Apple Music Replay is right here to focus on your questionable tastes

Apple has wrapped up all of your listening stats in a bow with its annual recap of your whole yr in music streaming. This time, you’ll be able to view the total Replay expertise within the Apple Music app by way of the house, new and search tab — sure, no have to go to a microsite on your very important listening statistics. It can save you a playlist of your most-played songs in 2024, although that and your stats will probably be cemented in January — in the event you’re seeking to kick out a very embarrassing music that’s wormed its means into your head, you possibly can spam different tracks? You may even entry your Replays from earlier years (one thing Spotify doesn’t provide with Wrapped).

Extra extensively, the most-listened-to music on Apple Music total this yr was Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” his most up-to-date Drake-diss observe. Benson Boone’s “Stunning Issues,” in the meantime, was probably the most recognized music on Shazam. Fantastically laborious to determine.

— Mat Smith

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