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# Her Job Is To Curate Official Spotify Playlists Of New Artists [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/her-job-is-to-curate-official-spotify-playlists-of-emerging-artists-video/
- Published: 2017-07-17T10:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-07-17T10:59:00.000Z
- Description: Athena Koumis is an editor at Spotify, and her job is to curate "Fresh Finds" and other official Spotify playlists. "My day revolves around listening to music.," says Kormis. "My. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/07/her-job-is-to-curate-official-spotify-playlists-of-emerging-a
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Music Business, Streaming, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from img.buzzfeed.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c90c8291970b-200wi "image from img.buzzfeed.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c90c8291970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Athena Koumis is an editor at Spotify, and her job is to curate "Fresh Finds" and other official Spotify playlists. "My day revolves around listening to music.," says Kormis. "My particular focus is emerging music, new artists, trying to help them grow and find spots for them to expand their audience."

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[![Spotify new](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d296d0a4970c-250wi "Spotify new")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d296d0a4970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)  

"I've had many artists tell me that they quit their day jobs or got signed because their music was on this playlist," Athena Koumis told [BuzzFeed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji%5FWfHxatoQ&ref=hypebot.com). She is the curator of Spotify's official Fresh Finds playlist, which has more than 500,000 followers.Watch the full interview: 

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