Apple Shares WWDC 2025 Playlist With One Hour of 'Summer Sounds'

[MacRumors]

Looking forward to WWDC 2025? Get in the mood with the official Apple Music playlist for the event, which features 20 songs from a variety of artists, including Benson Boone, Charli xcx, Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver, and others.

"Get ready for the biggest Apple developer event of the year with a new playlist of summer sounds," said Apple, in a social media post today.

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WWDC 2025 kicks off with Apple's keynote on June 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Apple will preview its latest software updates, including iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26, and there could be other surprises in store.

Article Link: Apple Shares WWDC 2025 Playlist With One Hour of 'Summer Sounds'

 

[arkitect]

Yup… I have officially reached that age where I read Benson Boone, Charli xcx, Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver and I go… "Who?"
Old age, eh?

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I can say - with quite a bit of confidence - that none of these songs will ever be part of any of my (curated) playlists...

 

[ghanwani]

Only bad surprises coming out of Apple for the last several years. The last positive thing was the SE 2022.

 

[AdamHarbour]

Is it avaible on Spotify I don’t have Apple Music ?

 

[marinersaptcomplex]

NPC music

 

[MacUserFella]

PINKPANTHERESS

 

[jfreedle2]

Is it avaible on Spotify I don’t have Apple Music ?

Most likely not, I do not have Spotify to see.

 

[Stive]

Looking forward to WWDC 2025? Get in the mood with the official Apple Music playlist for the event, which features 20 songs from a variety of artists, including Benson Boone, Charli xcx, Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver, and others.

"Get ready for the biggest Apple developer event of the year with a new playlist of summer sounds," said Apple, in a social media post today.

​

WWDC 2025 kicks off with Apple's keynote on June 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Apple will preview its latest software updates, including iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26, and there could be other surprises in store.

Article Link: Apple Shares WWDC 2025 Playlist With One Hour of 'Summer Sounds'

love this kind of stuff! It keeps the vibes and passion for apple events alive!

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

‘Summers awful sounds’
- Apple

 

[dumastudetto]

The approach to the most important week of our year is always full of excitement and anticipation. I can't wait for Apple to show us what they've been working on this year.

 

[uacd]

Yup… I have officially reached that age where I read Benson Boone, Charli xcx, Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver and I go… "Who?"
Old age, eh?

I only recognized Ed Sheeran, thought “oh that ginger guy with a guitar!”.

But that’s rather not the matter of knowing artists but that Apple has tasteless “DJs” who chose music for the playlist.

On the other hand, I gave a listen to all snippets and it… sounds as cringe as pop music from 2010-2012😂 Maybe that’s a hint we are finally getting our skeuomorphism back?😃
Or maybe I am being wrong, again

 

[Zaren]

Is it avaible on Spotify I don’t have Apple Music ?

Copy and paste the link into a web browser, and the playlist will open in their web player, no Apple Music account needed.

 

[Jonas Danielsson]

Apple used to have ok music taste but now it’s more AI music

 

[purplefox]

Apple used to have ok music taste but now it’s more AI music

They just recycle old music expecting people to not notice. That's maybe why only young people like it.

 

[awshucks]

My favorite song Apple has used will always be Stomp (Remix) by God's Property, which was the first song in the iMac G4 promo.

 

[YourBoss]

The worst playlist until now.

 

[iamgalt]

I'm looking forward to WWDC, but I wouldn't say excited. But I've never enjoyed Apple's choice of music for events. The only name on the list I recognized was Ed Sheeran, and I know him more from his very brief cameo in Game of Thrones, more than his music.

 

[Gengar]

Benson Boone is just so terrible. Ear-splitting bad music.

 

[BGrifter]

I’d rather hear the sound of Apple making a better iPhone…

 

[Saturn007]

BGrifter, great comment!

As to Apple's playlist…

Any *legitimate* or *quality* playlist of *summer sounds* — especially one true the origin of the phrase and the history of popular music — would have included The Beach Boys.

Alas, Apple falls short again as it recently has with so many other actions.

Looking forward to the upcoming “Summer Days and Nights” and missing the “Good Vibrations” Apple was once known for…

 

[CarlJ]

Yup… I have officially reached that age where I read Benson Boone, Charli xcx, Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver and I go… "Who?"
Old age, eh?

It's not age, it's exposure. The only one I didn't recognize is Don Toliver. Helps having nieces, I guess.

 

[Reason077]

Yup… I have officially reached that age where I read Benson Boone, Charli xcx, Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver and I go… "Who?"
Old age, eh?

I'm pretty sure that even old people have heard of Ed Sheeran and Charli xcx. They've been around for quite a while now ... kids these days would consider them ancient, old-timer musicians!

 

[dcingie]

Darn, no TayTay?

 

[AF_APPLETALK]

Artist names look like they all came from a society actively using pidgin