- Apple Music Replay 2025 landed before Spotify Wrapped
- Any subscriber can access it in the Music app or on the web.
- It will highlight the best songs, the best artists, and the genres to boot.
Instead of following in the footsteps of Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music is moving forward with its annual Replay. It’s, of course, the Cupertino-based tech giant’s version of the classic stats swap of all the songs you’ve heard this year, your top artists, and some stats that will probably surprise you and maybe catch your eye.
While Spotify Wrapped is generally considered the gold standard, albeit with a few bugs, Apple Music Replay 2025 really gets down to the basics, with some additional stats. You can also easily access the Replay experience through the Music app on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, or even on the web.
One note: If you try to access it on macOS, it will take you to the web experience, although the Year in Review playlist is available natively.
I’m greeted, front and center, in the top row of the Music app on my iPhone, and I especially love the moving color gradient that says “Repeat: Your musical story is here.” is opposed.
From there, you’ll be transported to a simple playback interface that invites you to start with a highlight reel and then scroll down to see your top artists, tracks, albums, playlists, and genres for 2025. You can also drill down to previous years or view 2025 month by month.
Apple Music’s approach to the highlight reel doesn’t assign you a music genre or personality type; rather, it sticks to the numbers. The first slide runs through the main stats with album covers and total listening time before taking you to the artist you’ve been most loyal to. Surprise, that’s Bruce Springsteen to me. It will then go through the best songs, best albums, and even genres month after month before inviting you to share it on Instagram for Stories or Reels, as well as on TikTok.
However, the biggest change from previous years is that you can now get more actionable and insightful trends of the month. Of course, you can also dive right into your playlist playing your top songs. It also fits into the monthly roundups Apple Music has offered for a while, something I wish Spotify would copy at some point, but Last.fm will take care of that.
Of course, if you have a setup like mine, where you’re spread across different music streaming services (Apple Music, Spotify, and Nugs are mine), one service doesn’t necessarily show the full picture. And Apple Music doesn’t do the best job of integrating iTunes Match selections either, but while it’s not a massive redesign, there’s no doubt that Apple Music Replay 2025 hits the classic notes with some updated themes.
Even with the polish surrounding Apple Music’s year-end roundup, it’s safe to say we’re curious how Spotify might raise the bar with Wrapped 2025. Yes, we can all assume we’ll get traits based on the music we listen to, a personality genre presented as a character, and maybe even a short video recording of our main artist or artists. Spotify even offered an AI-generated podcast last year that unzipped each user’s Wrapped; We’ll see if that holds until 2025.
I think it’s safe to say that it will definitely be a little more eye-catching, meme-ready, and will soon be all over social platforms.
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