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Spotify's Inaugural Advertising Agency Awards 2025

On February 27, 2026, Spotify, the audio streaming giant with over 751 million users worldwide, is set to host its first-ever global initiative - the Spotify Advertising Agency Awards 2025. This groundbreaking event will celebrate partner agencies that have significantly leveraged Spotify’s advertising solutions to facilitate business growth.

The Role of Advertising Partners

For Spotify, advertising agencies are critical allies in advancing new advertising experiences. With the media landscape continuously evolving, Spotify prides itself on embedding unique advertising opportunities into everyday life, allowing brands to engage with their audiences more genuinely.

The Advertising Agency Awards aim to recognize and appreciate agency partners who have creatively utilized Spotify’s unique advertising solutions. This initiative, launched in Japan, seeks to acknowledge those who have profoundly contributed to their clients' business growth through innovative advertising practices.

Categories and Award Winners

After a meticulous judging process, the awards will honor winners in six categories, each highlighting excellence in different facets of advertising with Spotify. Here’s a look at some of the prestigious categories and the deserving winners:

1. Agency of the Year

This award is bestowed upon the agency that achieved remarkable results in partnership with Spotify throughout 2025. Recognized for their impressive advertising placements and strategic initiatives, the award goes to dentsu Japan.

2. Hitmaker

Awarded to the agency that produced a substantial number of hits on Spotify and facilitated continuous growth, this year's winner is Hakuhodo DY ONE. Their campaigns have significantly expanded the reach and effectiveness of advertising on Spotify.

3. Multi-format Maestro

This award celebrates agencies that effectively combine Spotify's diverse advertising formats. The title of Multi-format Maestro goes to dentsu Japan, noted for maximizing advertising impact through integrated strategies that leverage video, audio, and display formats.

4. Rising Star

Identifying the up-and-coming agencies making waves, the Rising Star award recognizes two agencies for their innovative campaigns that attracted new advertisers and expanded Spotify’s advertising potential. The winners are Opt, and OneMedia.

5. DIY Impact

For agencies skillfully utilizing Spotify's advertising manager to drive self-serve operations, the DIY Impact award goes to dentsu Japan, who demonstrated ingenuity and significant contributions to revenue through self-service advertising strategies.

6. Amplifier

This award honors an individual who has played a significant role in promoting and utilizing Spotify's advertising manager. The Amplifier award has been awarded to Hina Oboguchi from Dentsu Digital, recognized for enhancing the value of Spotify advertising through feedback and education.

Looking Ahead

Spotify remains committed to being the most intimate and innovative platform connecting brands with their audiences. With the help of its partner agencies, Spotify continues to pave the way toward the future of advertising experiences.

About Spotify

Since its inception in 2008, Spotify has transformed how people enjoy music. With a library of over 100 million songs, 7 million podcasts, and more than 500,000 audiobooks, Spotify enables users to discover, manage, and share content for free. For those who upgrade to the premium plan, they enjoy ad-free listening, higher quality audio, and the ability to enjoy their favorite tracks even offline. Today, Spotify serves over 751 million users, including 290 million premium subscribers, across 180 countries and regions, solidifying its position as the world's leading audio streaming service.

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