{"id":442104,"date":"2025-07-21T12:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=442104"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:15:31","slug":"spotify-spotlights-pakistans-breakout-star-afusic-as-the-radar-artist-for-q3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/spotify-spotlights-pakistans-breakout-star-afusic-as-the-radar-artist-for-q3\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Spotlights Pakistan\u2019s Breakout Star Afusic as the RADAR Artist for Q3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spotify’s RADAR Pakistan returns this quarter, spotlighting Afusic as its latest featured artist. Afusic is one of the country\u2019s most compelling emerging voices in the indie music scene, and this milestone marks a significant moment in his rapidly rising career with his viral track \u201cPal Pal<\/a>\u201d being featured on the \u201cRADAR Pakistan<\/a>\u201d playlist.<\/p>\n

Affan Khan, better known as Afusic<\/a>, has been active in the local music scene since 2020, drawing initial inspiration from his father, Jameel Khan. In a short time span, the young artist has carved a unique following for himself blending South Asian music with contemporary hip-hop and pop.<\/p>\n

The popularity of his music is quite clearly reflected in the data released by Spotify, showcasing the surge in his listenership growing by over 440,000% in streams since its first playlist appearance on February 17 on \u201cFresh Finds Pakistan<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since April 2025, Afusic has witnessed an audience growth of more than 1,200%, which showcases a growing fan base that is not only appreciating but loving his genre of music. His music has landed on nearly 270,000 playlists, reflecting a groundswell of listener support that extends beyond borders.<\/p>\n

In the past 28 days alone, the demographic breakdown of his global audience reveals a strong connection with younger listeners, 60% male and 40% female, led by the 18\u201324 age group, followed closely by 25\u201334-year-olds.<\/p>\n

Expressing excitement on his journey from a Fresh Finds artist to RADAR Pakistan, Afusic noted; \u201cBeing selected as Spotify\u2019s RADAR Pakistan artist is a huge moment for me. RADAR is an incredible platform that shines a light on independent artists and helps us reach new audiences, while also giving fans a chance to connect with who we are beyond the music.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m truly grateful for the support Spotify has shown me\u2014watching \u2018Pal Pal\u2019 grow from Fresh Finds to Hot Hits Pakistan shows just how powerful this journey can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of Spotify\u2019s global emerging artist program, RADAR aims to support rising talents by providing them with strategic marketing, editorial placements, and fan-facing opportunities designed to elevate their careers on and off the platform.<\/p>\n

With Afusic now stepping into the RADAR spotlight, the stage is set for another dynamic chapter in Pakistan\u2019s thriving music landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spotify’s RADAR Pakistan returns this quarter, spotlighting Afusic as its latest featured artist. Afusic is one of the country\u2019s most compelling emerging voices in the indie music scene, and this milestone marks a significant moment in his rapidly rising career with his viral track \u201cPal Pal\u201d being featured on the \u201cRADAR Pakistan\u201d playlist. Affan Khan, better known as Afusic, has […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":442107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2579,2508,2502],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-442104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"category-musician","9":"category-sponsored"},"wps_subtitle":"","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Afustic-Spotify-RADAR-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Afustic-Spotify-RADAR.jpg",1280,720,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Afustic-Spotify-RADAR.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_name":"Sponsored","categories_name":["Music","Musician","Sponsored"],"title_text":"Spotify Spotlights Pakistan\u2019s Breakout Star Afusic as the RADAR Artist for Q3","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2579,2508,2502&exclude=442104","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442104"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=442104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}