Apple Music Radio Shows and More Now Available in Apple Podcasts App

[MacRumors]

Apple Music subscribers can now stream shows from Apple's original radio catalog via the Apple Podcasts app, fulfilling a new services pledge made by the company earlier this year.

The new Podcasts app integration means eligible subscribers can delve into Apple Music original radio shows from the likes of Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Country – as if they were made to be listened as podcasts.

The feature went live for eligible subscribers early on Tuesday, as per Apple's announcement in June:

"Subscribers will be able to listen to the entire catalog of award-winning, commercial-free Apple Music radio shows in Apple Podcasts, where they can follow individual shows to automatically download and be notified of new episodes as soon as they're released."

The Apple Music content can be accessed from the Podcast app's Listen Now screen, as well as from the Channels section in the Library tab.

In addition to Apple Music radio shows, users with an Apple News+ subscription should also soon be able to find News-related content in the Podcasts app.

Update: Apple has shared the following related announcement:

Starting today, subscribers to Apple Music, Apple News+, Calm, and Lingokids can access over 60 original podcasts, including more than 2,500 musically rich episodes from Apple Music Radio. New shows from top apps and services will launch every week this fall.

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[Powerguru]

Apple Music radio shows. Would be interesting to see how many people actually listen to this award winning show. 😀

 

[Naraxus]

After they spammed everyone relentlessly advertising Apple Radio in their podcast app I immediately removed it. Their podcast app was (still is) a flaming bag of dog ****.

The lie of "ad-free" was just the icing on the turd.

 

[patjem]

This is great, I listen to Matt Wilkinson every day but sometimes I forget. So getting the notification in Podcast app is amazing.

 

[patjem]

Apple Music radio shows. Would be interesting to see how many people actually listen to this award winning show. 😀

I do, every day. They have great DJ’s contracted. Did you know Elton John has his show there? With amazing new music

 

[pleomorph]

I'm actually happy about this! The Music app would would lose your place in the show if you paused a show for more than a few minutes. You then had to start the show from the beginning. 🤦‍♂️

 

[lococroco]

This is great news! 🥳 I listen to Matt Wilkinson‘s show regularly. It will be so much better to listen to it in the Podcasts app. The inability to pick up the playback where I left and the fact that I never saw which episode I had played or partially played in the Music app was an almost daily annoyance!

 

[Marbles1]

At last. Why did it take them this long. To be able to subscribe/follow particular shows makes so much sense. Apple have lost years of listener growth through taking this long to deliver it.

It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but Snoop Dogg did a retrospective look at the development of rap music, each show moving forward in time with the biggest artists showcased etc. When a new episode appeared, there was no notification, no way to easily find when it appeared. Not even an email.

 

[lah]

Fantastic news! Some of the shows are very good.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

Great.

But did they ever get around to fixing the numerous bugs in Podcasts?

I remember checking in on it in 2020 and 2021, and it wouldn't pick up were I left it or even show what podcast I had listened to, not even if I had saved and downloaded the episode locally to my iPhone.

 

[hrbrt]

Sadly, Stretch and Bobbito is NOT there yet.

 

[mikeizzy]

I do, every day. They have great DJ’s contracted. Did you know Elton John has his show there? With amazing new music

Although, it seems that the Elton John Rocket Hour show is not available in the Podcasts app?

 

[StudioMacs]

Apple Music radio shows. Would be interesting to see how many people actually listen to this award winning show. 😀

I might actually listen to some of them now since it seems easier to pick an old episode someone recommends. I have no idea how they work on Apple Music, so even if listening to archived episodes on Apple Music is possible, this change makes it more obvious.

 

[adamdaniel]

Not being able to save my place is pretty much the reason I rarely listen to Apple Music Radio shows, so this is pretty damn cool to me.

 

[athousandbands]

Saving my place is great and ultimately wins over seeing which track is playing and adding to my library, but I wish you could at least see the song, if only with an art change or something.

Any TC heads in here?

 

[steevn]

Sadly, Stretch and Bobbito is NOT there yet.

Stretch and Bobbito are great! I also really enjoy Action Bronson's Live From The Moon radio.

Apple Music radio does have quite a few good radio shows, and even the mainstream daily ones people may have been turned off from are good to listen to at work since they’re mostly edited(would love if Apple Music had a toggle to play edited/unedited music) and upbeat hosts.

 

[athousandbands]

Stretch and Bobbito are great! I also really enjoy Action Bronson's Live From The Moon radio.

Apple Music radio does have quite a few good radio shows, and even the mainstream daily ones people may have been turned off from are good to listen to at work since they’re mostly edited(would love if Apple Music had a toggle to play edited/unedited music) and upbeat hosts.

Yeah I never got why only select major a-lister artist shows got the “unedited version” treatment. It’s not like it would take work to spit out an un-bleeped copy. Especially now that they have room to spread out in the podcast app.

 

[mattb19us]

I think this is great. Zane Lowe is an incredible interviewer and getting announcements when he's got a new episode to listen to is excellent.

 

[elijah_online]

it would be nice if they gave you protected RSS links like Patreon does so you could add it in a different podcast app

 

[svish]

Good to know about its access through the Podcast app.

 

[SpecialPapers]

This is great. I listen to podcasts everyday and I love to be able to include radio shows like Strombo. The only problem I have with this is you can’t ‘like’ a song that is playing (since it is a podcast). When I listen to the real radio show I usually like one or two songs every episode. It would be good to be able to do this in the podcast.