It’s not too late to do last-minute damage control with your music habits.
Spotify shuts down rumors that it will stop tracking user data for its annual Spotify Wrapped on October 31.
The popular campaign allows users to see and share their top songs, artists and podcasts of the year on social media. The streaming platform also creates a playlist of a user’s 100 most streamed songs and shares fun facts like whether they’re in the top 1% of Taylor Swift listeners and what their music aura looks like.
Although Wrapped typically releases in late November to early December, many assume the app only tracks listening habits between January 1 and October 31. On Wednesday, some users joked online that they only had 24 hours to save their results. .
Spotify has assured users that the rumor is false. The audio streamer shared on X on Thursday a Halloween image of a jack-o’-lantern filled with candy and a message that read: “Spotify Wrapped won’t stop counting on October 31st.”
Here’s what you need to know about this year’s Spotify Wrapped.
When will Spotify Wrapped 2024 be released?
Spotify has yet to announce when 2024 Wrapped will be released, but based on previous years it will come in late November or early December. In recent years, Spotify has increased the release date of Wrapped.
Last year’s Wrapped was published on November 29. In 2022, Spotify Wrapped was released on November 30. In 2021 and 2020 it was published on December 1. In 2019 it was published on December 5 and in 2018 on December 6.
What is Spotify Wrapped?
Founded in 2016, Spotify is packaged in an annual campaign that combines listening data from Spotify users into an interactive display of the music the user has listened to most.
Typically, Spotify Wrapped displays a user’s top songs, artists, and genres. Users are encouraged to share their Spotify Wrapped on social media.
User data is collected from January 1 through the fall of that same year to produce a user’s Spotify Wrapped.
When will Spotify stop tracking Wrapped?
With Spotify Wrapped launching before December 31, users may be wondering when tracking their listening habits will end.
While Spotify hasn’t announced what date it will stop tracking listener data for Wrapped this year, the streaming service posted to X, formerly Twitter, last year that tracking would continue through October 31.
How to check your Spotify Wrapped?
When Spotify Wrapped 2024 releases, users will be able to see their results in the app as long as no updates are pending.
What about Apple Music Replay?
In 2019, Apple jumped on the Wrapped bandwagon and released its own feature called Apple Music Replay. Functioning similarly to Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay started releasing monthly Replay experiences starting this year, highlighting a user’s listening habits at the end of each month.
A release date for 2024 Apple Music Replay has not yet been announced.
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This story has been updated to add new information.
