WEBWIRE – Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Beginning today, Apple Music subscribers can learn their top songs, artists, albums, genres, and more in a redesigned Replay experience. 2022 was a thrilling year in music, with listeners delving into new sounds, new languages, and new genres more than ever before. Additionally, the 2022 year-end charts show just how influential Apple Music listeners were in making 2022 a year to remember, both individually and as a community.
When we first launched Replay, the feature became an instant fan favorite on Apple Music, and we really wanted to develop the experience further and make it even more special, personal, and unique for subscribers, said Oliver Schusser, Apples vice president of Apple Music and Beats. The music we enjoy throughout the year becomes like a soundtrack, and its really fun to be able to go back and relive those meaningful and memorable moments over again.
The Redesigned Apple Music Replay
New in 2022 is a year-end experience complete with expanded listening insights and new functionality, including a completely personalized highlight reel. Users can discover their top songs, top albums, top artists, top genres, and more. Superfans can even discover whether they are in the top 100 listeners of their favorite artist or genre.
Apple Music listeners can continue checking Replay until December 31 to see if their listening patterns evolve before the start of 2023, and once the new year begins, keep listening on Apple Music to explore and share new 2023 insights each week.
All insights on Replay are optimized for sharing with family and friends, on their social channels, or on any messaging platform.
How Apple Music Replay Works
Visit replay.music.apple.com and log in with the same Apple ID used for Apple Music. Play highlights or scroll through the page for more detailed insights. A truncated version of the site is available all year or as soon as a user is eligible.1
How to See Listening Stats
- Listen to enough music to qualify. Gauge qualification with a personalized progress bar on the Replay website. Both playlist and insights eligibility happens with the same listening threshold.
- Once a user is eligible for Replay, they can visit replay.music.apple.com.
- Explore listening stats, listen on the site, and share.
Replay is localized in 39 languages for all 169 countries and regions where Apple Music is available.
Apple Music Replay and Privacy
Despite the emphasis on data, Replay maintains Apples standard privacy throughout the experience. An individual users insights are never shared, sold, or used in any marketing materials. The user can share their insights at their own discretion if they choose. No other Apple Music subscribers or employees can access their insights outside of their chosen snapshots at any time.
Top Charts Insights
Apple Music also revealed its year-end charts, spotlighting 2022s top songs, top Shazams, top fitness songs, and most-read lyrics. Diving into the rankings, music aficionados will notice the growing presence of non-English-language songs, the rise of once-niche genres, and a number of exciting breakthrough artists stepping into the spotlight for the first time.
The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber finished the year at No. 1 on the Top Songs of 2022 with their collaboration STAY. Released in the summer of 2021, STAY spent a staggering 51 days atop the Daily Top 100: Global and remained sticky well through 2022. STAY has not dropped out of the Daily Top 100: Global since its release, and has reached No. 1 on the Daily Top 100 in 69 countries and regions worldwide.
Hip-Hop continued to lead the Top Songs chart, accounting for 32 of the top 100 songs of the year. Pop followed, with 23 songs on the chart, followed by R&B/Soul, with 11 songs. Latin came in fourth, with eight songs, followed by J-Pop, with six.
Things looked notably different on the Most Read Lyrics chart, led by We Dont Talk About Bruno, the standout on the soundtrack to Disneys Encanto. The lyrics chart is among the most global charts, with 29 of the 100 songs being in a language other than English.
Meanwhile, British DJ Joel Corrys Head & Heart (feat. MNEK) leads the Fitness Songs chart, which ranks the top songs on Apple Fitness+ and Apple Musics fitness playlists. Head & Heart reached the Daily Top 100 in 53 countries and regions worldwide, including 12 where it reached the top 20.
Leading the Shazam chart was Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) by Elton John and Dua Lipa, which marked Elton Johns first time topping the Shazam global chart. The track was No. 1 on 17 national charts a record for both singers and both hit the top spot in the UK for the first time. Rounding out the top five were Glass Animals Heat Waves, Harry Styles As It Was, Farrukos Pepas, and Acrazes Do It To It (feat. Cherish).
Elsewhere, Bad Bunny Apple Musics 2022 Artist of the Year became the first Latin artist to have the biggest album of the year with Un Verano Sin Ti. A mere four months after its record-breaking release, Un Verano Sin Ti had already become the biggest Latin album of all time by lifetime streams.
Check out Apple Musics complete list of Year-End Charts.
- Eligibility is based on a threshold of plays and time spent listening.
Jul 28, 2022 | Business
The new London store offers advancements in sustainable design, community events and resources, and a team of more than 200 ready to provide excellent service for customers
LONDON – WEBWIRE – Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Apple today previewed Apple Brompton Road, its newest store in London, located in the citys bustling Knightsbridge neighborhood. A stones throw from Hyde Park, Apple Brompton Road features design inspiration drawn from local flora, along with a new slate of community events and seminars to help customers learn, create, and get the most out of their Apple products.
We are thrilled to open Apple Brompton Road in London, a city teeming with energy, history, and cultural diversity, said Deirdre OBrien, Apples senior vice president of Retail + People. The stores focus on creativity gives our incredible team members the perfect space to share their passion and expertise with Londoners and visitors from around the world.
Special Sessions
The store opening kicks off with the global launch of United Visions, an augmented reality experience honoring the creative works of pioneering London poet and painter William Blake. Created for Getty Museum and brought to life through Apple technology, the purpose-built app showcases the possibilities of creativity by reimagining the seminal artists work. Artists and creative technologists Tin Nguyen and Ed Cutting (Tin&Ed) used Apples M1 Ultra chip in the development of the experience, which features a poetic soundtrack by Grammy Award-winning record producer Just Blaze. United Visions can be viewed by customers in-store and by anyone around the world by downloading the United Visions app.
Opening weekend festivities will include a panel discussion on the creation of United Visions with Nguyen, Cutting, and Just Blaze, as well as a special performance and Spatial Audio listening session by London artist Nina Nesbitt. Apple Fitness+ trainers Cory Wharton-Malcolm, Jamie-Ray Hartshorne, Kim Ngo, and Jonelle Lewis will join Jay Blahnik, Apples vice president of Fitness Technologies, for an in-store Q&A followed by a 3-kilometer walk and 5-kilometer run in Hyde Park. The talented Apple Creative Pros will also host live illustration sessions that take inspiration from the local blooms.
Following the opening sessions, the store will host its ongoing Brompton Series, which takes place on the last Thursday of every month through October and features:
- Inspirational and informative talks by thought leaders in the wellness space, including Michael James Wong, Cat Meffan, Lloyd Kempson, and Harry Jameson.
- Music workshops in connection with Apple Musics Up Next series breaking down songs by emerging London artists using Spatial Audio; artists include Kali Claire, Olivia Dean, and Rachel Chinouriri.
The Store and Team
Upon entering Apple Brompton Road, visitors will be greeted by 12 towering Sicilian ficus trees that line the 7-meter floor-to-ceiling windows and entryway. The seating at the base of each planter acts as a social gathering space for visitors, blurring the boundaries between inside and outside, and bringing nature directly into the store. Visitors come through the central arcade, which mirrors the dimensions of the original Brompton Arcade built on the same precise location in 1903. The stores Forum where free Today at Apple sessions provide daily creative inspiration and practical skills features a first for Apple in the UK: a mirrored ceiling that offers depth-enhancing reflections.
Visitors are invited to explore the surrounding display tables and avenues featuring the all-new lineup of iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, as well as accessories like HomePod mini and AirTag. The 200-person store team helps customers learn about Apple products, and offers advice on monthly financing options and the Apple Trade In program. Collectively speaking more than 45 languages, the team is ready to welcome customers from around the world. And in another first for the UK, a dedicated Apple Pickup area makes it even more convenient for customers to pick up products ordered online.
Sustainability
Apple Brompton Roads terrazzo flooring is comprised of a plant-based bio polymers, the first of its kind in Apples worldwide retail fleet. The vast space which features a unique curved timber ceiling offers ample seating where customers can relax and discover new tips and tricks to get the best from their devices. Like all Apple facilities, Apple Brompton Road is powered by 100 percent renewable energy.
Apple in the UK
For nearly 40 years, Apple has been operating in the UK, where it has more than 6,000 team members. Across the country, Apple supports over 450,000 jobs through the thriving iOS app economy, work with suppliers, and direct employment. Apple Brompton Road opens Thursday, July 28, at 4 p.m. BST in London. Customers are encouraged to download interactive custom wallpapers, listen to a curated Apple Music Brompton Road Playlist, and sign up for upcoming Today at Apple sessions.
About Apple Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apples five software platforms iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apples more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.