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Spotify announces return of its regular icon after viral disco ball logo
18th May, 2026 06:38 AM
Music streaming giant Spotify has finally addressed the glittery elephant on everyone’s phone screen. After days of online complaints, memes and confusion, the company has confirmed that its shiny disco ball logo is only temporary and the classic green icon will return next week.
In a statement shared on X on Sunday, May 18, 2026, Spotify jokingly acknowledged that not every user was enjoying the sparkly makeover.
“Alright, we know glitter is not for everyone. Our temp glow up ends soon. Your regularly scheduled Spotify icon returns next week.”
The disco-inspired logo appeared earlier this week as part of Spotify’s 20th anniversary celebrations. The streaming platform, founded in 2006 by Swedish entrepreneurs Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, swapped its usual flat green logo for a shimmering green disco ball complete with its signature soundwave lines.
For some users, the redesign felt playful, nostalgic and fun, like a throwback to old school dance floors and glitter-covered parties. For others, however, it looked more like an app stuck in the middle of downloading an update.
Social media users did not hold back. Some called the logo “ugly,” others said it looked “cheap,” while many admitted they simply could not recognise Spotify on their home screens anymore.
One user complained that the logo looked “beyond awful,” while another joked that it resembled a “late 2000s gamer energy drink logo.” The internet, as always, turned the entire thing into a dramatic global design debate.
The anniversary campaign, dubbed “Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s),” also introduced nostalgic features allowing users to revisit their listening history, discover their most-played songs over the years and even see the very first song they streamed on the app.
Spotify’s design team reportedly wanted the logo to feel celebratory and culturally expressive rather than minimalistic and corporate.
