Genre specific. Beats one is the sensible "top 40/general music" station, but I would expect one of them to be Alternative/Folk/Indie and another to be Hip Hop
And a Spanish language station. And a Mandarin one.
Genre specific. Beats one is the sensible "top 40/general music" station, but I would expect one of them to be Alternative/Folk/Indie and another to be Hip Hop
More evidence that Beats radio is just BBC radio ripoff. I'd love to know how many people are actually listening now semi regular basis.
Not a big radio listener but why the hell did we need FOUR more Beats stations?
And if it's not BBC then it's Sirius. I am baffled as to why Apple thinks the future of music is internet radio stations that sound an awful lot like terrestrial radio with loud dj voices and cheesy station indentification playing over songs.I don't think they will ever be ripping off BBC Radio 4 or Radio 5, though I would love to hear Eddy Cue bigging up the Archers at the next Apple keynote.
Even though a lot of people would enjoy a station based on Radio 3, classical music doesn't seem to be an ideal match to the current Beats image.
I'm not exactly sure what Apple is up to at the moment with Apple Music and Beats Radio but whatever it is, it has not impressed me so far.And if it's not BBC then it's Sirius. I am baffled as to why Apple thinks the future of music is internet radio stations that sound an awful lot like terrestrial radio with loud dj voices and cheesy station indentification playing over songs.
You can say that about every single genre of music.They need to understand that MOST people are not in love with hip hop and rap.
I listen every day. Zane Lowe curates music in a special way. He is incredibly knowledgable and Beats 1 shows that Apple is in the driver seat of setting the tone in music culture around the world. I know some people do not understand the music but understanding popular culture and shaping it is a powerful thing.More evidence that Beats radio is just BBC radio ripoff. I'd love to know how many people are actually listening now semi regular basis.
Beats 1 plays a lot of hip hop because hip hop *is* the dominant/most popular genre of popular music in this decade. So if they're going to play more of any one thing on a single station, it makes sense for it to be hip hop. Super cool to see them branching out into new stations. Hopefully that means they're starting to see traction on the Music.
Pro tip: When the article presented as evidence starts with "This article has multiple issues", you're better off finding other evidence to prove your point. Just saying.Actually it's not... Regular old Pop music came back in favor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s_in_music
You could argue that one of the biggest stars of the past 5 years is a country artist (Taylor Swift)...
No reason to play all hip hop and not mix it up. But the target audience of Beats is the hip hop culture so that's what they play. It's not what most want to hear.
Neither is your avatarThis is not interesting.
Pro tip: When the article presented as evidence starts with "This article has multiple issues", you're better off finding other evidence to prove your point. Just saying.
She was bundled, packaged, and marketed as country but it was pretty clear she was a pop singer. That's a subject for a different time.
Like it or not Hip Hop has it's fingerprint all over this decade. The influence can even be seen in country music (to the chagrin of a lot of people), pop music, edm, trap, chill, etc. Hip Hop was the easiest avenue to the largest audience, regardless of a person's favorite genre.
Nope. I have no clue what most want to hear. I know what I want to hear and that's about it. But it's safe to say most people don't want to hear the current music that is played on Beats 1.You say it's not what most want to hear. Does that imply you know what most do want to hear? I'd be interested
to hear your thoughts.
And if it's not BBC then it's Sirius. I am baffled as to why Apple thinks the future of music is internet radio stations that sound an awful lot like terrestrial radio with loud dj voices and cheesy station indentification playing over songs.
An Apple blog moderator with this obtuse comment is amusing to me.I'm not exactly sure what Apple is up to at the moment with Apple Music and Beats Radio but whatever it is, it has not impressed me so far.