It's not a voting contest, so a thousand people asking for Rick Astley will never happen. Phone calls are the same thing. They probably take a bunch asking for requests, and when one comes up that they are going to play, they use that sound bite.
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Beats 1 Radio Accepting Song Requests from Listeners
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It's not a voting contest, so a thousand people asking for Rick Astley will never happen. Phone calls are the same thing. They probably take a bunch asking for requests, and when one comes up that they are going to play, they use that sound bite.
Yes. From a very specific place on the opposite end of the world. Better hurry, the offer is only good for a week.
One part of it is so that they can likely play the actual recorded request on the air before playing the song. One of the most straightforward ways to have that available is by having people call and leave a message with their request.
What's out of touch about something like this again?
It works for them as they get to put something extra on the air other than just them talking and playing music. Gives it more of "radio" feel and provides some ways to fill up their constant 24/7 programming.
pretty much any service that takes requests. you'll hear it. eventually. as if you didn't request it at all.
I guess is this is for those who do not subscribe to Apple music. (Past the 3 month freebie) ...
That, and some people just want to be the quickest to complain about things that don't affect them in the slightest.
Lol the request section was by far the weakest. Give me what one expert likes before thousands of regular people, it's the Apple way.
Phoning these things is a great idea and contrary to what some posters think, it really shows that they have thought this through.
Online voting would get swamped with beliebers, vandalised by 4chan, and exploited by businessmen. Have we not been paying attention to the internet? Pretty much every little thing gets abused and gamed.
They don't need an open voting system. There are already charts and analytics that prove what people are really into. This lets DJs select a good request paired with a good choice of song. It lets them ignore the ignorant or manipulative masses and go with what the station needs to entertain its demographic. And it lets people select a song for someone else - shame so many other posters seem so ignorant of human interaction. You don't request a song on the radio because you want to hear it! You request a song so other people will hear it, and hear a little bit about you or your friends or family. You request a song for your girlfriend who's overseas, or your mum who's having an operation. Quit thinking about yourself and your 'devices' for a second.
Online voting would get swamped with beliebers, vandalised by 4chan, and exploited by businessmen. Have we not been paying attention to the internet? Pretty much every little thing gets abused and gamed.
They don't need an open voting system. There are already charts and analytics that prove what people are really into. This lets DJs select a good request paired with a good choice of song. It lets them ignore the ignorant or manipulative masses and go with what the station needs to entertain its demographic. And it lets people select a song for someone else - shame so many other posters seem so ignorant of human interaction. You don't request a song on the radio because you want to hear it! You request a song so other people will hear it, and hear a little bit about you or your friends or family. You request a song for your girlfriend who's overseas, or your mum who's having an operation. Quit thinking about yourself and your 'devices' for a second.
Can I suggest 'welcome to the 'Charting Now' featured station?' If all you want to do is follow the crowd...
And clearly there are ways to avoid that if desired, which is the case here.
I guess this request service is to massage the DJ's ego and cultivate his sense of power.
Hoo haa.
Hoo haa.
Apparently its been revealed you can also iMessage.
It's different when your request comes up, the host says your name and reads your message.
Hey this is Jae from Hong Kong with a get well soon for Nick!
One of the upcoming segments on Beats 1 radio is called "Requests," and it appears this broadcast will feature songs that have been requested from Beats 1 listeners around the world. According to a tweet from the Beats 1 Twitter account, users can request a song by calling in to the station.
The Apple Music Tumblr site has a page that's dedicated to requests, listing phone numbers around the world for listeners to call to request a song. In the United States, the number for making a request is 1-310-299-8756, or 1-877-720-6293 for toll free.
There are also phone numbers listed for Canada, the U.K., France, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Australia, Italy, Ireland, and New Zealand.
"Requests" will play at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and the segment will be hosted by Travis Mills, who is located in Los Angeles. Mills' show will come on following Ebro Darden, who goes live at 3 p.m. Pacific Time. It is not clear if the requests that Beats 1 is asking for will be limited to the "Requests" segment or if they'll also be played at other times on Beats 1 radio.
Beats 1 radio debuted today at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time in hundreds of countries around the world. It provides 24/7 live music and will also include news segments, interviews, and more. Beats 1 radio is part of Apple Music, which also includes a new on-demand streaming service (free for three months) and Apple Music Connect, Apple's new artist-focused social networking feature.
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I just want to remove or hide the Beats1 station.
One of my best memories was driving back from our farm in like '92...pretty sure I was 10. We stopped at a diner and used a pay phone to request Michael Jackson's Rockin Robin. We listened to the radio station for nearly two hours before the song came on and we got our shout out. I don't know if I've ever sung so loud.
Waiting: not necessarily a bad thing.