SPOTIFY LAUNCHES LIFETIME WRAPPED FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY
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Spotify is rolling out a new Wrapped-style feature that lets users explore their entire music history on the platform. The experience includes previously unreleased data spanning from their first day as a subscriber.
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