Apple Music Replay is usually an annual affair, like Spotify Wrapped. But after a recent app update, Apple Music now allows users to view their listening habits every month.
However, if your playback metrics seem a little stale, we have some discovery tips to get you out of a rut. If you want your previous listening history to guide new recommendations, some playlists and sections relate to your existing library. But if you want to dive into completely new genres, there are ways to do that too.
We’ll focus on the Apple Music app on iPhone to navigate the streaming service, but all of these playlists and options should be available on iPad, Mac, the web, and even Android. You can also use a HomePod and Siri to show off something unique.
How to find your repeat mix
Apple’s Replay Mix playlist is now updated weekly with your top songs. The 2024 edition of the playlist is now available and can be accessed at the bottom of the Listen Now section within the Apple Music app. To delve deeper into your listening history, you’ll need to visit replay.music.apple.com from a web browser.
From the website, you can view archives of your top artists, songs and albums from previous months and years., For the data nerds, each of these areas also shows the number of minutes you’ve listened to them. New milestone metrics will also appear here every month. Don’t you like what you see? Then it’s time to discover new music with the help of Apple Music.
For you: when you want more of what you love
Music discovery can be overwhelming, so start with the For You playlists in the Apple Music app. These custom collections include Favorites Mix, and Get Up! Mix and Chill Mix, and are automatically updated once a week. Songs are pulled from your library and make it easy to rediscover old favorites.
His new music mix is updated every Friday when artists’ new releases hit virtual shelves. Here, Apple adds songs from artists you may not be familiar with but that align with your tastes. Similarly, if you follow people on Apple Music, the Mix of Friends pulls the songs they’re listening to and updates the selections every Thursday.
Look for For You playlists at the top of the Library section of the Apple Music app or about halfway down the screen in the Listen Now section of the app. If you find a song you like, add it to your library so it doesn’t get lost when playlists are updated.
Listen now: for when you don’t know what to play
Another way to find new custom music is Listen now. Located in the first tab of the Apple Music app, it is intended to be your music discovery center. It will display albums similar to your music library, offer programmatic radio stations, and feature different eras of music.
Slightly hidden on the Listen Now screen is a section called New Releases. Here, Apple will try to display new albums from artists already in your library. Instead of trying to keep track of when one of the hundreds of artists in your library releases a new collection of songs, Apple will highlight them here each week.
Explore: For when you need human healing
Sometimes discovering new music means breaking algorithmic cycles and finding completely new tunes. The first place to start is the Browse Application section. Apple uses human curation to determine at least some of the music that appears here, so it will be more aimed at the general public. There will probably be a lot of things you won’t like, but that’s okay; It can sometimes lead to serendipitous discoveries.
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The Explore section is updated primarily every Friday when new songs and albums are released. Key promotional images are often tied to current events (such as a death, holiday, or notable milestone) or popular artists and newly created playlists.
Further down the screen, you can search for music by mood, which could be one of the best ways to find the type of music you feel like listening to at the moment. city graphics display a ranking of popular songs in selected cities around the world; There are also charts for countries. At the bottom, there are even more options to explore, including a way to manually scroll through nearly 100 different categories and genres.
If you follow friends on Apple Music, you can see the albums they’re listening to through the Listen Now screen, without waiting for Friends Mix to update every week. In Apple Music, if your friends are listening to something, you’ll also see their profile photo in the bottom left corner of the album art.
Ask Siri: the right playlist at the right time
Whether it’s Siri on your iPhone or HomePod, asking the virtual assistant is a convenient way to start playing music. I have found that many times music is needed, but I am not sure what to ask for. In this case, you can take advantage of the hundreds of Playlists Ask Siri that revolve around states of mind or circumstances.
For example, you can ask Siri for playlists like Running, Singing in the Shower, Family Breakfast, On the Train, or Leave Me Alone. The idea is that you can request one that relates to your current situation. You don’t need to know if a playlist exists or not, just ask for something. If all else fails, you can also shout “Hey Siri, play new music” to start playing something you haven’t heard before.
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