Back in the day, 'mixtapes', or recording selected songs from various CDs onto cassette tape, were the only way people could make their own compilations from across their music collection. This was done for many reasons: gathering the right songs for a mood or emotion, making personal 'best of' collections across artists or genres, or just to share great music.

These days the closest equivalent is to create a custom playlist on Spotify, YouTube Music, or your streaming app of choice. Also, we've got no way of letting you share casettes. So that's what we'd like you to do!

Share a link to your best/favourite custom playlist or make one fresh for this bounty, and tell us a little about it - isolated links with no or very little discussion will be rejected.

Tell us what you use the playlist for, the mood/vibe you're trying to strike, and about your favourite songs on it. The 30 most-upvoted submissions get a $1 apiece!

Task: Create and share a custom playlist and tell us about it (its vibe, the songs on it, when and why you listen to it, etc)

Format: Written or video, with public playlist links

How to submit a written entry:

1. Hit the 'submit to this bounty' button just below this description - do not use the reply button unless you just want to comment on the thread, as replies will not be counted as entries!

2. Add a written response and feel free to include images.

How to submit a video entry:

1. Create your video and post it to your connected TikTok, YouTube or Instagram account.

2. In your post description, please tag us! We're on YouTube, on Instagram, and on TikTok. We'd also love it if you included #JustAbout.

3. Hit the 'submit to this bounty' button just below this description - do not use the reply button unless you just want to comment on the thread, as replies will not be counted as entries!

4. Share a link to your post in the box that appears, then expand it so we can view the video on Just About.

How to submit a third-party written entry:

1. Hit the 'submit to this bounty' button just below this description - do not use the reply button unless you just want to comment on the thread, as replies will not be counted as entries!

2. Add the URL linking to the third-party content you'd like to submit, plus a few sentences of context or commentary on the article or its creator.

Once the deadline closes, we’ll pick up to 30 submissions, award $1 to each of the winners, and may share them as curated content.

Disclaimer: Geographical and age restrictions apply. Just About reserves the right to extend the bounty's duration. Please see our Terms of Use for more information on how bounties are created and rewarded on Just About. One reward available per member.

1. Take care not to breach copyright. Check our copyright policy before submitting.

2. Remember to link your social accounts before submitting multimedia assets!

3. Considering using AI to help? Think twice and first see our approach to AI content on Just About.

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