Brace your self: It is that point of yr once more, when music streaming platforms reveal our high (and most embarrassing) listening habits.
Each Apple Music Replay and Spotify Wrapped outcomes have arrived, and everyone seems to be about to be sharing them on social media. Though the 2 typically present the identical data, one streaming platform’s choices outshine the opposite.
On Tuesday, Apple Music unveiled Apple Music Replay, by way of which customers can entry their high songs, albums, artists, playlists, genres, and stations. They will additionally entry a year-end spotlight reel and see if they’re among the many high listeners for his or her favourite artist or style. Spotify, nonetheless, provides its customers a lot extra — and I say that as an Apple Music person.
On Wednesday, only a day later, Spotify unveiled its Spotify Wrapped, which additionally exhibits customers their high listening insights. Nevertheless, this yr, the corporate added a plethora of recent options, together with a brand new “My Wrapped AI Podcast,” that includes two NotebookLM hosts discussing — or “unwrapping” — your music listening outcomes from the earlier yr.
That is notably noteworthy as a result of Google’s NotebookLM Audio Overviews have repeatedly gone viral this yr for remodeling textual content into participating podcasts. Some use instances embrace making boring data extra participating, comparable to class notes, textbook passages, articles, or analysis papers.
Different new options embrace a brand new Music Evolution information story, which showcases as much as three musical phases that outline your yr in music, accompanied by a Music Evolution Playlist on the Wrapped feed and a brand new “longest listening streak” function that exhibits what number of days in a row you listened to an artist.
The subscription prices for each are very related, with Apple Music costing $10.99 monthly and Spotify $11.99 monthly. Nevertheless, Spotify does have a free model with some limitations, comparable to advertisements.
Methods to entry Apple Music Replay
To entry Apple Music Replay, go to your Apple Music app, click on on the Search tab within the backside right-hand nook, and faucet Replay 2024. It’s also possible to go to the Replay web site and signal into your Apple Music account.
Methods to entry Spotify Wrapped
To entry your Spotify Wrapped, go to your Spotify app and faucet the “Wrapped” tab on the house web page, which can convey you to the expertise. If it is not there, you could must replace your app to the most recent model.
