Apple Music Replay is getting a new free update that shows your monthly listening habits
If you’re an Apple Music user, listen up because your music streaming experience is about to get an upgrade. Apple Music has unveiled a new feature that will offer its subscribers a monthly Replay playlist, which will be a curated selection of their favorite songs, artists and albums each month.
This monthly version complements the existing annual Replay playlist and captures the mood of each month based on the number of plays and time spent listening, providing a personalized snapshot of your listening habits.
Like the annual Replay playlist, access to this monthly feature is only available via the web. Users who want to view their musical journey from the past month can visit replay.music.apple.com and sign in with their Apple ID to discover their most played songs, albums and artists. You will also gain insight into your personal listening behavior, such as your monthly listening time and preferences for specific artists.
In addition to a look back at each month’s musical favorites, Apple Music’s Replay allows users to share their insights and revisit past playlists and listening habits, with Apple archiving all your data for year-end comparisons.
Why is Apple Music adding monthly Replay playlists?
The introduction of monthly Replay playlists highlights Apple’s continued commitment to improving and personalizing the user experience on the top music streaming service.
It’s also likely that it was launched in an attempt to stay competitive with Spotify. While Spotify doesn’t currently offer a monthly summary playlist, it has long been known for its annual Wrapped and Recommended playlists and innovative features like the AI DJ and, my personal favorite, Daylist, which offers a constantly updated playlist that reflects your desires. music tastes at certain times on certain days.
It will be interesting to see if Apple Music will continue to expand its playlist offerings to compete with Spotify. I also wonder if Spotify will respond by introducing its own version of a monthly summary playlist.