December 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Apple Music expands reside international radio providing with three brand-new stations
The brand new Apple Música Uno, Apple Music Membership, and Apple Music Chill live-hosted radio stations supply listeners extra unique exhibits from a few of the world’s most important artists, together with Becky G, Rauw Alejandro, Grupo Frontera, Honey Dijon, Jamie xx, FKA twigs, Nia Archives, Brian Eno, Stephan Moccio, and extra
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple right now launched three new reside international radio stations on Apple Music. Music followers world wide can now tune in to Apple Música Uno, Apple Music Membership, and Apple Music Chill — along with Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Nation — and hearken to live-hosted radio totally free, with out a subscription, on Apple Music Radio.
“Apple Music Radio is the beating coronary heart of our service, representing the intersection of outstanding human voices and curation with cutting-edge expertise that shapes and influences tradition,” stated Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice chairman of Music, Sports activities, and Beats. “We put lots of time and care into ensuring these new radio stations are actually bespoke, extremely curated, and hosted by a few of the world’s finest music commentators with distinctive programming that we all know our listeners will love.”
Since launching in 2015, the award-winning Apple Music Radio has turn into the house for unique programming by high international music specialists and content material that music lovers can’t discover anyplace else — from interviews with the largest artists on the planet throughout genres, to exhibits hosted and formed by the artists themselves.
“Music is essential to our well being and happiness, and what Apple Music Radio brings is a way that your music is at all times there for you, at all times on, and ready so that you can simply faucet in,” stated Zane Lowe, Apple Music’s international inventive director and lead anchor for Apple Music 1. “In a world of AI and algorithms, Apple Music Radio is reside. It’s actual individuals, it’s a shared occasion, and I’m so excited to be broadening that have to listeners worldwide with three new stations.”
Introducing Apple Música Uno
Apple Música Uno speaks on to the wealth of stylistic variety in Latin music world wide. The main focus will at all times be on music, particularly what’s new, present, and transferring tradition — from Música Mexicana and reggaetón, to tropical, Latin pop, and extra. Latin famous person Becky G is the station’s official launch host, and fellow luminaries Rauw Alejandro and Grupo Frontera will host particular exhibits of their very own. Every day, listeners shall be welcomed by Evelyn Sicairos and Lechero, two outstanding radio personalities whose ardour for music and drawing cross-cultural connections will set the tone and vitality for the station as an entire. They are going to every host their very own flagship playlist present 5 days every week, with Sicairos helming La Oficial Radio, and Lechero taking up ¡Dale Play! Radio. Further programming will embody Puro Pop Radio, knowledgeable by the beloved playlist of the identical title, whereas weekend programming will take cues from Cumbia Pa’ La Fiesta, Canciones Caras, and Por Siempre Hits.
The primary tune to air on Apple Música Uno shall be Dangerous Bunny’s new launch, “EL CLúB.” Artists will regularly present track-by-track breakdowns of their very own albums, in addition to a glance into the songs which have most not too long ago impressed them. On-air expertise will converse Spanish and English.
“I really feel extremely honored to have my very own Apple Music radio present and be the voice of Apple Música Uno, the place I can curate a few of my favourite tracks and share my experiences with my followers,” stated Becky G. “Rising up, I used to look at and hearken to music applications that impressed me a lot, and I used to be at all times in awe of the artists earlier than me. Now, years later, I can’t imagine I get to have my very own present and hopefully encourage others in the identical method. I hope followers will tune in, snicker with us, get pleasure from some nice music, uncover new tracks they haven’t heard earlier than, and go away feeling impressed.”
Introducing Apple Music Membership
Apple Music Membership is residence to anybody who loves dance and digital music, in addition to membership tradition. Nevertheless it’s additionally extra formidable than that. Whether or not in Berlin or Brooklyn, London or Tokyo, each celebration or membership evening should finish sooner or later. It gained’t on Apple Music Membership, the place mixes from the globe’s most vital and forward-thinking DJs and dance flooring shall be thoughtfully curated right into a set that’s totally alive, and occurring across the clock, day-after-day of the yr. Tim Sweeney and NAINA will act as guides, offering context round every combine, which is able to cowl a full spectrum of sounds, from the pageant circuit to the underground — all of them additionally obtainable at any time as DJ Mixes on Apple Music.
To kick off the unending celebration, Sweeney will play the long-lasting membership monitor “Large Enjoyable” by the pivotal digital dance music band Inside Metropolis. New and unique mixes from Honey Dijon, Jamie xx, FKA twigs, and Nia Archives have additionally been confirmed, along with units from Apple Music curators Circoloco, Tomorrowland, The Warehouse Venture, material, Hï Ibiza, Stone Island Sound, and plenty of extra.
“My present is a sequence of recordings taken from The Flooring, a membership that I opened for 10 days in London in Could 2024,” stated Jamie xx. “I invited all my buddies and collaborators all the way down to play units alongside me. A few of my favourite DJs and artists seem in these units, so I’m very grateful to them, and I’m so glad to have the ability to have all these units right here in a single place for listeners on Apple Music.”
Introducing Apple Music Chill
Apple Music Chill is an escape, a refuge, a sanctuary in sound — a spot listeners can flip to all through their day. It’s a radio station dedicated to a temper. Programming shall be a steady stream of chill highlights throughout genres, interspersed with conscious moments meant to remind listeners to make the time to seek out middle and calm. The purpose is to supply respite by way of professional curation, a spot the place listeners can really feel comfortable at any time.
Apple Music Chill will kick off with the unique premiere of Beck’s new recording of George Harrison’s “Be Right here Now,” the primary tune to air on the station. Listeners may also discover the velvety tones of discerning tastemakers like Brian Eno, Stephan Moccio, and Zane Lowe expertly taking them by way of tales of calm and wellbeing in their very own hosted exhibits, whereas Apple Music’s Sabi will act as station information all through the week.
“All my listening life I’ve been drawn to the slower, quieter, extra mysterious finish of the musical spectrum,” stated Eno. “My radio present offers me the prospect to share with others a few of the issues I’ve discovered there.”
Radio has a devoted vacation spot throughout the entire Apple Music ecosystem. Apple Music listeners can discover a newly up to date Radio tab, which is able to make interviews and exhibits hosted by artists throughout all stations simpler than ever to find.
Over the previous decade, Apple Music Radio’s state-of-the-art studios in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London, Paris, and Berlin have turn into a welcome and key vacation spot for each established and rising artists from world wide to launch new music, break information, and converse on to their followers.
Followers can get pleasure from Apple Music Radio wherever they hearken to Apple Music, together with iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, HomePod, and on the internet at music.apple.com. They will additionally ask Siri to play Apple Música Uno, Apple Music Membership, and Apple Music Chill, along with Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Nation.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized private expertise with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Right now, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. Apple’s six software program platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — present seamless experiences throughout all Apple units and empower individuals with breakthrough providers together with the App Retailer, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV+. Apple’s greater than 150,000 staff are devoted to creating the perfect merchandise on earth and to leaving the world higher than we discovered it.
About Apple Music
Apple loves music. Apple revolutionized the music expertise with iPod and iTunes. Right now, the award-winning Apple Music celebrates musicians, songwriters, producers, and followers with a catalog of over 100 million songs, expertly curated playlists, and the perfect artist interviews, conversations, and international premieres with Apple Music Radio. With unique content material from probably the most revered and beloved individuals in music, autoplay, time-synced lyrics, lossless audio, and immersive sound powered by Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, Apple Music gives the world’s finest listening expertise, serving to listeners uncover new music and revel in their favorites whereas empowering the worldwide artist neighborhood. Apple Music is on the market in 167 nations and areas on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, Apple TV, HomePod, CarPlay, and on-line at music.apple.com, plus standard good audio system, good TVs, and Android and Home windows units. Apple Music is ad-free and by no means shares client information with third events. Extra info is on the market at apple.com/apple-music.
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