Digital Music Streaming Service Spotify Acquires Heardle's Guessing Game

Spotify acquires Heardle's music guessing game (photo: Spotify)

JAKARTA - Spotify announced that it has acquired Heardle games. Heardle is a Wordle-inspired music guessing game. next

According to Spotify, Heardle is a simple yet endlessly challenging game. Players are assigned to guess the song based on its opening note.

“We're always looking for innovative and fun ways to enhance music discovery and help artists reach new fans,” said Jeremy Erlich, Global Head of Music, Spotify in the announcement.

Can you guess that sound? That's right: It's #Heardle joining Spotify! https://t.co/catjyI4UEj

— Spotify News (@SpotifyNews) July 12, 2022

According to Erlich, Heardle is proving to be a really fun way to connect millions of fans to the songs they know and love with new ones.

"Since its debut, the game has quickly built a loyal following, and this is in line with our plans to deepen interactivity across the Spotify ecosystem."

According to the music streaming company, players who are used to playing Heardle don't feel any different. The game can also be played freely by everyone. "And effective today, players can listen to the full song on Spotify at the end of the game," the company said.

Spotify also promises that there will be some exciting opportunities in the future. Currently, Spotify will start with users in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Which will then be shared with more users in their native language.

"Furthermore, we also plan to more fully integrate Heardle and other interactive experiences into Spotify to allow music lovers to connect more deeply with artists."