Summary
- To celebrate ten years of streaming, Apple Music is launching a Replay All Time playlist.
- This playlist will showcase the songs you've streamed the most on Apple Music, going as far back as day one.
- Between Replay All Time and the upcoming AutoMix feature, I've never been more tempted to switch from Spotify to Apple Music.
In celebration of its tenth anniversary on the market, Apple is giving paid subscribers of its popular Apple Music streaming service an unexpected treat: access to a new Replay All Time playlist. This feature is similar to the end-of-year Replay that the service has provided users for a few years now, but it'll surface your most listened-to tunes going as far back as when you initially joined the streamer, as opposed to a single year-end recap.
In a dedicated newsroom press release, Apple also presented a set of other anniversary-related announcements. Arguably the most signigicant of these is the opening of a dedicated studio space in Los Angeles, California, for the purposes of providing support to musical artists "at every level by giving them the tools, platform, and creative freedom to tell their stories in entirely new ways." This dedicated space, which is set to be a three-story facility at over 15,000 square feet, will include advanced radio studios, a soundstage, a social media lab, isolation booths, and more.
Additionally, Apple Music Radio is slated to feature a full week of live programming and exclusive content to celebrate the company's ten-year milestone, as well as a reveal of the five hundred most streamed songs from the last decade in an official countdown on July 1. According to Apple, this playlist will then be made available for subscribers to stream starting July 5.
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Spotify should make an all-time Wrapped
As a Spotify user, Apple Music has been tempting me in recent months
I've been a Spotify faithful for the better part of the past decade, owing to its massive library of music, podcasts, and audiobooks, as well as its cross-platform nature. However, in more recent years, Apple has been bolstering the reach and capabilities of its own music streaming service, and its efforts are making a genuinely compelling case for a switch away from Team Green.
These days, Apple Music is available across not only Apple platforms, but also Android, Windows, and the web. The company has incorporated several new features into the mix, including time-synced lyrics, lossless audio tracks, and a dedicated app for lovers of classical music.
I certainly hope Spotify implements its own 'of all time' feature in the form of a Wrapped playlist.
Most recently, at its annual WWDC developers conference for 2025, Apple announced a liquid glass redesign of the Apple Music interface, as well as an AI-powered AutoMix feature that can seamlessly switch between tracks without any jarring transitions. These features aren't expected to land until later this year, but they've piqued my interest to a great degree.
The streamer's new Replay All Time playlist is yet one more compelling addition to the Apple Music experience, and it's another thing I can't access over on the Spotify side of things. I certainly hope Spotify implements its own 'of all time' feature in the form of a Wrapped playlist, as there's great value in being able to view metrics and listening trends on a broad scale.
Apple Music wants to help you get rid of Spotify
Apple Music has launched a new music transfer feature, although it is not available globally yet.