“SPOTIFY UNVEILED 21 PUZZLE PIECES ON BILLBOARDS 

AROUND THE GLOBE”
Variety


Taylor Swift hit 26B+ streams in 2023, making her Spotify’s Global Top Artist of the year. 
Knowing Swift communicates with her fans through cryptic clues and easter eggs, we decided to announce it in the same way.

Shot by Floria Sigismondi.
2x One Show Merit

21 PUZZLE PIECES, 
10 COUNTRIES, 
48H





SOLVING THE PUZZLE

Swifties all over the world started to pick up on these easter eggs 
and took to social to solve this puzzle in a massive international collaborative effort.

ANNOUNCEMENT


Once the Swifties of the world solved the puzzle on social, all placements were flipped to announce 
Taylor Swift as Spotify’s Artist of the Year 2023.

“THE EASTER EGGS CULMINATED IN A FILM THAT NODS TO TOUCHSTONES IN THE SWIFT-VERSE”


Variety


Finally, we released the full length announcement video which the puzzle pieces came from,
containing hundreds of easter eggs and iconography about Taylor’s iconic year. 














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