Spotify for Artists - Artist Wrapped 2021 01 Dec 2021
This year's global campaign will feature artists and podcasters including Spotify's top artist of the year Bad Bunny as well as Olivia Rodrigo, in the UK we will see Ed Sheeran, Dave, Arlo Parks, Ghetts and fan-favorite podcast Who We Be TALKS_. The campaign will run across traditional and digital OOH, connected TV, online video, social media, web and of course in the Spotify app itself in 33 markets worldwide (the app experience will be available to users in over 100 markets).
We're bringing this year's Wrapped campaign to life through:
- In-App Experience: This year we're introducing even more ways for our listeners to explore and sh are their Wrapped right on Spotify, like Your Audio Aura, interactive Playing Cards, and your own personalized 2021: The Movie.
- 2021: The Movie: Spotify listener's top songs paired with classic scenes from a movie that's all about you.
- Your Audio Aura: We'll mix up elements of your mood, tempo, liveliness, and even artist/album art to visualize your "aura."
- Playing Cards: An interactive data-based game that you play, and then share with your friends. We'll display two true data points and one fake one. You have to guess which is the lie.
- Wrapped 2021: Blend: Tapping into the new Blend feature launched this year, Spotify fans can see how their 2021 music taste matches up with friends, stream their blended playlist and share their results on social.
- Even more shareability: We know that Spotify fans love to share their Wrapped cards on social and now they can directly share on TikTok for a limited time. This builds on the ability to share on other platforms, including Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
- OOH: The heart of the Wrapped marketing campaign is our OOH and it returns this year with more data-driven copy. And this year's creative doesn't just feature top artists (BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, and podcasts like Misfits, we're also showcasing the everyday people such as the UK's Jackie Weaver's and her "I have the authority" playlist) who reached beyond the audio space and had an unforgettable impact on culture. We asked them to create playlists that are available on Spotify that sets them apart from the pack.
- Short Fan Films: Distributed across social and digital channels, these films are about all the different "normals" that are created every day on Spotify, where podcasts, playlists, genres, songs and culture collide.
- Check them out here (Billie Eillish was featured on 265+ garden playlists in 2021)
- And here (7,600+ listened to both Doja Cat and the Extraterrestrial podcast this year)
- Good Soup Truck: 2021 has been the year of "Good Soup" with the virtual trend inspiring nearly 13,000 playlists on Spotify. For one day only on December 1, we're partnering with the popular bone broth company Brodo to delight the people of New York City with tasty soup. This will include a Good Soup truck decked out in Wrapped branding.
"We've spent a lot of time dreaming about a return to 'normalcy' but as we sat down and began reflecting on this year we realized there is no such thing as 'normal' and that's something worth celebrating," said Alex Bodman, VP, Global Executive Creative Director at Spotify. "On Spotify 'normal' is whatever you listen to, however you choose to listen to it. We have never been one-size-fits all and that's what has always made Wrapped so compelling - it's all about you."
You can also check out Spotify's For the Record blog and the latest episode of our Spotify: For the Record podcast for more details including this year's top artists, albums, songs, playlists and podcasts from the creators that helped soundtrack the year for more than 381 million users worldwide.
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THE HEADLINES
ORCA released a report analysing the economic investments and social impact of nine leading independent record labels (see Reports)
Jorja Smith’s label requests share of royalties from ‘AI-cloned’ song (see News)
A creative nation is a thriving nation (see Opinion)
Australian report also highlights how other non-US English-speaking countries are hit by algorithms (see Reports)
AI slop: Spotify, Tunecore, and credibility (see Comment)
Warner Music signs deal with Suno, settles lawsuit (see News)
EC sends UMG its statement of objections to Downtown acquisition (see News)
20 years of Spotify — who’s winning, losing and making money? (see Features)
The future of labels: Shifting sands (see Comment)
Robert Kyncl on Udio deal: Growing the value of music for artists and songwriters (see News)
Ticket touts’ worst nightmare has finally come true (see Comment)
Universal's bid for Downtown is set to be hit by a formal warning from European Union watchdogs (see Business)
