{"id":288842,"date":"2020-11-17T15:53:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T10:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=288842"},"modified":"2020-11-17T15:53:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T10:53:59","slug":"shamoon-ismail-confirms-spotifys-launch-in-pakistan-and-twitter-goes-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shamoon-ismail-confirms-spotifys-launch-in-pakistan-and-twitter-goes-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamoon Ismail Confirms Spotify&#8217;s Launch in Pakistan and Twitter Goes Crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify is the world&#8217;s largest subscription <span class=\"ILfuVd\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">music streaming service with <span class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\">320m users, across 92 countries. And it seems that the wait is finally over as Shamoon Ismail recently confirmed its launch in Pakistan.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the<em> Punjabi and blues<\/em> singer took to his Twitter and said that Spotify, a Swedish-based audio streaming platform, would be launching in Pakistan very soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">&#8220;I confirm Spotify is coming to Pakistan,<\/span>&#8221; he wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I confirm Spotify is coming to Pakistan<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shamoon (@ShamoonIsmail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamoonIsmail\/status\/1328302128083980288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement left Pakistani music fans excited and wondering whether it is official. On the other hand, Spotify created a verified Instagram account for Pakistan over the weekend, signalling that it may soon be coming to the country.<\/p>\n<p>While the company has not shared any details about launching its service in Pakistan, the account has so far garnered over 16k followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Spotify Pakistan; Music for every moment. Play, discover and share for free,&#8221; the bio reads.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-288854\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"941\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos.png 941w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-768x206.png 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-561x150.png 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-364x97.png 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-728x195.png 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-608x163.png 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-758x203.png 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-179x48.png 179w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_2020-11-17-Spotify-Pakistan-spotifypakistan-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos-358x96.png 358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The big reveal has attracted a variety of reactions. While some are still waiting for the &#8216;official statement&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iut8bcHEuN\">https:\/\/t.co\/Iut8bcHEuN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OPzg5yGFJ6\">pic.twitter.com\/OPzg5yGFJ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; A (@lostpakora) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lostpakora\/status\/1328331673205936129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">instagram music to aane de pehle <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GMmdVThz2P\">https:\/\/t.co\/GMmdVThz2P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; m*hru (@moonphatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moonphatt\/status\/1328315480168411139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others are excited for the launch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesssssss. When ???<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Azam Jamil \u0627\u0639\u0638\u0645 (@AzamJamil53) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AzamJamil53\/status\/1328352127161348098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeerabBeeram\/status\/1328378530795753472<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rrehanaali\/status\/1328380244693307392<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then there are those who don&#8217;t trust the authorities anymore. Given the recent PUBG and TikTok bans, this came as a natural response.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Waiting for PTA to ban it too\ud83e\udd74 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9iXmYodlHR\">https:\/\/t.co\/9iXmYodlHR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ayeshahaha (@pasta_desi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pasta_desi\/status\/1328382888337928192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? 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