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Rising Stars Volume: Meet the Artists on the Rise

Published October 24, 2026 · Streambinder

Rising Stars Volume: Meet the Artists on the Rise

Every chart has a few names that weren't there a year ago. A single catches fire, a video spreads, and suddenly an artist most people had never heard of is on everyone's playlist. The Rising Stars volume is Streambinder's way of catching them mid-climb: a themed, limited edition built around the artists who are growing fastest in your country.

Here's what's inside the US and UK versions, how rarity works in this volume and how to make the most of it. All figures below are as of October 22, 2026.

What is the Rising Stars volume?

Rising Stars is Vol. 02 of Streambinder's limited-edition volumes. It's open from October 24 to November 13, 2026, in all 15 editions, with nearly 4,000 cards across the game. Each country has its own cards, so the US edition and the UK edition are not the same.

The cards are artists who emerged in recent years and are climbing quickly, along with their tracks and albums. It's not the big names; it's the next wave. When the volume ends, its packs disappear, but the cards you pulled stay in your collection for good, and you can still trade them or put them up for auction. If you're new to this format, read our guide to limited edition cards.

Rarity follows streams right now

In most of Streambinder, rarity reflects total streams over a card's lifetime. Rising Stars works differently: rarity is set by how much a card is streamed right now in your country's edition.

That creates a fun effect. Take "Nicole Kidman" by ADÉLA: about 166 million total streams and around 4 million a day. It's a Mythic in both the US and UK editions. Meanwhile, "Gabriela" by KATSEYE has passed 1 billion total streams, yet it's an Epic in the US edition. The first is exploding today, the second has a longer, steadier history.

For more on how the two kinds of numbers differ, our guide to streaming numbers explains total streams, daily streams and monthly listeners.

The US edition: 262 cards

The American Rising Stars set has 262 cards: 46 artists, 182 tracks and 34 albums. By rarity, that's 4 Mythic, 9 Legendary, 22 Epic, 45 Rare, 78 Uncommon and 104 Common.

Some highlights:

Notice "onsra" by comehelpglo: roughly 37 million total streams, but about 693,000 a day. Small total, big momentum. That's exactly the type of card this volume celebrates.

The UK edition: 218 cards

The British set has 218 cards: 41 artists, 152 tracks and 25 albums, with 4 Mythic, 7 Legendary, 18 Epic, 37 Rare, 64 Uncommon and 88 Common.

SIENNA SPIRO is the star here:

Same song, different rarity

Here's where country editions get interesting. "Great Expectation" is a Mythic in the UK, but only a Legendary in the US. "Earrings" flips the other way: Mythic in the US, Legendary in the UK. Same song, same artist, different edition, different card.

That's a reminder that Streambinder is built around where you listen. If you want to see what's big in each country, check the most streamed songs in the US and the UK's most streamed artists, then compare them with the Rising Stars cards you pull.

Rising stars around the world

Because each edition has its own content, the volume looks very different elsewhere:

If you play in more than one edition, or trade with friends elsewhere, you'll see these differences first-hand.

How to make the most of the volume

  1. Start early. There's an end date, and the volume closes on November 13, 2026. Two limited volumes are always open at once.
  2. Use your free packs. Keep your reserve of 5 packs topped up, since a new one arrives every 10 minutes. Your daily streak adds free 10-card packs on days 7, 14, 21 and 28.
  3. Add targets to your wishlist. Friends can gift you a card, and you'll be able to spot it at auction.
  4. Trade doubles. Friends pulling the same volume will have what you need. Our guide to trades, auctions and gifts explains the options.
  5. Think about Fantasy League. Rising artists are exactly the kind of picks that can grow quickly. See our fantasy league strategy.

After the volume ends

The cards you pulled stay in your collection. A rarity can even climb later if a track keeps rising, since a card you own never loses its rarity. If you missed a card, the only places to find it are trades, gifts and auctions.

Streambinder is a free, independent project, not affiliated with Spotify. It uses public stream counts collected on kworb.net and refreshed every Monday. Coins are in-game currency only, never real money.

Catch them before everyone else

Years from now, you might look at a card and remember when its artist was still on the way up. Open your first pack and see who you pull from the Rising Stars volume.

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