https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/ba-p/5250340 <P>This year's Spotify Star Jam, (the first ever virtual!) is coming to an end, and without a doubt, we'll all miss it. But did you know that the Jam has been an annual event that happens in person at Spotify headquarters and that we already had six editions of it? No? Then, continue reading because I have a retrospective here.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>First of all, the<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Rock-Stars/ct-p/superuserarea" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>Spotify Star Program</STRONG></A><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>kicked off at the end of 2013. Since this date, we have had truly awesome events and activities, but the Jam is our golden apple (<EM>or disc</EM><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":musical_notes:">🎶</span></SPAN>). The truth is that the Star Jam is nothing less than the major annual event where Stars come together and share their love for Spotify and the Community. So, with no further ado, let's travel back in time...</P> <P>Oh - I almost forgot to share our<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://spoti.fi/3mfZjV3" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer"><STRONG>amazing playlist</STRONG></A>, but there is still time to put on your headphones and read this blog listening to it.<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><EM>You will enjoy it, I promise&nbsp;<SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":crossed_fingers:">🤞</span></SPAN>&nbsp;</EM>So, let's go!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="5"><STRONG>2014 - Stockholm, Sweden&nbsp;<SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sweden:">🇸🇪</span></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT size="3">Stockholm is the home (<EM>it's like Stockhome - ok, ok sorry for this pun <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span></EM>) of Spotify, and here is where Daniel Ek and&nbsp;<SPAN>Martin Lorentzon kicked off what would be the biggest and best music streaming company in the world.&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Community-Rock-Stars-visit-our-Stockholm-office/ba-p/911939" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>Back in 2014</STRONG></A>, seven Stars were part of the Jam and had the chance to visit Spotify headquarters in the birthplace of Spotify and discuss music and Spotify (<EM>of course</EM>) with the team.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P>One of the 2014 Stars,<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/111097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@Peter__</A>&nbsp;has highlighted the event as&nbsp;an amazing opportunity to see "the&nbsp;<SPAN>majority of the team together in one place". No doubt it really was...</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2014 Daniel Ek.jpg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132370iE56E87C59DE12F68/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2014 Daniel Ek.jpg" alt="2014 Daniel Ek.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2014 Group.jpg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132371i50FCEA11F89C7A04/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2014 Group.jpg" alt="2014 Group.jpg" /></span></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="5"><SPAN><STRONG>2015 - Stockholm, Sweden</STRONG>&nbsp;<SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sweden:">🇸🇪</span></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Top-Community-Rock-Stars-visit-the-Stockholm-office/ba-p/1202893" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>In 2015</STRONG></A><SPAN>, nine Stars, from seven different countries had the opportunity to meet Spotify folks at Spotify headquarters and also take a tour of Stockholm. Stars had a conversation with the Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and the CTO Oskar Stål, besides the teams of Customer Support, iOS, User Research, and more...&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/214770" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>@Marco</SPAN></A><SPAN>&nbsp;(</SPAN><I><SPAN>the hero of Ideas Board</SPAN></I><SPAN>) has described the event and the opportunity to talk to the Spotify team as an "amazing experience".</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2779" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@MattSuda</A>&nbsp;(one of the earliest Stars) said that&nbsp;"We chat online, but connecting in the same room is what makes the Jam awesome. The vibe in the office was amazing and I had a smile on my face the whole time."<BR /></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2015-group-2.jpeg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132372i6626A527D123B5A7/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2015-group-2.jpeg" alt="2015-group-2.jpeg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2015-group.jpeg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132373iAE6C700487F1B4FB/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2015-group.jpeg" alt="2015-group.jpeg" /></span></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG><FONT size="5">2016 - Stockholm, Sweden<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sweden:">🇸🇪</span></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>In 2016 our&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Third-Annual-Rock-Star-Jam-Hits-Stockholm/ba-p/1448364" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>third Star Jam</STRONG></A> has taken place . This time, nothing less than ten Stars participated. They came from six different countries (USA, Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, and The Netherlands). This year, interestingly, was the first Jam that&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/21873584" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@Katerina</A>, one of the current Mods (but a Star in '16.&nbsp;<EM>Yep, she was already a Star</EM>), joined. And on her words, the Jam was&nbsp;"a great way to get an insight into the company, how the app works and most of the faces behind the community." Stars had the chance to visit the headquarters in Stockholm and talk to some of the Spotify teams.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2016 auditorium.jpg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132374iA76DB9296630B6D1/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2016 auditorium.jpg" alt="2016 auditorium.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2016 group.jpg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132375i2C1B536EF882FD3A/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2016 group.jpg" alt="2016 group.jpg" /></span></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><STRONG><FONT size="5">2017 - Stockholm, Sweden&nbsp;<SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sweden:">🇸🇪</span></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P> <P data-unlink="true"><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Stars-Gather-for-4th-Rock-Star-Jam/ba-p/1880119" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>Back in 2017</STRONG></A>, the fourth Star Jam was as amazing as other editions. This time, nine Stars traveled to Stockholm and visited Spotify HQ and t<SPAN>hey were also able to participate in Spotify Karaoke,&nbsp;</SPAN>DJ lessons<SPAN>, a&nbsp;</SPAN>Swedish cooking course<SPAN>,&nbsp;and attended a Rival Sons concert at&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://www.gronalund.com/en/" target="_self" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gröna Lund</A><SPAN>.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P data-unlink="true"><SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/768285" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@Bittencourt</A>, from Brazil, has described the knowledge Stars exchanged as "something unique".&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P data-unlink="true">&nbsp;</P> <P data-unlink="true"><SPAN><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2017 group.jpeg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132376i032B43F9DAAF355A/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2017 group.jpeg" alt="2017 group.jpeg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="21016037_10207997252883838_5628198540032858421_o.jpg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132377i5418DB727A2B7089/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="21016037_10207997252883838_5628198540032858421_o.jpg" alt="21016037_10207997252883838_5628198540032858421_o.jpg" /></span></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG><FONT size="5">2018 - Stockholm, Sweden<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sweden:">🇸🇪</span></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></P> <P>2018 give place for the<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Rock-Stars-visit-New-York-City-for-annual-Rock-Star-Jam/ba-p/4810499" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>fifth edition</STRONG></A><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>of the Jam and this time, ten Stars flew to Stockholm to meet Spotify HQ and talk to some of Spotify Staff. Also, they had a Q&amp;A session with Martin Lorentzon, co-founder of Spotify, and&nbsp;hanged around the city (<EM>that is beautiful, by the way</EM>).&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/295" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@Soundofus</A>&nbsp;described this edition as full of amazing moments.&nbsp;<SPAN>"There was a perfect balance between the fun times, and the educational 'down to business' times! Unfortunately, it always goes by way too fast."</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2018 group.jpeg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132378i9DF5B015AD77C006/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2018 group.jpeg" alt="2018 group.jpeg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2017 group2.jpeg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132379i95260D23005528A4/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2017 group2.jpeg" alt="2017 group2.jpeg" /></span></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG><FONT size="5">2019 - New York, The United States&nbsp;<SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":us_outlying_islands:">🇺🇲</span></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></P> <P>The<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Rock-Stars-visit-New-York-City-for-annual-Rock-Star-Jam/ba-p/4810499" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>sixth edition</STRONG></A><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>of the Jam came with a new place. In 2019, five Stars flew to the city that never sleeps, and had the exciting opportunity to meet the new Spotify HQ in New York. It was the first time the Jam was hosted in a city other than Stockholm. Stars took a tour of the new offices, met with different Spotify Staff, and&nbsp;<SPAN>also took a walking tour of Manhattan and tasted some great food in local restaurants. They also tried their hand at bowling and listened to local bands. Simply amazing!</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="2019 group.jpg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132380i66CCF92955E7456E/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="2019 group.jpg" alt="2019 group.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="IMG_20190814_132642 70%.jpeg" style="width: 200px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132381iF5F9EBACFB1ECA46/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="IMG_20190814_132642 70%.jpeg" alt="IMG_20190814_132642 70%.jpeg" /></span></SPAN></P> <DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="5"><STRONG>2021 -</STRONG>&nbsp;<STRONG>Virtual&nbsp;<SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":globe_with_meridians:">🌐</span></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT size="3">In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jam couldn't happen for obvious reasons, but this year, for the first time ever, the Star Jam came to our screens and it's being amazing so far. The Virtual Star Jam is an event handled by the Community Managers, Mods, some other awesome people like&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/24706169" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@EmmaBe</A>&nbsp;and us, Stars. This time, we are having different calls for a whole week talking with Spotify Staff, meeting each other, and playing some amazing games virtually.&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Spotify Virtual Star Jam 2021 - Group Photo.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132454i691AA27A36379EE8/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Spotify Virtual Star Jam 2021 - Group Photo.png" alt="Spotify Virtual Star Jam 2021 - Group Photo.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="3">The Star Program is simply a great way to make new friends and get together with people from every corner of the world that share the same love for Spotify. While the Jam is being hosted virtually, hopefully, better days will come and in-person Jams will be back. They give us the opportunity to meet each other and enjoy incredible experiences together.</FONT></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT size="3">If you are not a Star yet, <A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Rock-Stars/ct-p/superuserarea" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>join the Spotify Star Program now</STRONG></A> and make part of our band. Wherever you are, welcome aboard!&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":green_heart:">💚</span></FONT></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-center">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-center"><FONT size="4"><STRONG>Thanks!</STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT size="3">Thanks to all Moderators, Managers, Spotify Staff, and contributors for hosting and supporting the Jam and the Spotify Star Program. You all are super awesome!&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P><FONT size="3">Also, thanks to all Stars who help a lot in the community and especially to those who were engaged on this 2021 Jam directly or indirectly. We all make an amazing job together, every day!</FONT></P> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:06:15 GMT Luan 2023-02-14T18:06:15Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/ba-p/5250340 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Luan's blog avatar.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/132406i349581CABA42FE5D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Luan's blog avatar.png" alt="Luan's blog avatar.png" /></span></P> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:06:15 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/ba-p/5250340 Luan 2023-02-14T18:06:15Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250624#M1003 <P>Great look back on all the previous Jams! I love this!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I miss the in person jams&nbsp;🥺 here's a throwback to the in person jams with a wrap up from each year if you're feeling nostalgic. Now's a good chance to go back and learn about the history behind the event.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Community-Rock-Stars-visit-our-Stockholm-office/ba-p/911939" target="_self">2014</A>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<A href="https://bit.ly/33Zfn6X" target="_self">news article archive</A><BR /><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Top-Community-Rock-Stars-visit-the-Stockholm-office/ba-p/1202893" target="_self">2015</A><BR /><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Third-Annual-Rock-Star-Jam-Hits-Stockholm/ba-p/1448364" target="_self">2016</A><BR /><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Stars-Gather-for-4th-Rock-Star-Jam/ba-p/1880119" target="_self">2017</A><BR /><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Stars-Gather-For-Rock-Star-Jam-2018/ba-p/4583770" target="_self">2018</A><BR /><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Rock-Stars-visit-New-York-City-for-annual-Rock-Star-Jam/ba-p/4810499" target="_self">2019</A></P> <P><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Spotify-Virtual-Star-Jam-2021/ba-p/5251150" target="_self">2021 (Virtual)</A></P> Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:24:25 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250624#M1003 MattSuda 2022-02-08T16:24:25Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250628#M1004 <P>What a great blast from the past&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/11239509">@Luan</a>, it's so cool to see all those memories!&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:22:01 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250628#M1004 Katerina 2021-08-20T13:22:01Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250641#M1005 <P>This is awesome! Thanks for this lovely trip down memory lane <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":green_heart:">💚</span></P> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:58:35 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250641#M1005 Hubo 2021-08-20T13:58:35Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250695#M1006 <P>Awesome <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":green_heart:">💚</span>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 15:53:08 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250695#M1006 Billy-J 2021-08-20T15:53:08Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250730#M1007 <P>Looks like you’ve all had an awesome week! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":clapping_hands:">👏🏻</span>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:35:33 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5250730#M1007 EthanS1 2021-08-20T17:35:33Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5251200#M1008 <P>Awesome! It's really cool to see a recap of all the history of the jams!</P> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 14:13:21 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5251200#M1008 CryticalAce 2021-08-22T14:13:21Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5253464#M1009 <P data-unlink="true">Without a Doubt It's a great Post, Awesome Appreciated your efforts. <FONT color="#F4F4F4">Website</FONT>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:20:17 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5253464#M1009 FazooAdmi 2021-10-04T07:20:17Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5340197#M1010 <P>This is awesome! Thanks for capturing all the great events the Community has put together over the years. These are a big part of the heartbeat of the Star Program&nbsp;</P> Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:25:09 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Spotify-Star-Jam-over-the-years/bc-p/5340197#M1010 meahtenoha 2022-02-08T11:25:09Z