Tag: Pets

Spotify Island on Roblox Expands With New Destinations, Minigames (and Pets!)

June 15, 2023

It’s been one year since we unveiled Spotify Island on Roblox as an interactive meeting place to bring artists and fans from all over the world closer together. It’s now the ultimate way to create and share music on Roblox, as fans can play, explore, and connect through immersive Spotify Island hubs like Planet Hip-Hop and K-Park. And thanks to exciting new experiences we’re unveiling today, our otherworldly digital destination is in full bloom.

With new audio tools, minigames, and collectibles, we’re inviting fans to become creators, offering them fresh ways to bring their own beats and sounds to life. These include: 

  • Create with Spotify Soundsphere: Featuring whimsical interactive beatmakers, instruments, and equipment, Spotify Soundsphere is all about exploring and having fun. While visiting, players can create their own sounds and share them with friends.
  • Take control of the Dashboard: While visiting Spotify Island’s studio, players will be able to take the producer seat and create their own unique tracks by mixing a collection of sounds, loops, and one-shots exclusively from Soundtrap, a music-creation tool for beatmakers and songwriters.
  • Ride the Soundwaves: Players will be able to grab a board and ride the waves of their favorite songs, tracks, Soundtrap mixes, and artist releases, with the waves changing in size, color, and intensity depending on the music. We’ll also give players the opportunity to personalize their boards with custom stickers. Be on the lookout for some fun Easter eggs as you shred.
  • Adopt a virtual pet: We’re joining the fun with special music-themed pets for players to collect by completing various challenges around Spotify Island. A cross of animals and musical instruments, these pets include Zekeys, Seahorns, Tambos and more.

Show Your Furry (or Scaly) Friend How Much You Love Them With Their Own Pet Playlist

April 11, 2022

Pets may not be people, but it’s hard to imagine them as anything other than members of the family. And often, they’ll do something that makes you wonder if they’re more human-like than they get credit for. For example, ever notice your pet’s ears perk up when you stream a song? Ever wonder if your dog digs jazz or if your cat might be into rap? Well, it’s about time you find out. 

Today, on National Pet Day in the U.S., Spotify is making its fan-favorite Pet Playlists experience accessible right within the Spotify app for all users (and their furry, fluffy, and scaly friends) in the U.S. Since the experience first launched in 2020, pet lovers just can’t get enough—in the past year alone, millions of Spotify users have discovered and created Pet Playlists. 

Now it’s your turn. After you tell us a little bit about your pet, you’ll be gifted with a fully customized playlist based on your Spotify listening habits and your pet’s personality.

Puppy love

To celebrate, we also took a look at what type of music was trending on Spotify for puppies, dogs, kittens, birds, and more. As it turns out, people love playing music for their pets.

Dogs really are a man’s best friend, and we have the numbers to prove it. Searches for “puppy” on Spotify have increased nearly 700%* since January 2020. And since its launch in early 2021, streams of Spotify’s This Is Calming Music for Dogs playlist have increased by more than 330% in the U.S.

Pet owners are also creating Spotify playlists of their own, and some of the most popular songs added to “puppy” playlists include: “Sugar” by Maroon 5, “Wolves” by Selena Gomez and Marshmello, and “Roar” by Katy Perry. 

Kittens & birds & hamsters . . . oh my! 

Cat owners might be feeling like it’s all gone to the dogs when it comes to pet-related playlists, but there’s been plenty of love for other animals as well. Since January 2020, there has been an 800% increase in searches for “kitten,” a nearly 700% increase in searches for “hamster,” and a nearly 600% increase in searches for “bird” on Spotify.*

Our feline friends have a more mischievous reputation on-platform, with songs like “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande, “Heathens” by Twenty One Pilots, and “Sweet But Psycho” by Ava Max topping the “kitten” playlist category. 

And iguana” and “reptile” playlists have kept listeners on their toes with rock ‘n’ roll songs ranging from “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses and “Reptilia” by The Strokes to “Creep” by Radiohead. 

Create your own Pet Playlist

Want a Spotify Pet Playlist of your own? Here’s how you do it:

  • Pick Your Pet: Choose from options including a dog, cat, iguana, hamster, or bird.
  • Tell Us About Them: From relaxed to energetic, shy to friendly, and apathetic to curious, the traits you provide will help make the playlist more personalized for your pet.


  • Add a Name and Photo: Your playlist will feature your pet’s name and photo, and you’ll also receive a personalized sharecard.
  • Listen and Share: You’ll be able to access your Pet Playlist right away and use the personalized card to share your pet’s results on social media.

We know you love your pets, and with the help of Pet Playlists, you’ll now have a personalized selection of tunes asto a soundtrack for all those wonderful moments you spend together.

*Data was pulled from January 2021-January 2022, compared to January 2019-January 2020, unless otherwise stated.

Spotify Has the Pawfect Playlist for You And Your Pet

January 15, 2020

There is something uniquely special about the relationship we humans have with our pets—it’s one filled with unconditional love, licks, snuggles, and cuddles. It’s hard to put into words the emotion these animals give us—other than pure happiness. So it’s only natural that we want to make them feel good, too, and many pet owners believe they do exactly that with music. 

We dug our paws into the subject and conducted a study on how pet owners use music with their pets. We found that 71% of pet owners surveyed play music for their pets, and that’s not all. Check out the rest of the furry (read: fun) facts we unearthed from pet owners in five countries across the globe.