Spotify announced on Monday that it will be launching in Pakistan and other countries in the “next few days”.
“We launch in 80+ new markets over the next few days. See you soon Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nigeria,” tweeted the platform.
We launch in 80+ new markets over the next few days. See you soon Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria 👀 #SpotifyStreamOn pic.twitter.com/Wqv3IFdicz
— Spotify (@Spotify) February 22, 2021
American singer and songwriter Khalid said that the “momentum” provided by the platform will be “huge.
Other artists to feature in the video included Rina Sawayma, Anitta, Rosalia, The Kid Lorai, Finneas, Bille Ellish, Camilo, Lous and Yakuza, Mr Eazi.
South Korean band Black Pink said that Spotify helps them reach out to “fans from around the world, instantly”.
Soon after the announcement, the platform also posted for the first time on their Instagram page created for Spotify Pakistan.
The platform created an account in November last year.
However, the company had remained silent about their launch since then and had not issued any updates or descriptions.
A day later, however, Pakistani singer Shamoon Ismail confirmed that Spotify would launch in Pakistan in the near future.
It has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to boost its podcast range which now includes more than 2.2 million podcast titles, up from 700,000 a year earlier.
It also launched a new subscription service, Spotify HiFi, for which premium subscribers in select markets will be able to upgrade their sound quality of the songs to “lossless” CD-quality music.