustin), the show launched to critical acclaim. And due to its relevant themes of technology, security, and self-actualization, Spotify deemed it a story worth telling listeners around the world. 

So on Tuesday, July 7, Spotify and Gimlet will premiere an exclusive localized version of the Sandra podcast in four markets: France, Germany, Brazil, and Mexico. The show has not only been translated into each local language—it’s also been specially adapted via a culturally relevant name (Sara in France, Susi in Germany, Sonia in Mexico, and Sofia in Brazil), a customized storyline, and more.

Other podcasts have been translated, but these Sandra adaptations will be the first truly localized adaptations ever made of a hit fictional podcast. The Spotify Studios teams in France, Germany, Brazil, and Mexico have worked with local directors to adapt the script, cast local talent, and reimagine the podcast with an appreciation for local culture, language, and nuance. In each market, the podcast has an A-list cast mixed with traditional TV and film actors as well as digital creators and influencers. 

Take a look at the names behind each market’s version and the unique spin the creators have taken to make it their own.

France — Sara

  • Starring Virginie Efira as Sara (Sandra), Natoo as Helen, and Stéphane De Groodt as Dustin
  • Biggest change for Sara: “The geographical localization of the story is a change which required a lot of thinking. We needed to find the French equivalent of Helen’s hometown, a small city with little perspective and excitement. But it also needed to fit the story’s actions in a realistic manner. Which French city is close enough to a prison so that you can go and come back in a day as Helen does when she visits her husband? This is how Guymon became Ruffec, in the French region of Charentes.” – Claire Hazan, Head of Studios, France & Benelux
  • Biggest challenge for Sara: “Keeping the original rhythm and dynamic of a scene is something that can be tricky when changing languages. The words can be longer or shorter, they can impact how a sentence feels, the duration of a whole scene and, in the end, the pace of the story. We chose to work with a production studio who developed a very specific creative response to that issue. They created a tool which synchronizes the soundwave of the original English-speaking audio and the words in French. It has greatly helped our actors to find the right tone and rhythm for their acting.” – Claire Hazan, Head of Studios, France & Benelux

Germany – Susi

  • Starring Martina Hill as Susi (Sandra), Almila Bagriacik as Sara (Helen), and Bastian Pastewka as Jens (Dustin)
  • Biggest change for Susi: “All the little details that will make it authentic to the German audience. For example, the big change is in where the story is set and things you can hear in the background—watch out for the TV program in one scene.” – Saruul Krause-Jentsch, Spotify Head of Studios Germany
  • Biggest challenge for Susi: “We ended up casting quite big names even for the smallest roles which, obviously, made scheduling and recording difficult from time to time. But after hearing the result, that was all worth it.” – Saruul Krause-Jentsch, Spotify Head of Studios Germany

Mexico – Sonia

Brazil – Sofia

  • Biggest change for Sonia and Sofia: “This is our first podcast project on a global scale on Spotify. Our expectations are high with Sonia in Mexico and Sofia in Brazil.” – Javier Piñol, Head of Spotify Studios in Latin America and U.S. LatinX audiences
  • Biggest challenge for Sonia and Sofia: “Our main challenge when it comes to adapting a global project is that it doesn’t always allow you to introduce some local tones and nuances, but when we decided that Sandra would go global, we agreed on one common goal: to adapt it to the local culture. And that’s exactly what we did by having a local production and casting these talents. The result couldn’t be better.” – Javier Piñol, Head of Spotify Studios in Latin America and U.S. LatinX audiences

The Sandra adaptation marks a podcasting milestone across the world. “Spotify is uniquely positioned to grow podcasting globally, but we know our customers also want authentic local programming,” says Courtney Holt, Global Head of Studios and Video, Spotify. “Adapting Sandra is a great example of that. By thinking and programming locally, and using our creative teams on the ground in each market, we’re able to develop a show that feels like a German, or French, or Mexican, or Brazilian podcast, rather than a translation. Sandra was also Gimlet’s first scripted podcast when it launched in 2018. The fact that podcasting, and specifically Sandra, has drawn such a group of A-List talent in each market is also a great endorsement of the medium growing at a global scale.”

Missed out on the original? Stream Sandra below.

Get to Know the Finalists for the 2020 Spotify Awards

February 19, 2020

The first ever Spotify Awards are just a few weeks away, and the countdown is on. The event, being held in Mexico City on March 5, is an award show based entirely on user-generated data from our listeners in Mexico.* So your plays, patterns, and habits not only count, but they’re going to determine the award categories, finalists, and winners.

The Spotify Awards are a true reflection of what you—the fans in Mexico—are listening to. So without further ado, meet the finalists for the 12 main Spotify Awards categories.

There will be 44 more categories in total shared on social media and the green carpet, in addition to the twelve above that will be broadcast. So tune into TNT if you are in Latin America or Telemundo and Universo if you are in the United States, visit the official site to learn more about the rest of the categories, and stream the artists from the Spotify Awards hub.

* Spotify Awards data from Mexican users with the exception of “Most streamed Mexican artist outside of Mexico”

Conoce a los finalistas de los Spotify Awards 2020

February 19, 2020

Los primeros Spotify Awards están a tan sólo unas semanas de llegar y la cuenta regresiva ya empezó, el evento se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad de México el próximo 5 de marzo. Estos premios están basados cien por ciento en la data de escucha de nuestros usuarios en México*. Así que tus plays, patrones y hábitos de escucha no solo cuentan, sino que van a determinar las categorías, finalistas y ganadores de los premios. 

Los Spotify Awards son el verdadero reflejo de lo que ustedes, fans en México, están escuchando. Así que, sin más preámbulo, conoce a los 12 finalistas de las categorías principales de los Spotify Awards. 

Habrá más de 44 categorías en total, las cuales serán entregadas en redes sociales y en la Alfombra Verde, 12 de estas se transmitirán en vivo. Así que sintoniza la señal de TNT si estás en Latinoamérica o Telemundo y Universo si estás en Estados Unidos, visita el sitio oficial para conocer con más detalle las categorías que se van a premiar, y escuchar a los artistas finalistas en el espacio dedicado a Spotify Awards

 

*La data para los Spotify Awards corresponde a usuarios mexicanos con excepción del “Artista de México más escuchado en el mundo”.

From the Illuminati to Yale’s Skull and Bones, Explore the World of Underground Organizations in Parcast’s New Podcast, ‘Secret Societies’

January 9, 2020

Yale’s Skull and Bones, the Carbonari, the Black Hand, Illuminati—what do these organizations all have in common? They’re all some of the most-whispered-about underground clubs in the world and the subject of Parcast’s new original podcast, Secret Societies.

The series will bring listeners on a journey through hidden passageways into the mysterious realm of assassin sects, high society clubs, and powerful political cabals. The show explores each society—filled with conspiracies ranging from shadow figures to unknown rituals—in two episodes that expose the people and context responsible for the organization’s founding and analyze the psychology behind their beliefs.

“Secret societies are intriguing across cultures and aren’t specific to one region in the world—they exist everywhere and are unknown, mysterious entities that are universally intriguing,” says Max Cutler, founder and managing director of Parcast, a Spotify company.

While the societies may be secret, Parcast is letting the cat out of the bag. As a way to tap into that universal intrigue, the series is being launched simultaneously in the U.S., Brazil, and Mexico—a first in the podcast space.

“Brazil and Mexico are two of Spotify’s fastest-growing markets in terms of podcasting,” Cutler says. “We’re seeing phenomenal traction and encouraging growth in the overall podcast ecosystem there, so it was a natural fit for us to run this first global launch in the three countries.”

Dive deep into the first episode on Yale’s Skull and Bones club below and stay tuned for new episodes every Thursday.