Spotify Supports Mental Health As Fast-Growing “Genre” In Music & Podcasts

Spotify says Mental Health is one of its fastest-growing “genres” across the platform with an over 50% rise of interest in 2020. According to a new report, playlists and music related to mental health — particularly keywords including “calm,” “mindfulness,” and “self-care” — are what users are seeking out. Compared to 2019, these keywords are …

Spotify’s mental health playlist streams skyrocket amid ongoing pandemic

by: Rugby Scruggs Oct 13, 2020 To raise awareness for mental health on World Mental Health Day, October 10, Spotify gathered streaming data from playlists on the platform designed to soothe the mind. Playlists related to mental health keywords such as “mindfulness,” “calm,” and “self-care” saw streaming increases of 57 percent over the last year. …

Diplo Partners with TikTok to Host Live Meditative Experience for Mental Health Awareness Day

With all the chaos going on this year, taking moments for yourself to focus on nurturing your mental health has become more important than ever. The Grammy Award winning jack-of-all-trades Diplo is here to help you do just that by teaming up with TikTok to host a special meditative music experience in honor of Mental Health Awareness …

Diplo brings Secular Sabbath to TikTok for Mental Health Awareness Day

by: Farrell Sweeney Oct 11, 2020 Mental Health Awareness Day was October 10, and to mark the observance, Diplo partnered with TikTok to raise awareness as part of the video platform’s #MentalHealthMatters initiative. The Mad Decent head honcho has been vocal in the past about how many creatives have struggled with their mental health, making …

Gammer Releases New “It’s Okay” EP For World Mental Health Day

It’s okay… that’s the message that Gammer wants to put out into the world on his new EP, released today for World Mental Health Day. Typically known for his harder bass in dubstep, hardcore, and the like, Gammer dives into a deeper emotional sonic field with It’s Okay. In what he calls a “very personal” EP, …

Epic D&B Livestream Alert: Bring Awareness to World Mental Health Day With The Prototypes

For this charity livestream set, punters might need to “strap in,” literally. D&B superheroes The Prototypes have teamed up with none other than British Airways for their special Legacy set benefitting World Mental Health Day which is today, October 10. Inspired by the title of their forthcoming album Ten Thousand Feet & Rising, tonight at 8pm …

Diplo to Host Mental Health Awareness Live Stream via TikTok This Weekend

Diplo is partnering up with TikTok to host a live, meditative experience to promote Mental Health Awareness Day on one of the world’s largest social media platforms. This Saturday, October 10th, Diplo will take over for his exclusive one-hour meditative music experience featuring Secular Sabbath, Rhye and “other surprises.” In recent history, Flume has joined in on …