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Candy Crush Taps Thundercat for Playable 'Upside Down' as 2025 Music Season Goes Live

The five-week event lets players layer beat, harmony, and melody to create 27 cassette soundtracks, with a U.S. giveaway of bone-conduction lollipops.

Overview

  • Music Season runs Nov. 3–Dec. 7 in Candy Crush Saga, with Thundercat’s cover of Diana Ross’s 1980 hit now released on streaming via Brainfeeder.
  • King debuted its first playable music video where match-3 swipes progress the visuals and trigger effects tied to the new 'Upside Down' track.
  • Rolling Stone shared an exclusive look at the linear version of the video, while the interactive edition is available through the event site.
  • Event gameplay adds a music-making system that unlocks beat, harmony, and melody layers, yielding 27 cassette combinations and vanity rewards.
  • A Music Medley blocker reskins the Color Cluster mechanic, and a free, limited bone-conduction lollipop is offered in the U.S. on a first-come basis.