Speaking of Spotify Wrap 2022 Here Is Music 2022 Wrap

Top 2022 Songs (Most Streamed Globally)

1. As It Was - Harry Styles

2. Heat Waves - Glass Animals

3. Stay (With Justin Bieber)- The Kid LAROI

4. Me Porto Bonito - Bad Bunny Feat.  Chencho Corleone

5. Tití Me Preguntó - Bad Bunny

Not speaking spanish, I did not see Bad Bunny being up here on top of the charts, but it is incredibly telling when the top songs are also the top music artists. 

He obviously has made a huge impact in the music industry this year, through seeing him on awards shows, such as the Latin Grammys and The VMAs, as well as trending on social media as well, as well as his incredibly popular tour this year. 

Speaking of Tours, Harry Styles has to have broken some award with how many shows he has done this year along with his acting career to juggle as well. He has paused some shows but for example one venue (MSG) he has done 15 shows here alone, constantly singing. 

His tour alone is huge in pop culture with his many celebs attending his shows, to teenage girls being reported camping out for the shows for hours, as well as drama with Olivia Wilde and the movie Don't Worry Darlin'. 

Justin Bieber another artist with a top 2022 song, has been making up his postponed Justice tour from 2020. In the end he postponed his last half of his tour due to health concerns. In the past there have been cancellations of his shows as well, probably for his long and demanding tour. 

The kid LAROI on the other hand has been touring as well but mainly amphitheaters and midsize venues. I am not as familiar with the Glass animals but they had been all over the radio this whole years so I am looking forward to hearing more of their stuff in the new year.

Top 2022 Music Artists (Most Streamed Globally)

1. Bad Bunny

2. Taylor Swift

3. Drake

4. The Weeknd

5. BTS

Bad Bunny has been killing this year with his sold out stadium tour as is BTS. The weekend launched his stadium tour as well after postponing then canceling his arena show then changing to stadiums following his 2021 Super Bowl Performance. 

Drake put out two albums on to catch the summer season and one a couple weeks ago which have flooded social media with memes on his songs. 

And everyone knows an has heard about the Taylor Swift controversy with her tickets sales with Ticketmaster for her upcoming 2023 tour involving server errors, ticket pricings and other issues. 

My personal favorite artists this year were all throwback 90's artists like Papa Roach, Third Eye Blind, Jesse McCartney, and Michelle Branch. I am excited to see which artists are going to dominate this coming year!

Top Throwback Songs

1. Running Up a Hill - Kate Bush

2. Yellow - Coldplay

3. The Real Slim Shady - Eminem

4. Gangsta's' Paradise - Coolio

5.  Smells like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

 

With Coolio's death, this was a perfect homage to his disk track. Kate Bush has gotten popular from Tik Tok trends and  Stranger Things. Eminem and Nirvana are timeless and universally loved as well as Coldplay, also touring helps popularity for this year as well!

 I am not complaining about the nostalgia. This trend has brought back a lot of bands and artists whole I loved an have forgotten and even got them to tour and preform live now and be recognized all over again. 

The When We Were Young festival lineup announcement spurned lots of other throwback pop punk shows with artist like Third Eye Blind, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, All American Rejects and more. The new 2023 lineup is insane as well.

Top 2022 Concerts/Festivals

1. When We Were Young Festival

2. The Weekend

3. Gorillaz

4 Harry Styles

5. Billie Eilish

6. Elton John Fair Well Tour

7. My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour

8. Post Malone

9. Red Hot Chili Peppers

10. Coldplay

 Top anticipated concerts and festivals this year were a mix of throwback artists and songs as well as postponed artists tours from 2020. Coldplay, Gorillaz, Elton John, Red Hot Chili Peppers and My Chemical Romance all sing dozens of chart toppers so of course their tours were in high demand.

 Post Malone, The Weeknd, Harry Styles, and Billie Eilish have all produced 2022 albums but mainly seem to be catching up on their postponed tours from their massive 2020 stardom. I am looking forward to seeing more albums and more arena tours/stadium tours outside of the pop star or throwback icons.

Top  Music Popculture

1. Taylor Swift and Ticketmaster

2. Superbowl Performance

3. Harry Styles Touring and Don't Worry Darlin'

4 When We Were Young

5. Elvis Movie

Taylor swifts Ticketmaster incident is still relatively fresh but it does not look like anything will come of it. Harry styles has been all over the news of his acting projects this year as well as his longggg world tour, doing 52 dates in 22 countries, crazy...

When We were Young was well anticipated and despite the cancellation due to wind for the firstay, it sounded like a huge success, maybe the next warped tour 2.0 event. 

The Elvis Movie was huge with not too many 2022 blockbusters this year, alot of movies and series are now streaming. Maybe more documentary style movies like Tom and Pammy will come out as well.  The Superbowl like every year was huge and had a nostalgic feel with its artists. 

Rihanna this coming year will be no different, I am excited! I want to see different and unique ways that music will be integrated into pop culture for the new year.  

Top Music Trends

Tik Tok Tik Tok Tik Tok. 1-5 of course. Songs are becoming shorter to fit the trends and more social media sharing friendly with both up and coming artists as well as those who have been around a while. 

During 2020, lots of new popular artist came from social media and although it is starting to dwiddle, it still has staying power. I wonder what the next trend will be. Live music is coming back so I wonder which artists will last and stand the test of time.

 

 

When We Were Young 2023 pt 1

 

 

Green Day: like for sure they are meant to be huge, they have their own distinct sound, and they have stood the test of time, and evoked their sound to try new things, and put out new music and keep a fanbase and grow it as well, kids, parents alike love them and the music is an easy listen to sing along. 

Gym Class Heroes: now they are not the typical punk or alt act but this song was everywhere but also fit into the skater counter scene as well , they played on warped dates as well. 

Sum 41: this is so 90s movie like in every American pie teen type movie Superbad maybe but like I feel idk it had to be in every movie, more than just a Hollister band 

 

Plain White Ts

 This song is such a looking out the window song while it's like raining or something. another great song that like everyone knows or should know, a karaoke song, a bar song, a closing time like song, now the T's are like a one hit wonder in my mind but I feel like it might be for others but this song is a banger

Simple Plan

this song is so kid growing up staple regardless of whether someone is a country , pop fan or other because so relatable and maybe a little whiny but it is so like a growing up song. 

 

New Found Glory: in my mind, this song is so vans warped tour and skater and counter culture, and I feel like they should tour more maybe?

 

LIT: like I know they are a one hit wonder type song, but I feel like everyone knows this song, like a cover band song, a karaoke song, a bar song, I hoe the band gets paid for this song because its everywhereee

When We Were Young 2023 pt 2

 

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Blink 182: saw them with like all time low and a day to remember, like a great show for sure, and they got huge like never though they would fill stadiums but they have been a huge staple in the genre so for sure 

 

30 Seconds to Mars: thisis jared leto to me like love this song, so dramatic, so like panic at the disco before they went rock

 

Good Charlotte: this is so growing up zumiez song for me, like counter culture lifestyles I loved, even probably a poppy song too for like a Hollister too, like a perfect throwback for sure, and 

 

The Offspring: a warped tour band as well for me 

5 Seconds of Summer : like them cuz they brought back the pop rock bands, you look so perfect was cute, like the newer edgier one direction 

 

 

All Time Low : Dear Maria is literally what I imagine when thinking about like a place like Zumiez, everyone loved a skater surfer type dude. obsessed 

 

 

Rise Against: In my mind like a hot topic kinda band, love but when I was little probably a little afraid of the store....

 

Yellow Card only one I think could be the perfect acoustic wedding song

 

 

Michelle Branch: Truly is the female pop girl for me in the 90s/early 2000. her songs and like Torn were perfect for the romcom movies that are so nostalgic

 

Bowling for Soup is so Vans Warped tour, cute songs for sure, what a throwback

 

Nostalgia: When We Were Young

Tik Tok and this new group of kids growing up have reunited generations of music pasts. you look at the line up of bands 8 years ago and even 18 years ago, many bands have stood the test of time. 

Music is passed around on the school bus, or your friends older siblings or even just going into a Zumiez or a Hot Topic or Spencers. It's a form of expression and definitely created a dedicated and passionate fanbase.

 

 It wasn't just a playlist but a lifestyle. The skateboarding culture, tattoo and piercings expressions, fashion statements and more. There was rebellion to the cookie cutter lifestyle of the Hollister and Abercrombie and Fitch beach lifestyle.

The Superbowl is another event that brings back great throwback acts Madonna, Rihanna, Eminem, and others.  Besides bringing around well rounded and top 100 artists , there was a grit and angsty energy brought with pop punk.

 

With things back opening up with the shut down and everything, socializing is nearly back to where it used to be. Music is always something that I believe brings people together. Parents influence their kids tastes and friends do as well and that's probably why some bands have been passed down generationally. All those punk kids from school going against the grain, the default defiance, are grown up and parents now. 

The music is relatable as well. Kids don't want to waste their time 'become a casualty of society'. I grew up with pop punk before I was a teenager, all insecure and weird. That translates then to now perfectly. You can go back to your old family home (if your parents hadn't redone your room) and see all the posters and old clothes and things with memories. Tangible memories.

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Tours used to be there to promote an album release or new projects by an act but now artists are able to throw together a concert with more flexibility. Streaming and social media has changed how music is distributed. As big as tour are with all the costs attached to them, merch is a major driver and that is something that has not changed over time. 

I am excited to see where the music industry goes and I hope to be there along for the ride. I have enjoyed working with 200+ tours so not that many compared to those who work with music corporately but that is where I want to be some day. 

I have seen how much great energy can come from a dedicated and passionate fan base in a sold out show from Harry Styles to Third Eye Blind to Breaking Benjamin. I want to be a part of building that out for those nostalgia groups but also creating a fan base and showing around new music for up and coming artists as well. This feels like beginning of something with music but who knows. Anyways here is the music video for Feel Good Inc. A good throwback.