B2StreamingNov 2, 2026By Lockgroove

Spotify Wrapped 2026: artist deadline is Friday, release expected in early December

Artists have until 6 November to submit content for the campaign, which lands as Spotify reports 306 million subscribers.

Spotify has told artists they have until Friday, 6 November to upload thank-you messages, performance videos, photos and other material for Spotify Wrapped 2026.

The release date has not been confirmed in the sources reviewed. Past campaigns have arrived in early December, and one tracker expects it around 2 December, the Wednesday after US Thanksgiving.

The campaign arrives as Spotify's third-quarter results showed 788 million monthly active users, up 11% year on year, and 306 million paying subscribers, up 9%. Revenue grew 16% to about 4.97 billion euros.

The Lockgroove take

Wrapped is the one ad where users do the advertising.

Few platforms get millions of people to publish their own usage data as social content. The artist uploads add something new: the sense that the musicians behind your top songs are talking back, not just collecting streams.

It also matters for the cultural calendar. Wrapped quietly shapes how listeners remember the year, which is why artists and labels now treat the deadline as a marketing date, not an afterthought.

Put this on

01
Cyndi Lauper, "Time After Time" (She's So Unusual, 1983)
For looking back over a year of listening.
Play on Apple Music
02
Harry Styles, "As It Was" (Harry's House, 2022)
A Wrapped regular for a reason.
Play on Apple Music
03
Bruce Springsteen, "Glory Days" (Born in the U.S.A., 1984)
The nostalgia soundtrack for your annual recap.
Play on Apple Music

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