This week, Spotify users worldwide panicked when the familiar green app icon suddenly looked like a shimmering disco ball. The viral change isn’t a permanent rebrand. It’s part of Spotify’s 20th anniversary campaign called “Spotify 20,” centered on a nostalgia-fueled experience dubbed “Your Party of the Year(s).” The themed icon reflects celebration and shared music culture, while the feature surfaces personal milestones like your first streamed song and generates an All-Time Top Songs playlist with 120 tracks.
Spotify has launched “Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s),” a personalized anniversary feature that turns your listening history into a nostalgia-packed recap. Inside the app, users can see their joining date, first-ever streamed song, most-played artists, and top tracks from their entire time on the platform. It’s built as a fresh companion to Spotify Wrapped for the brand’s 20th anniversary.
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Manipur marked the third anniversary of the Meitei-Kuki ethnic strife with rallies, meetings, and a widespread shutdown to reflect on continuing tensions. Candlelight vigils brought a somber pause across communities, honoring people lost in the turmoil. The commemorations underscored how the conflict’s impact still lingers, shaping everyday life and public gatherings.
The US State Department is preparing a limited release of commemorative passports for America’s 250th anniversary, featuring President Donald Trump. It would be the first time a living US president appears on a travel document. The special passports will have unique cover designs and Trump’s signature, available in limited numbers at the Washington, D.C. passport office.
On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam attack, families of those killed say the grief hasn’t eased. Pakistan-backed terrorists took 26 lives, leaving households without their breadwinners and rewriting everyday survival. Survivors describe how the incident continues to haunt them, insisting they will “not forget till my last breath,” even as they try to rebuild amid unanswered trauma.
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