Tag: hojden

Spotify’s 100 Live Showcase at Way Out West Celebrates the Impact of Hip-Hop in Sweden

Since 2007, the Way Out West music festival has been a cultural melting pot in Sweden. Located in a large, lush park in Gothenburg, the three-day-long festival celebrates music discovery, sustainability, and diversity, and attracts approximately 50,000 fans each year. At the festival, you can find Höjden by Spotify, our live stage nestled among the trees, where you can dance, eat good food, discover new music, or simply sit down and relax.

On August 11, which marked hip-hop’s 50th birthday, we decided to celebrate in a big way with our 100 Live showcase. New and upcoming talents—along with some of the most prominent names in Swedish hip-hop history—met at one of the festival’s largest stages to perform an epic show that paid tribute to the genre and its cultural impact in Sweden over the past 50 years.