Spotify's 'Discover This' series takes a deep dive into Jean-Michel Basquiat

Streaming giant Spotify is putting quality over everything these days. The digital powerhouse’s ‘Spotify: Discover This’ series continues to make waves and raise eyebrows courtesy of highlighting the legacy of iconic artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in its latest episode.

Check out some of the details behind the newest podcast series broadcast and check out some footage from the conversation.

Today, Spotify will release the newest episode of its podcast series, “Spotify: Discover This” -  a show that shares fresh insights on music, podcasting, cultural moments, and trends - amplified in a way only Spotify can. In this episode, host Lea Palmieri explores the life, work, and legacy of influential artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat through the newly-opened Basquiat: King Pleasure exhibition at the Starrett-Lehigh Building (601 West 26th Street) in New York City. You can listen to the full episode here.

Recently, Spotify partnered with the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat to curate a destination for the Basquiat: King Pleasure exhibit titled “Listen Like Basquiat,” a hub on Spotify featuring a series of playlists that explore the music that influenced and inspired his work. Each of the four playlists represents a different stage in Basquiat’s life, including “Childhood,” “Studio,” “Nightlife,” and “Legacy.” 

This episode of “Spotify: Discover This” takes listeners inside the exhibit to preview some of Basquiat’s rarely-seen works, discuss his contributions to popular culture, the influence of music on his career, his relationship with Andy Warhol and more. The episode also features interviews with his sisters (Lisane and Jeanine Basquiat), exhibit curator Ileen Gallagher, and Spotify’s Co-Heads of Social Creative Shannon Ross and Kenia Perez, who initiated the partnership.