I remember Zane Lowe said in an interview that it’s not so much about live radio, but rather the on-demand shows they create from it that matters. Sounds like a lot of people choose to listen to these shows as standalone afterwards, so as Spotify is heavying up on podcasts, it makes sense for them to double down on creating original shows by today’s most influential artists.
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Apple Renames 'Beats 1' to 'Apple Music 1' and Launches Two More Radio Stations
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I remember Zane Lowe said in an interview that it’s not so much about live radio, but rather the on-demand shows they create from it that matters. Sounds like a lot of people choose to listen to these shows as standalone afterwards, so as Spotify is heavying up on podcasts, it makes sense for them to double down on creating original shows by today’s most influential artists.
There are placeholders showing up in the OS X Apple Music app. It says "Tune in at 9am PT." for all 3 station tiles.
So sad Apple is out of ideas.
They invented the smart phone and just sat on it. Nothing new next. Bummer.
They invented the smart phone and just sat on it. Nothing new next. Bummer.
We still have iMovie, and iTunes on Windows. And iOS, iCloud and iMessages. Also iWork, though the name is rarely used anymore.
Apart from that, it's all hardware: iMac, iPod, iPad and iPhone.
What we don't have anymore: iPhoto, iDVD, iWeb, iBooks, iBooks Author, iSync, iChat, and iCal. And for hardware, the iBook. We also don't have iTools anymore, iDisk, and iLife (now just the separate apps).
At least, that's what I remember. I might be missing a few.
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Because Apple Music isn't confusing enough, let's add another variation! It's almost like they want to make it as confusing as iTunes.
Apple Music 1 is actually a good name, cause dj’s will likely shorten it to “AM1” and that sounds awesome.
”You’re listening to AM1, nothing but the best pop music!”
”You’re listening to AM1, nothing but the best pop music!”
iForgot about iMovie and iMessage!
Should have just called it iMusic. I do think Apple Music suffers as a weak brand compared to one word brands such as iTunes and Spotify.
The biggest problem is not the name but the lame interviews especially with Zane Lowe.
l wish I could block his shows.
l wish I could block his shows.
Zane Lowe used to annoy me enough on Radio one.
Looking at the lineup for hits though I can see me tuning in to the show with Mark Hoppus, he always seemed like a laugh when he was on stage with Blink 182.
Looking at the lineup for hits though I can see me tuning in to the show with Mark Hoppus, he always seemed like a laugh when he was on stage with Blink 182.
Beats 1 sounds way better. Apple Music 1 sounds like it would be a chore to listen to.
They’d probably struggle to use anything that includes “Radio 1” because that is the name of an established and popular radio station in the UK, that predates Apple itself, let alone Apple Radio.
Music 1 seems like a branding decision made over email. If anyone tried to say it out loud in a conference room, I think they would have come to a different decision.I’m curious— how much of the world listens to country music? Are they going to play American country 24/7, or will the playlist follow the sun?
You have similar taste to me - scala has been a great addition to the radio 3 / classic fm duopoly.
Apple buying Beats was about as dumb (but surely more costly) as Amazon making an attempt at entering the smartphone market with the Fire phone.
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That’s the problem with live global radio.
I had Julie adenuga playing really hard late night grime at 7am on my way to work.