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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National
Piyush Shukla

Why Spotify replaced its iconic green logo with a disco ball — and what the viral Spotify 20 symbol really means

Why did Spotify change their logo? Millions of users opened Spotify this week and immediately noticed something strange. The familiar green app icon suddenly looked shinier, brighter, and almost like a spinning disco ball. Searches for “Spotify new logo,” “Spotify disco ball icon,” and “why did Spotify change its logo” exploded across Google and social media within hours as confused users wondered whether the streaming giant had quietly rebranded itself.

But the viral icon change is not a permanent logo replacement. The disco ball design is part of Spotify’s massive “Spotify 20” anniversary campaign celebrating two decades of music streaming culture. The temporary redesign connects directly to the company’s new nostalgia-driven experience called “Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s),” which lets users revisit their complete listening history, including their first streamed song and all-time favorite artists.

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