Apple today announced two new global live radio offerings on Apple Music, now available to music lovers in 165 countries. Starting today, the famous Beats 1 station will be renamed Apple Music 1 and two more stations will be launched: Apple Music Hits, dedicated to the hits of the 80s, 90s and 2000s, and Apple Music Country, oriented to country music.
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Since the launch of Apple Music in 2015, Beats 1 has become one of the most listened to radio stations in the world, offering the best artist interviews, as well as more exclusives and previews than any other, and unique programming that influences culture and generates news years after. year. Throughout its history, Beats 1 has garnered the support of the artist community and led the discovery and selection of content, an approach that will continue across all three stations.
Beats 1 has been renamed Apple Music 1
With state-of-the-art studios in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville and London, Apple Music 1 is the epicenter of the conversation about pop culture and artist-driven programming and the global destination for artists around the world to publish new music. , make announcements and interact directly with your fans. Apple Music 1 includes popular announcers such as Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden, Brooke Reese, Dotty, Hanuman Welch, Matt Wilkinson, Nadeska, Rebecca Judd, and Travis Mills. It also offers shows with famous musicians, including Action Bronson, Billie Eilish, Elton John, Joe Kay, Lil Wayne, Frank Ocean, Vince Staples and The Weeknd, as well as new spaces by Aitch, Kerwin Frost, HAIM, Lady Gaga, Nile Rodgers , Travis Scott, Young MA and many others.
Apple Music 1 also includes various contents that highlight the good times of Latin music around the world, such as the new program by J Balvin and spaces loved by listeners such as “¡Dale Play! with Sandra Peña ”and“ La Fórmula Radio with El Gurú ”. The station also offers “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy”, featuring the best music by African artists.
"Apple Music is home to the most incredible music, fans and artists," said Zane Lowe, Apple Music Global Presenter and Creative Director. “I'm crazy for music. I love looking for the newest artists with maximum projection and combining their themes with those of the most important and established artists of our time, because good music comes from everywhere and that's exactly what Apple Music fans want: good music. This is the essence of Apple Music radio ”.
Apple's music hits
Apple Music Hits offers a very comprehensive catalog of the biggest hits of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. The station includes exciting new shows with famous artists and presenters who tell listeners the stories of the world's most popular songs.
Top of Apple Music Hits' daily schedule will be announcers Jayde Donovan, Estelle, Lowkey, Jenn Marino, Sabi, Nicole Sky, Natalie Sky and George Stroumboulopoulos (“House of Strombo”), as well as specials by Ari Melber and others. Additionally, fans will be able to enjoy exclusive new spaces from artists including the Backstreet Boys, Ciara, Mark Hoppus, Huey Lewis, Alanis Morissette, Snoop Dogg, Meghan Trainor, Shania Twain and more.
Apple's music country
Radio is one of the cornerstones of country music, and Apple Music Country amplifies this experience for today's fans. As country music evolves and spreads around the world, Apple Music Country will aspire to become the meeting point for all variations within an increasingly diverse style. The station mixes the best songs of today, features the stars of the future, and remembers the artists and songs that wrote the history of the genre.
Apple Music Country's roster of talent includes many of the genre's most exciting voices, including announcers Kelleigh Bannen, Ty Bentli, Bree, Alecia Davis, Ward Guenther, Nada and Tiera, as well as weekly shows from Ashley Eicher and Kelly McCartney .. Fans can also enjoy exclusive new spaces from artists such as Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, BRELAND, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Morgan Evans, Florida Georgia Line, Pat Green, Willie Jones, Chrissy Metz, Midland, Rissi Palmer, The Shires, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen; legendary producers and lyricists such as Dave Cobb, Jesse Frasure and Luke Laird and journalist Hunter Kelly.
Fans can listen to Apple Music radio where they already enjoy Apple Music, including iPhone, iPad, iPod, CarPlay, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, HomePod and music.apple.com. They can also ask Siri out loud to play Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, or Apple Music Country.
