Mood and purpose are now more important to listeners than genre when it comes to music classification. In the past, we often categorized music by genre, language, or geography. The question is - if Spotify really knows us that well, are they just giving us more of what we want? Or are they able to serve us the music that we need? This statistic gave me a hard slap in the face, and led me to wonder how my music-listening habits are contributing to my mental health. In the past couple of months, I’ve actually made a conscious effort to listen to more ‘happy’ music in an attempt to boost my mood during the dreary seasonal-depression, gets-dark-at-four-PM period. The first part didn’t surprise me, since I’ve always known that I personally prefer melancholic or emotional music, but I was surprised to learn that my current taste scores even lower on the happiness scale than my average all time taste! If you're still having trouble, it may be best to visit Spotify's Support Center for troubleshooting tips.According to Spotify, my music taste leans more towards a low happiness score, and it’s been getting even sadder/angrier. Once you've verified you have the most recent update, restart your app. If you still can't see your Spotify Wrapped after quitting and restarting the app, try visiting your phone's app store to ensure you have the latest version of Spotify. However, if you're having trouble finding your Spotify Wrapped Story to begin with, it's possible your app hasn't been fully updated. Click on the banner titled 'See how you listened in 2021,' and watch until you see the slide titled 'Your Audio Aura.' What If I Can't See My Spotify Audio Aura?Īssuming you can see your 2021 Spotify Wrapped video, you should be able to find your Audio Aura. There are also Spotify Wrapped banners on your home page, which will take you to a dedicated Spotify Wrapped page consisting of a link to your own story, as well as a host of end-of-year playlists. If you've yet to play your Spotify Wrapped Story, you should see a pop-up upon opening your app, which will take you directly to your video. The easiest way to find your Spotify Audio Aura is to navigate to your 2021 Spotify Wrapped, which you can find in a few places. Overall, it's a fun way to be more in tune with your music senses and your own personality. But, depending on your own taste in music, the possibilities are endless, with descriptors like 'yearning,' 'intense,' and 'chill' popping up in others' Audio Auras. In the image above from my own Spotify Wrapped, my Audio Aura is mainly blue with hints of pink and purple, which Spotify likens to wistful and kind music moods.

To bring this feature to life, the brand collaborated with renowned aura reader and author Mystic Michaela to connect certain feelings to common aura colors and thus to certain types of music. Your Spotify Audio Aura is essentially the same concept, but rather than focusing on your own energy, it's pulling from the energy of your favorite music.

For example, a bright red aura is often associated with high energy and willpower, whereas a blue aura is seen as calm and imaginative. If you've ever had your aura read or photographed, you'll know that certain aura colors correspond with certain personality traits or the outward energy someone gives off. The Spotify Audio Aura plays on the spiritual concept of someone's aura, or the colorful field of energy that supposedly surrounds a living being. TBH, this part of 2021 Spotify Wrapped was almost more fun than realizing how unpredictable my music taste is. After a few slides detailing your music-listening habits over the last year, your 2021 Spotify Wrapped should show a slide titled 'Your Audio Aura,' a gradient, fluid combination of colors meant to correspond to the melodic vibe of your most-listened-to music. Following many days of anticipation, 2021 Spotify Wrapped is officially available for viewing and listening, and as your most-played songs and artists of 2021 slowly unraveled on your screen, you likely noticed a new Spotify Wrapped feature tucked into the story: Spotify's Audio Auras.

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