How to get ready for Spotify Wrapped 2026
Spotify has shared a few ways users can prepare for Wrapped 2026. Here’s how you can get ready.
Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner, and Spotify has shared how you can prepare ahead of receiving your Wrapped.
The annual listening recap gives users a personalised look at the music, artists and podcasts that have soundtracked their year. Here are three things you can do to get your Spotify ready.
Three ways to prepare for Spotify Wrapped
1. Update your Spotify app
First things first, make sure you’re running the latest version of Spotify. Check your device’s app store for any available updates so you can access Wrapped as soon as it drops.
2. Choose which music influences your Wrapped
Not everything you listen to necessarily reflects your usual music taste. Whether it’s background music for sleeping, something you played once out of curiosity or a playlist that doesn’t match your everyday listening, Spotify lets you exclude individual tracks and playlists from your taste profile.
To do this, find the track or playlist you want to exclude, tap the three-dot menu and select ‘Exclude from your taste profile’.
This applies to both past and future listening, meaning excluded music won’t influence your Wrapped results or everyday recommendations. If you change your mind, you can select ‘Include in your taste profile’ to add it back.
3. Keep kids’ and family music separate
Spotify recently introduced a setting that lets listeners toggle whether kids’ and family music influences your taste profile and Wrapped results.
Turning it off means any music you listen to as a family won’t count towards your Wrapped top songs or artists.
To change the setting on mobile:
- Tap your profile picture and open Settings and privacy.
- Select Content and display.
- Switch off Include kids and family music in taste profile.
Importantly, this setting also applies retrospectively, so previous family listening won’t influence your results either.
Get ready for Spotify Wrapped 2026
Spotify Wrapped is one of the biggest annual moments in music streaming, giving listeners a chance to look back on their favourite music while putting artists in front of fans through millions of social shares.
With more control over what shapes their listening profile, users can make sure their Wrapped better reflects the music they’ve enjoyed throughout the year.
If you’re an artist, Wrapped provides a great opportunity to connect with your biggest fans and celebrate your year. We’ve already shared our guide on how artists can prepare for Spotify Wrapped 2026.
Looking to reach more listeners before the end of the year? You can distribute your music to Spotify and other major streaming platforms for free with RouteNote today.