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Who hates a sparkly disco ball? Turns out a vociferous swath of Spotify users do.<\/p>\n
The global audio streamer’s temporary trade-in of its simple green-and-black mobile app icon for a shimmery 3D mirrorball version has set off a backlash of blistering online outrage since its appearance last week. <\/p>\n
Intended as a short-term swap to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary, the move has instead drawn angry criticism from incensed users \u2014 an affront akin to enjoying pineapple as a pizza topping or using the word “moist.” <\/p>\n
Some called the 3D logo ugly or noted that it appeared pixelated, “like it’s perpetually downloading<\/a>.” Others urged the sacking of whomever designed it<\/a>. Meanwhile, one user mused the change “makes me want to uninstall” Spotify.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n With time, however, another contingent emerged to blast the critics as “haters” and decry a general design shift to minimalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Social account managers of other brands joined the fray, trolling with their own versions of disco ball-inspired logos. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Responding to a user blasting the anniversary logo for “huge readability and brand issues,” the company emphasized the change was indeed just temporary.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “It’s our birthday so we\u2019re in our party gear, but we’ll be back to normal when the lights go down,” a spokesperson posted online on Sunday.<\/p>\n “We know glitter is not for everyone,” Spotify acknowledged in another post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Our temp glow up ends soon. Your regularly scheduled Spotify icon returns next week.”<\/p>\n