In January 2023, millions of users (according to Spotify) participated in the Playlist in a Bottle experience by selecting their favorite songs at that time — songs that reminded them of specific people, and more. They could choose their virtual “bottle” to put these songs into, such as a lunchbox, teddy bear, or a legitimate bottle. Then, they zipped it up, buried the bottle, and stuffed it away until today. Spotify announced today that it’s time to open up those 2023 bottles and create your bottle for next year (2025. Yikes.).
Like usual, it’s easy to access your curated Spotify playlist. You have to visitspotify.com/playlistinabottleon your phone, which will then redirect you to the app. Choose “Claim Your Playlist” to see which songs you kept sealed up for the last year, and then save them. You have until January 31 to save and keep your 2023 bottle, so there’s time.
Additionally, on that Playlist in a Bottle landing page, you can create another one, or even create your first one. You did not have to create one in 2023 to be able to create one in 2024. Upon opting to create a new bottle, you can choose from new places to store your playlist, such as a snow globe, bird’s nest, or — our favorite — a dumpster. New prompts present themselves as well, with Spotify asking you for a “song your great-grandkids will be confused about,” among others. You can leave a note for your future self, too. Once completed, you can seal your time capsule and wait 366 (It’s a Leap Year!) days to open it.
Spotify is the poster child for innovation in music streaming, but it’s not your only choice. Some people prefer to useYouTube Music, which has gone through many different names throughout the years, especially if they have YouTube Premium.We don’t think it’s as good as Spotify or Apple Music, as there’s a lot of ways it can improve. If you’re on iOS, it might make a lot of sense to useApple Music, but in our opinion, it isn’t the best service out there; It’s just the least annoying. What we all agree on though is thatmusic streaming account limits are annoyingand they punish users for switching devices. Services should stop doing that.
