Meta founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced on Tuesday that the corporate’s Meta Join convention, which provides a glimpse into what the tech big sees as the long run, will happen September 23–24. The convention is usually a serious occasion for the corporate. Final 12 months, Meta used the stage to debut its AI glasses.
Although little is understood about what Zuckerberg plans to showcase this 12 months, he has no less than provided a preview of the convention vibes through a brand new Spotify playlist.
Shared alongside the announcement, the “Connect 2026 Vibes” playlist consists of 5 extraordinarily mainstream, EDM-adjacent pop tracks, together with Jack Harlow’s new launch “Say Hi there” (maybe finest identified for the terrible hat Harlow wore whereas selling it), a remix of Tame Impala’s “Dracula,” and “Born Once more” by Thai artist Lisa that includes Doja Cat and RAYE. The general impact is much less “visionary tech summit” and extra “school get together hosted by a startup accelerator.”
Zuckerberg has revealed more and more extra about his music style lately, usually whereas making an attempt to challenge a looser, cooler public picture. Final 12 months, for his spouse’s fortieth birthday, he dressed up as Benson Boone. He additionally shared an acoustic model of “Get Low” by Lil Jon & The East Aspect Boyz that he recorded with T-Ache, with the pair billing themselves as “Z-Ache.”
His Spotify profile provides further clues. Artists Zuckerberg follows embrace millennial-era staples like Taio Cruz, Gymnasium Class Heroes, Cher Lloyd, and enjoyable., alongside greater mainstream names like Florence and the Machine, Drake, Girl Gaga, and Pitbull.
The one different playlist Zuckerberg has publicly shared, “2004 facebook coding jams,” paints a noticeably angstier image, that includes tracks from Trapt, Hoobastank, and Linkin Park. (Zuck nonetheless follows Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda’s solo work on Spotify.)
Zuckerberg’s picture could have advanced over time, from the Caesar lower to curls and oversized chains, however one factor has remained fixed: “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Daft Punk. The monitor seems on each the Join 2026 playlist and his previous “2004 fb coding jams,” making it really feel the closest we’ll get to a private mission assertion.
