Prepare to discover just how much everyone has been enjoying *brat* and *The Tortured Poets Department*. That’s right, Spotify Wrapped — the occasion when everyone enthusiastically showcases their musical preferences — is fast approaching.

If you’re feeling confused or trying to cement your most-listened-to artist for Wrapped, here’s everything you should be aware of.

### What is Spotify Wrapped?

Spotify Wrapped is an annual feature where the music streaming powerhouse gathers your listening habits from the past year into colorful, shareable infographics. It showcases your favorite songs, artists, and genres, along with some entertaining bonuses that vary each year. Additionally, you receive a playlist containing your top 100 tracks of the year.

### When is Spotify Wrapped?

The precise release date is always a mystery, but it generally comes out in the week following Thanksgiving.

### When does Spotify Wrapped’s tracking period end?

Spotify has been tight-lipped about the exact conclusion date of the tracking period, yet it’s widely believed to wrap up after Halloween. During a press event in 2022, Spotify’s VP of Product Development, Babar Zafar, noted that Wrapped includes streams from January up until a few weeks before its release, which took place on November 30 that year. The intention is to maintain the cut-off date as late as possible to provide a genuinely tailored experience for millions of listeners.

### Can you see your previous Spotify Wrapped?

Regrettably, you can no longer access the interactive playback of previous Spotify Wrapped experiences. However, you can still listen to playlists from past years, which contain your top 100 songs from each year.

### How to remove music from your taste profile

Concerned about how cringe-worthy your Spotify Wrapped may be? Don’t worry — at least not for this year. Spotify lets you remove playlists from your *Taste Profile*, which impacts how the platform interprets your musical tastes. Nevertheless, if you exclude a playlist now, it won’t affect this year’s Wrapped, as updates take 48 hours to take effect.

To remove a playlist from your Taste Profile, launch Spotify, locate the playlist you wish to eliminate, tap the three gray dots, and select “Exclude from your taste profile.”

Now you’re fully prepared for Spotify Wrapped — happy streaming!