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■ “Stay,” the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, topped Apple Music's global song chart in 2022 as the giant music streamer released its end-of-year lists Tuesday. Staying atop the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks this summer, “Stay” was also No. 1 on Apple's top 100 global songs chart for 51 straight days. Elton John and Dua Lipa's “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” was No. 1 on the streamer's Shazam chart, and “We Don't Talk About Bruno” from the movie musical “Encanto” was the song with the most-read lyrics on the platform. Joining “Stay” at the very top of the global songs list were “As It Was” by Harry Styles, “Wait For U” by Future featuring Drake and Tems, “Super Gremlin” by Kodak Black, “Easy on Me” by Adele and “Heat Wave” by Glass Animals. Hip-hop continued to lead the genres on the global top 100 with 32 songs, followed by pop with 23 and R&B/soul in third place with 11 songs. The streamer also began notifying users that Apple Music Replay was ready. The feature lets users see and hear their favorite songs, albums, artists and playlists from the past year as well as total minutes on the service. One new feature is that superfans can discover whether they are in the top 100 listeners of their favorite artist or genre.
■ “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the filmmaking duo known as “the Daniels” — won best feature at the 32nd Gotham Awards, taking one of the first major prizes of Hollywood's awards season and boosting the Oscar hopes of the anarchic indie hit of the year. Also taking an award for his work on the film was Ke Huy Quan, the “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” child star who made a lauded comeback and won for best supporting actor. “This time last year, all I was hoping for was a job,” said an emotional Quan, who had nearly given up acting before landing his role in the film. “For the first time in a very long time, I was given a second chance.” The Gotham Awards, held Monday, serve as a New York City celebration of independent film and an unofficial kickoff of the marathon of ceremonies, cocktail parties and campaigning that lead up to the Academy Awards in March. In feting “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the metaverse-skipping action adventure, the Gothams selected an unlikely runaway success. Released in March, the movie made more than $100 million worldwide against a $14 million budget. The warm affection for the absurdist film now has it poised to potentially play underdog at the Oscars. The film also recently led nominations to the Film Independent Spirit Awards. “This movie has been celebrated by the Asian American community, by the immigrant community, by people with weird brains, people who are overwhelmed or sad,” Scheinert said in accepting the award along with his. “This award is for you guys. Your stories matter. You matter.”