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Apple Renames 'Beats 1' to 'Apple Music 1' and Launches Two More Radio Stations
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This. I know classical is a ‘minority interest’ given what is popular on streaming services, but a classical show highlighting what is new in Apple Music’s classical section would be most welcome.
Deutsche Grammophon making the John Wlliams In Vienna (plus Anne-Sophie Mutter) concert film a streaming exclusive on Apple Music https://music.apple.com/gb/album/john-williams-live-in-vienna-visual-album/1513603217 should be trumpeted and promoted beyond DG’s Twitter feed.
Can’t complain too much though. Here in the UK, BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio and BBC Music magazine (via Apple News+) at least cater to my tastes. It’d just be good if AM put as much as care and attention to their classical section as some of their third-party curators do.
Oh no, not that one guy. I cannot stand him! That pretentious down to earthness, and that unnatural slick attitude of a non-personality.
His name is the one I associate with Music Beats One Sorry Radio One - more than Dr. Dre. It gives me the creeps how Apple make people turn into emojis, just like it seems with TV.
They probably didn't brand it as Apple Radio 1 because of how close it sounds to BBC Radio 1, y'know where Zane Lowe came from.
I find it amusing that there's more of a market for a Country channel over rock and metal.
I find it amusing that there's more of a market for a Country channel over rock and metal.
I feel the same way as you but I'm curious, what is your cutoff for what you'll listen to? It's amazing how hip hop has remained, not only relevant, but essentially the most popular type of music for so long. Rock and Roll is still out there if you look hard enough but it did not hang on like this.
So... when is this supposed to launch? The press release doesn’t say and the Radio tab still just shows Beats 1
Beats 1 wasn’t and isn’t(Apple 1) all R&B, Hip-Hop, and Grime. There were like fifty different artist shows over the past five years. Many many different types of genres and shows. I don’t think people have it a real chance(listening at different hours) or simply checking the schedule within Apple Music. It showed the shows upcoming and their local times.
Don't get me wrong there is still new stuff that I like, but I remember 2000-2015ish being the years I liked it the most.
Same in Norway. I can only see Beats1. Looking forward to channels that isn't all RnB, Hip-Hop and bleh.
Gimme a dedicated rock channel and EDM channel.
Agreed, Beats brand conjures up hoodie wearing kids that convinced their parents to overspend on average headphones. Not knocking it, it was successful, but how long will it keep brand appeal?
Beats headphones should just be absorbed into the Apple branding, would likely do better. As evidenced on some of these posts, people will buy anything with an Apple logo on it.
Bah humbug. Back in my day..I tell ya, we had REAL music, not this rap jibber jabber. You could get a slice of bread for a nickel.
I'm a big fan of 90s and early 2000s hip hop. I completely agree with you on today's hip hop. A vast majority of songs have the same slow, methodical beat that has zero creativity and isn't the least bit catchy. And many of these songs aren't even 3 minutes long with some of them barely over 2 minutes.
Anyone listening to the new channels right now (before they launch at 9 a.m. PDT)? It’s so soothing, so ethereal. Kinda wish they had a station like it 😌
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Well I've been sat here for 15 minutes listening to Apple Hits. I thought I was listening to Pompeii 76 A.D. by Gail Laughton because that's what the Now Playing graphic says. Nope. Turns out I've been listening to a pre-launch ambient loop this whole time. The launch isn't for another hour. Oops.
Ok, I'm going to assume I'm older than you because for me it's probably 1992 to somewhere in the early 2000's. In terms of albums I'd say it begins with 36 Chambers/The Chronic and ends with Jay-Z's Black Album.
Hip Hop is fascinating because it has stayed popular for so long that the sound has changed so much over 40 years. I also love Classic Rock but let's be honest, it's all pretty same-ish. With Hip Hop, something like Future or Travis Scott is hardly even the same genre as Mob Deep. I love it, I just got too old for the new stuff.
I agree. 2000-2015 is the core of good hip hop. Might even extend it to 1997-2016. But once all the “Lil” and “Baby” mumblers became popular, it all went downhill.
On a side note, I’ve been listening to Apple Music Hits for the past 20 min and it’s been only instrumental ambiance music that no one has heard of. When do the hits come?
These comments never cease to amuse me with how outdated they are.
Solo's have been among the best on-ear headphones since the 2...
...And do better? They already sell better than all other brands combined in the premium market they operate in... they were at 64% of the market in 2012 (!).
I personally like live radio, especially right now. Hearing a DJ and knowing others are listening to the same thing makes this quarantining feel less lonely. It's a collective listening experience that you don't get with just a playlist.