WINNER: Melodie Lily, Whyd Spring Playlist Contest

Another wonderfully pleasant playlist contest has come to an end, and the decision between the finalists was very difficult. Each of the three finalist playlists boasted a particular personality, a trademark sound, incomparable but all sharing one thing: hope. 

In the end it was the other-worldly aspect of Melodie Lily’s playlist that won out. Soft, gentle like a warm breeze on a sunny day, her Whyd Spring Playlist was everything that we wanted. Congratulations to you Melodie, your rosé will be on the way to Copenhagen, and here is the famous playlist for everyone’s listening pleasure: 

Whyd Spring Playlist Contest: The Finalists!

Coming to a close tomorrow, Whyd's Spring Playlist contest provided an excellent context for musical discovery and enjoyment, with 22 entries and countless awesome tracks. If these playlists are any indication, 2014 is going to be a great year for music. 

Now, without any further ado: the three finalists are,

Meven Marchand Guidevay

Mélodie Lily

Kim Jacques

Thanks to everyone who participated, the winner will be announced tomorrow! 

Listen Now: 3 Spring Playlists on Whyd, Made Just For You

On Tuesday we launched the Whyd Spring Playlist contest to put forward our most hopeful, spring time music that represents the potential of 2014. We’ve already got some great entries, and that means some wonderful playlists to delight your ears as you bask in the warming sunshine. 

Don’t forget to share your favorite Spring playlists on Twitter and Facebook, or make your own! The winner gets honor and rosé, a great combination. 

Whyd Spring Playlist by Kim Jacques: tweet to her @kimberlyjacques

Whyd Spring Playlist by Soren

Whyd Spring Playlist by Simen Husmo tweet to him @simenhusmo

Never stop jamming! 

Whyd Spring Playlist Contest

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It’s that time of the year again! When the warm temperatures defrost our shuddering bones and drinks start to be consumed outside. Tracks are laid down, volumes go up. 

And so, it is without further ado that we announce the Whyd #Spring Playlist Contest, a two week competition to see who can make the funkiest, hippest playlist that represents the spring, and the potential of 2014 in general. 

Here’s how it works: 

  • Make a playlist titled Whyd Spring Playlist on Whyd
  • Create your playlist directly with this link
  • Add at least 8 tracks that reflect the theme of Spring
  • Share your playlist as much as possible on FB and Twitter (mention us @whyd so that we can help you!) and the most shared playlists will be selected as finalists
  • The Whyd team will select a winner who will receive a bottle of rosé and will be featured across the Whyd network! 

The contest starts now and ends on April 22nd, never stop jamming! 

April Fools Day Joke: A Chance To Reaffirm Our Mission

Yesterday’s post nailed it: we pranked the community and said that starting today Whyd would be a $20/month subscription. We scared some people, which means that the April Fools joke totally worked. 

Of course, those who know us saw immediately that we were playing around, Whyd is not going to become some expensive platform for the rich, Whyd is about sharing music, no matter which platform you use, no matter where you are in the world. Music is universal, and so is Whyd. 

As we’ve said over and over again, Whyd is a community, brought together by our common love. Our mission is to create a world wide soundsystem featuring the best of the newest music and the coolest music lovers around. We’re thankful that we’ve already come so far, and we can’t wait to see where we will all go next. 

Never stop jamming

Track of the Weekend #77: Rone - “Bachi Bouzouk”

The depths of electronic music are vast, and somewhere down in the deep is Rone, an artist splitting his time between Paris and Berlin. In about one week (on April 7th) he will release his new “Apache” EP, and “Bachi Bouzouk" is your doorway into this bouncing, bumpy world. Rising the heights of the hot tracks is to easy task, but there is something so otherworldly about this sound, like if aliens invaded and immediately busted out the turntables instead of anally probing everyone. Thanks Le Coup de Lapin for nailing this one! 

Track of the Weekend #76: Bonobo Remixes “Hey Now” by London Grammar

A busy week comes to a close around the seismic rhythms that British producer and DJ Bonobo infuses into London Grammar’s “Hey Now.” Bonobo had already claimed a Track of the Weekend about a year ago, but he is back reworking the British trip hop trio’s single from their debut album “If You Wait.” Bravo to Steven TB for claiming the first official Track of the Weekend of spring! 

Track of the Weekend #75: Tame Impala - “Stranger In Moscow”

Big smiles here at the Whyd office today, despite the extreme amount of pollution in the air, we had our first truly viral track. For the entire week, we thought the track of the weekend was going to be the NEUS remix of Pharrell’s jam “Happy.” But this morning when we checked, Tame Impala’s cover of Michael Jackson’s “Stranger in Moscow" added by newcomer Boris Floyd Jr. had shot out of nowhere to the top of the hot tracks, being re-added almost 60 times in a day. 

You will hear why. Tame Impala's signature atmospheric style overlaps perfectly with MJ's ballad, on and on, again and again.