To commemorate International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8th, Spotify has updated its covers of major domestic official playlists, including Tokyo Super Hits and Hot Hits Japan. A total of 27 female artists/creators, including Aimyon and Awich, were featured on the cover. In addition, a ranking was also announced to celebrate the success of female artists/creators.
2. YOASOBI
3. Aimyon
4. TWICE
5. Ado
6. NewJeans
7. LE SSERAFIM
8. aespa
9. Taylor Swift
10. Nishino Kana
2. YOASOBI
3. XG
4. BABYMETAL
5. Yorushika
6. LiSA
7. Hatsune Miku
8. Aimer
9. Aoba Ichiko
10. It’s always midnight.
2. Okubo Kayoko and Love Club LOVE
3. That All Night Nippon 0 (ZERO)
4. The Fabulous World of the Kano Sisters
5. Jane Sue Life is Dancing
6. I love red ginger!
7. Adult talk of maidens who want to marry
8. Shinobu and Narumi’s sharp-tongued American life
9. Chat next door
10. Let’s go with Chapon!
*Artist: The tally period is from February 15, 2024 to February 14, 2025. The mixed-gender group is aimed at groups where women serve as the main vocalist.
*Creator: The tally period is from February 15, 2024 to February 14, 2025. Podcast shows with mixed gender personalities are excluded.
Spotify promotes equal opportunities for women in the music and audio fields, and develops a global program called “EQUAL” to celebrate the success and contributions of female artists and creators, and introduces their works to listeners around the world through playlists, podcasts, and marketing activities. Along with EQUAL, a global flagship playlist that introduces works by popular female artists, they also have local playlists in 35 countries and regions. EQUAL Japan, which is available in Japan, has picked up popular female artists as ambassadors and used them in cover images and campaigns.
In Japan, it has also collaborated with Billboard JAPAN to develop a playlist called “Top Japan Hits by Women,” which collects only songs from the domestic music chart “Billboard JAPAN Hot 100.” It encourages female artists to further advance.
[Ashizawa Noriko (Spotify Japan Music Planning Promotion Management) Comment]
Since 2021, Spotify has been supporting female artists and creators through a variety of initiatives, including EQUAL, to promote gender equity in music. The proportion of female artists in the country’s top 100 annual artist charts increased by 4% from 2023 to 2024, with the total number of views of female artists in the charts also growing by 27%. We will continue to work further to deliver the works of female artists and creators to more people throughout the year.
■International Women’s Day: Listen to the works of female creators (Spotify)
