Music connects listeners from every element of life. Background, sexuality, passions, fears, and favorite pizza topping doesn’t matter when determining favorite genres, artists, or songs. In order to record these acquired tastes, Spotify Wrapped showcases the soundtrack of the past 365 days.
The high anticipation for Wrapped 2024 was immeasurable. Loyal listeners established theories on social media like TikTok and grilled Spotify for hints of the release date. Spotify’s carefully curated insights are presented in creative, engaging formats with neon colors and unique optics. Junior Annika Fitzgerald added, “Two years ago was the best because of the moving visuals, tarot cards, Playlists in a Bottle. While I liked the fun style, it was kind of too simple compared to previous Wrapped.”
Spotify Wrapped allows listeners to reflect on their tracks and artists they formulated emotional connections to over the changing seasons. Your Music Evolution is a new feature this year. It utilizes listening data and summarizes the three most significant genres conquering your year musically. It describes each musical phase in a phrase such as Surf Crush Slow Dance Indie or Boujee Football Rap.
Users can also view how long they listened to their Top Song and Artist through the Longest Listening Streak highlight. “One thing that I really missed this year was the top genres which I feel encapsulates someone’s music taste in a more well rounded fashion. Just artists and songs display something so singular, it doesn’t define one music taste,” Fitzgerald added.
Most Palisade student’s Instagram and Snapchat stories are sharing their musical analytics and favorites composed by Spotify. This characterizes Spotify Wrapped as a cultural celebration, conjoining music lovers and Spotify users. Artists, creators, and fans collectively contribute to the exponential success of Spotify Wrapped. Each year, there are new surprises and components but the anticipation always has the same sense of curiosity.
