Nature is now an artist on Spotify

Earth Day will be celebrated around the world on April 22, and digital platforms are not exempt from the celebration.

Spotify tests Nature as an artist on her platform. But what exactly does this mean?

From this idea Sounds right, an initiative led by the United Nations Museum, has partnered with Spotify to recognize nature as an artist in its own right, allowing it to earn royalties that will be used for its own conservation. At the moment, the project offers three types of playlists.

The first, “Feat. NATURE” is a playlist featuring famous artists from around the world. Listeners will be able to hear their favorite songs from their favorite musicians remixed with enchanting sounds of nature. For example, in David Bowie’s “Get Real,” renowned songwriter Brian Eno, who co-wrote the song with Bowie more than three decades ago, mixes the tracks with animal howls.

“The animals are invading the song, as if there are leaks everywhere, and these animals are coming in through all the windows and moving between the doors. “They pose a kind of threat, nature has suddenly crept into art,” Eno said in a press release.

“All my life I asked myself: How can I give something back to the places where I got my ideas? “Music began as the sounds of the natural world, and Sounds Right is creating a system that gives back to nature by helping preserve the planet so it can continue to inspire us for years to come,” Brian Eno continued.

The second type of playlist is ambient nature symphonies, where listeners can enjoy the relaxing sounds of nature, such as “Sounds of Tropical Rain” or a playlist called “Seascape Symphony.” There’s also something for podcast lovers; Playlists like Food for Thought, Money Talks, and Cut Food Waste feature podcast episodes that focus on climate solutions.

60 percent of royalties from environmental songs on Nature’s Spotify profile, as well as at least 50 percent of revenue from Feat. NATURE will be donated to biodiversity conservation and restoration projects.