Spotify daylists, explained: The quirky-named music playlists that fans are sharing everywhere as memes

Spotify daylists and their funny-named playlists are all the rage right now.

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Are you seeing some posts on social media about Spotify playlists and something called a “daylist”? And you have no idea what that’s all about? Don’t worry. We’re here to help.

Spotify — the streaming music service — has given fans so many fun things to enjoy, from the annual Wrapped roundup to a thing that lets you do karaoke while listening.

Now? We’ve got something called Daylists. And people are sharing them everywhere for a variety of reasons. Let’s dive in below, with a bunch of examples:

Here’s Spotify’s top 10 most streamed tracks of 2023 as Spotify Wrapped drops

Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Miley Cyrus and more have songs on this list.

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is here to remind you that you listened to a bunch of songs and artists over and over (hi, Taylor Swift!), and this year, you get a video from one of your favorite singers on your list, which is fun.

And now that the annual pre-holiday feature has dropped, it’s time to look back at the most listened-to songs of 2023 on the steaming service. No surprises here on a few of them — there are two Swift songs, a ubiquitous Miley Cyrus tune you heard everywhere, and two offerings from Morgan Wallen.

Here’s the full list, with links to listen to them:

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is here, with 1 sneaky good twist this time

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is here, and you can get messages from artists themselves.

That’s right, it’s that time again: Spotify Wrapped 2023 has officially arrived, the annual look back at your music habits from the year that is sure to embarrass you in some fashion.

How do you get this year’s Spotify Wrapped? Simple. Go to the 2023 Wrapped link and make sure you’re logged in. Then, you’ll get much of the usual breakdowns: Your favorite genres, most listened-to artists and songs, and how much you listened.

But this year has a great twist: One of your top artists recorded a thank-you video that you receive, which is pretty awesome. Check some of them out:

When is Spotify Wrapped 2023 coming? Possible dates, memes and more while we wait

When is Spotify Wrapped 2023? Let’s make some guesses.

Ah, Spotify Wrapped. We love it, we love to hate it, we definitely don’t truly hate it, but we love that it unearths all of the listening habits we had over the years and embarrasses you about your musical choices.

But when is the 2023 edition of the streaming service’s roundup of what you listened to coming? We don’t have an official date, but we have some educated guesses based on history, and while you wait, we’ve gathered up some hilarious memes that people have made for you to enjoy.

So, here you go: All things Spotify Wrapped 2023 … before it arrives:

A sad goodbye to Heardle, Spotify’s fun music version Wordle that’s going away

So long to Heardle and thanks for the musical memories.

It’s a rough day for music lovers.

Heardle, the music guessing game that’s a version of Wordle but for your ears, is going away.

The game was acquired last year by music streaming service Spotify, which announced last month that it would be shutting down the game. Why? Per Tech Crunch: “Now the company says it will sunset Heardle on May 5, as it aims to focus on its other objectives around music discovery.”

This is also a good reminder to save your stats if you so choose. And what was the final song on its last day? SPOILER ALERT! SCROLL DOWN IF YOU WANT TO KNOW!

Ready?

OK.

It was (Theme from) New York, New York by Frank Sinatra (get it? Because they’re “leaving today.”). Here are some goodbyes from users:

Living out of his car in a Walmart parking lot and rapping on Spotify, this player just Monday qualified for this week’s Korn Ferry Tour event

Sweeney is doing whatever he can to pursue his dream.

(Editor’s note: This story originally ran on Aug. 2, 2022, but was updated after Sweeney qualified for a Korn Ferry Tour event on April 24.)

Playing great golf is only half the battle when trying to make it to the PGA Tour. Every tournament comes with a steep entry fee, airfare, rental cars, food, hotels, equipment and more.

If you don’t have a steady sponsor or some type of financial aid, it is very difficult to pay your way to the Tour on your own.

Michael Sweeney, an aspiring PGA Tour player, has been fighting to live out his dream. Sweeney doesn’t have a traditional background in collegiate golf, but hasn’t let that stop him from grinding to the top.

To save up for tournaments and travel expenses, Sweeney decided to not rent an apartment but live out of his car.

“I was originally parking in a little rest stop off of 95 and then I got the boot from one of the security guards,” said Sweeney. “So, I ended up sleeping in the Walmart parking lot most nights … which you know is a classy spot to be.”

Photo of Michael Sweeney
Photo of Michael Sweeney. (Michael Sweeney)

Sweeney attempted to qualify for the 2022 U.S. Open and lost his spot in a playoff in Purchase, New York.

“I ended up shooting back-to-back rounds of 69 in the 36 holes and that got me into an eight-way playoff for three spots,” said Sweeney. “Unfortunately, I went par-par in the playoff, but it was an awesome day.”

He finally broke through this week, and will get a start in the Korn Ferry Tour’s Huntsville Open. We go to well-respected scribe Monday Q to pick up the story.

This week Sweeney again spent most of his savings to pay the $500 entry fee for Korn Ferry Monday at the Huntsville Open. He drove up from Florida with another pro. This was Sweeney’s 12th Monday qualifier between the PGA and KFT tours, but he had never made it through. He came to the par-4 18th hole at Huntsville Country Club at 5 under par and thought he needed at least a birdie. Most players lay up on the 366-yard dogleg-right, but Sweeney figured he needed to be aggressive, so he hit a big slice around the corner. His ball ended up in the front bunker about 35 yards short of the green. Thinking he had to get up and down, Sweeney did one better, holing the shot for an eagle. Come to find out, he needed to make that deuce.

The 65 earned him a spot in the playoff, and he advanced with a par on the second hole. On Thursday, Sweeney will tee it up in his first event on any of the tours under the PGA Tour umbrella.

That’s the good news. The bad news is that money for the rest of the week is tight. Sweeney has almost reached the $800 limit on his credit card, so he can’t book a rental car. As of Monday night he still wasn’t sure how he was going to get around for the week. His dad paid for his hotel room, which has the kind of amenities you’d expect for a place with a weekly rate of $500. The Google reviews are littered with complaints of bed bugs, customers being charged for nights they didn’t stay there and drug dealers and sex workers frequenting the parking lot.

In addition to his love for golf, Sweeney raps in his free time. He doesn’t advertise it, but his beats and rap lines are almost as impressive as his golf game. You can find him on Spotify here.

Listen to a full interview with Sweeney and Averee here.

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Spotify Wrapped is here to embarrass you about all your music habits in 2022

Spotify Wrapped 2022 is here!!!!

It’s that time again: Spotify Wrapped 2022 has arrived.

That’s the thing within the music streaming app that you click on and it tells you all the songs, artists and trends you listened to, along with the time spent listening (I apparently totaled nearly 25,000 minutes, which … feels nuts?). Many times, it feels like it’s mocking your music habits, but it’s all in good fun, right?

This year, there are some new features users are sharing on social media, and we’ll fill you in on how to get your Spotify Wrapped for the year (even though we have a whole month left in 2022!):

How to get that awesome Spotify Instafest festival lineup photo you’ve seen everywhere

Seen images of fake music festivals everywhere? Here’s how to get one.

You’ve seen Spotify Wrapped, which shows you your year in streamed music that you get every December.

There’s the Spotify pie chart, too. There’s also Spotify karaoke, which is its own thing.

But we’re here to talk about Instafest: It’s a site that takes your Spotify or Last.fm account and turns your most played songs and artists — whether it’s recent trends or your all-time listens — into a three-day music festival poster, complete with headliners and supporting performers. For example: I somehow ended up with The Beatles appearing before headliner Sade on Day 3.

Simply click on the Instafest app link, log into your account and have fun to end up with images like this:

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Shakira en la camiseta de Barcelona es un golpe bajo a Piqué

En redes sociales se deshacen ante la posibilidad que el nombre y logo de Shakira aparezca ligado a la camiseta del Barcelona

El acuerdo de Barcelona con Spotify colocará a diferentes artistas en la camiseta blaugrana durante la temporada como sucedió con Drake durante El Clásico ante Real Madrid.

Todo bien hasta el momento, a la gente pareció gustarle el logotipo del búho que distingue al rapero, sin embargo se ha filtrado en redes que la siguiente publicidad será de la cantante colombiana Shakira.

En redes sociales se deshacen los internautas ante la posibilidad que el nombre y logo de la cantante latinoamericana más importante del planeta aparezca ligado a la camiseta del Barcelona, pues el escándalo mediático de la separación de Gerard Piqué hace muy curioso el asunto.

El que seguramente está sufriendo la decisión de su club es el propio Piqué, ¿se imaginan ir al trabajo y que tu uniforme tenga el nombre de tu ex? no debe ser algo fácil de asimilar, pero pues la polémica seguirá hasta que no se esclarezcan los hechos.

Por lo pronto Shakira está próxima a estrenar una canción en la mencionada plataforma de streaming llamada “Monotonía” que aseguran está inspirada en hechos reales contados por la colombiana sobre su relación con el defensor: “No fue culpa tuya ni tampoco mía, fue culpa de la monotonía”, dice la letra.

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Barcelona will wear Drake’s OVO owl logo on its shirts for El Clasico

You too can have your logo on Barcelona’s shirt if you reach 50 billion Spotify streams

Barcelona has announced that it will be sporting Drake’s OVO owl logo on its shirt for El Clásico against Real Madrid on Sunday.

The move is in conjunction with Barça’s normal shirt sponsor Spotify, which is honoring the rapper for becoming the first artist on the platform with more than 50 billion streams.

“On October 16, instead of seeing the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service logo on the front of the Barça jersey, those watching the game against Real Madrid will see the silhouette of an owl – the logo of the Canadian singer’s brand,” Barcelona said in a statement.

Drake also announced the move in a post on social media, saying: “This doesn’t feel real but it is.”

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As for the game itself, Barcelona and Real Madrid will enter the match at Santiago Bernabéu level on points atop La Liga with 22 apiece.

Winning La Liga is likely to be the biggest achievement Barcelona would be able to reach this season. The club looks set for a costly exit from the Champions League after a wild 3-3 draw with Inter this week.

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