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Roblox & Spotify partner to launch interactive virtual music experience

The Spotify Island in Roblox is expected to introduce players to musical artist and even host themed islands and meet-and-greets in the future.
TJ Denzer
TJ Denzer
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In an interesting turn of events, it looks like major music streaming service Spotify and creative sandbox game Roblox have teamed up to launch a virtual experience dedicated to music and creatives on the Spotify platform. Named Spotify Island, the experience is available now and is expected to expand in scope over the course of the year with themed islands and opportunities for virtual meet-and-greets between fans and their favorite bands.

Spotify and Roblox announced the partnership and launch of Spotify Island in a press release on May 3, 2022. In its initial state, Spotify Island offers players features such as being able to link up with other fans, hang out in digital spaces, earn exclusive virtual merchandise, and create their own new sounds. The island also hosts a number of musical artists players can mingle with, interactive quests to complete, and beat-maker stations which are powered by Spotify’s partner at Soundtrap. Player interactions and engagement also allow them to take part in a leaderboard in which they can “climb to the top of ‘The Charts’.”

In true Roblox style, Spotify Island features a number of games, quests, and interactive experiences that allows players to hang out and create their own fun with partnered musical artists and virtual merchandise.
In true Roblox style, Spotify Island features a number of games, quests, and interactive experiences that allows players to hang out and create their own fun with partnered musical artists and earnable virtual merchandise.

It's an interesting move by Spotify, which has previously engaged lightly in gaming before. The company has featured a number of notable video game composers and soundtracks in its massive library, such as Konami releasing the entire discography of Castlevania soundtracks there. Red Dead Redemption 2, Deathloop, and FTL have also shown up on the platform.

What’s more is that in its partnership with Roblox, Spotify has intention to expand Spotify Island over the course of this year.

Those who want to check out the Spotify Island in Roblox can learn more on Roblox’s website. Fortnite has found success hosting virtual concerts with various musical artists in the past. It will be interesting to see if Roblox and Spotify capture the same attention.

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TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.

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