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Meta founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on May 12 that the company\u2019s Meta Connect conference, which offers a glimpse into what the tech giant sees as the future, will take place September 23 and 24. The conference is typically a major event for the company. Last year, Meta used the stage to debut its AI glasses.<\/p>\n
Though little is known about what Zuckerberg plans to showcase this year, he has at least offered a preview of the conference vibes via a new Spotify playlist.<\/p>\n
Shared alongside the announcement, his \u201cConnect 2026 Vibes<\/a>\u201d playlist consists of five extremely mainstream, EDM-adjacent pop tracks, including Jack Harlow\u2019s new release, \u201cSay Hello\u201d (perhaps best known for the terrible hat<\/a> Harlow wore while promoting it), a remix of Tame Impala\u2019s \u201cDracula,\u201d and \u201cBorn Again\u201d by Thai artist Lisa featuring Doja Cat and RAYE. The overall effect is less \u201cvisionary tech summit\u201d and more \u201ccollege party hosted by a startup accelerator.\u201d<\/p>\n Zuckerberg has revealed increasingly more about his music taste in recent years, often while trying to project a looser, cooler public image. Last year, for his wife\u2019s 40th birthday, he dressed up as Benson Boone. He also shared an acoustic version of \u201cGet Low\u201d by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz that he recorded with T-Pain, with the pair billing themselves as \u201cZ-Pain.\u201d<\/p>\n His Spotify profile offers additional clues. Artists Zuckerberg follows include millennial-era staples like Taio Cruz, Gym Class Heroes, Cher Lloyd, and fun., alongside bigger mainstream names like Florence + the Machine, Drake, Lady Gaga, and Pitbull.<\/p>\n The only other playlist Zuckerberg has shared publicly, \u201c2004 facebook coding jams<\/a>,\u201d paints a noticeably angstier picture, featuring tracks from Trapt, Hoobastank, and Linkin Park. (Zuck still follows Linkin Park cofounder Mike Shinoda\u2019s solo work on Spotify.)<\/p>\n Zuckerberg\u2019s image may have evolved over the years, from the Caesar cut to curls and oversize chains, but one thing has remained constant: “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger<\/a>” by Daft Punk. The track appears on both the 2026 playlist and the old 2004 playlist, making it feel the closest we’ll get to a personal mission statement.<\/p>\n
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