Spotify's temporary 20th-anniversary logo — a sparkly green disco ball behind its classic mic symbol— will disappear next week, the streaming platform has confirmed.
The new icon was released as part of Spotify's celebration of two decades in the music streaming game, and it also marked the launch of a new mobile-only feature that feels very similar to its annual Spotify Wrapped experience.
However, streamers have branded the new look as "ugly", with some even removing the icon from the first page of apps on their iPhone to avoid looking at it.
Spotify responded to the user backlash by writing on X: "Alright, we know glitter is not for everyone. Our temp glow up ends soon. Your regularly scheduled Spotify icon returns next week."
Alright, we know glitter is not for everyone. Our temp glow up ends soon. Your regularly scheduled Spotify icon returns next week.
— Spotify (@Spotify) May 17, 2026
The new look was the first time the streaming platform's app icon had undergone a temporary redesign in honour of a milestone.
But users disliked the shakeup so much that they headed over to X (formerly Twitter) to express their frustrations towards the celebratory app icon. One user wrote: "The new Spotify logo is so ugly I've had to take it off my front screen and sit it in its own screen at the back."
The new Spotify logo is so ugly I’ve had to take it off my front screen and sit it in its own screen at the back. Even there it looks like some strange invasive beetle has been squashed on my screen.
— Susan Buchanan (@sue_buchanan) May 15, 2026
So grim. pic.twitter.com/BwpzwwJetM
Another streamer wrote: "The new Spotify logo is weird. Can we get the original back?"
What are they doing so the OG logo? I don’t like this one at all. Disco Spotify? 💀 at least let us got option to toggle back what we preferred
— DK (@GOOFYDK88) May 14, 2026
Dear @Spotify kindly bring back the old app logo. This new one ain’t a vibe for me please😬🙏🏾
— Elorm Beenie (@ElormBeenie) May 14, 2026
@Spotify change your logo back. Immediately.
— 𝟐𝟐𝟐 ♈︎ (@dannicharlie_) May 15, 2026
@Spotify why did u change your app logo… eww no change it back , give me back my Spotify logo I like pic.twitter.com/Fk6Cw4CckE
— Francesca (@MsIkkle) May 13, 2026
Spotify has not confirmed the exact day or time the regular logo will return.
It took the streaming giant a few days to confirm when the original icon would return to devices. During that time, some users claimed to have spotted that a U-turn back to its original appearance was already underway.
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Spotify has rarely changed its logo since its initial founding in 2006.
Its initial logo made an appearance in 2008 when the platform first launched across Europe, featuring a lime-green rounded square with a serif “Spotify” wordmark and three white curved lines symbolising sound waves.
In 2013–2015, the design was simplified into a bold green circle, removing the wordmark and square while keeping the signature sound-wave motif.
Spotify's logo has only undergone four main changes since its initial founding in 2006
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Since 2015, the logo has evolved into the sleek, modern icon we recognise today — a brighter, more vibrant neon green circle with refined wave lines, designed for clearer visibility and a cleaner, more contemporary feel across devices.
If you haven't accessed the new feature yet, it usually appears in-app, like its other Spotify Wrapped-style campaigns, when available
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The logo wasn't the only way Spotify celebrated its anniversary. The platform released a new mobile-only feature that feels very similar to its annual Spotify Wrapped experience.
Spotify Wrapped is the platform’s yearly recap that summarises your listening habits over the past 12 months, highlighting your top artists, songs, genres, total listening time, and personalised insights into your music taste.
Now, with “Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s),” the platform extends that same concept into a much longer time frame—offering a trip down memory lane through your entire listening history on the app.
The experience works like a personalised data capsule, uncovering listening moments that have never been shown before. It reveals details such as your most-streamed artist of all time, total minutes spent listening to them, your first-ever streamed song, and other long-term patterns in your music journey.
You’ll also receive a curated playlist of your top 120 most-played tracks of all time, including play counts for each song, which can be saved directly to your library.