New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Apple today announced two new live global radio offerings on Apple Music, now available to music fans in 165 countries. Beginning today, Beats 1 , the flagship global radio station, will be renamed Apple
Music 1, and two additional radio stations will launch: Apple
Music Hits, celebrating everyone's favorite songs from the '80s, '90s, and 2000s, and Apple
Music Country, spotlighting country music.
Since Apple Music's launch in 2015, Beats 1 has grown into one of the most-listened-to radio stations in the world, consistently delivering the best in-depth artist interviews, more global exclusives and premieres than anywhere else, and unique programming that produces culture-moving, news-making moments year after year. Throughout its evolution, Beats 1 has established an inherent camaraderie with the artist community and championed human curation and discovery — an approach that will continue across the three stations.
"For the past five years, if ever there was a meaningful moment in music culture, Beats 1 was there bringing human curation to the forefront and drawing in listeners with exclusive shows from some of the most innovative, respected, and beloved people in music," said
Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music, Beats, and International Content. "Now, Apple
Music radio provides an unparalleled global platform for artists across all genres to talk about, create, and share music with their fans, and this is just the beginning. We will continue to invest in live radio and create opportunities for listeners around the world to connect with the music they love."
Beats 1 Now Renamed Apple
Music 1
With state-of-the-art studios in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, and London, Apple
Music 1 is the center for pop culture conversation and artist-led programming, and the global destination for artists from around the world to release new music, break news, and speak directly to their fans. Apple
Music 1 is led by cornerstone presenters Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden, Brooke Reese, Dotty, Hanuman Welch, Matt Wilkinson, Nadeska, Rebecca Judd, and
Travis Mills, and offers a lineup of shows from the biggest names in music, including Action Bronson, Billie Eilish, Elton John, Joe Kay, Lil Wayne, Frank Ocean, Vince Staples, and The Weeknd, as well as new shows from Aitch, Kerwin Frost, HAIM, Lady Gaga, Nile Rodgers,
Travis Scott, Young M.A, and many more.
Apple
Music 1 also features several shows dedicated to celebrating the vibrancy of Latin music around the world, including a new show from
J Balvin and listener favorites "¡Dale Play! with
Sandra Peña" and "La Fórmula
Radio with El Guru." The station is also home to "Africa Now
Radio with Cuppy," showcasing the very best local African music and artists.
"Apple
Music is home — it's home to artists, it's home to fans, and it's home to incredible music," said Zane Lowe, Apple Music's global creative director and host. "I'm an obsessive music nerd. I love searching for the most exciting new artists and playing them right alongside the most essential, established artists of our time because great music does not know the difference and Apple
Music fans just want to hear great music. That's what Apple
Music radio is all about."
Introducing Apple
Music Hits
Apple
Music Hits offers a full catalog of the biggest songs fans know and love from the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. The station features remarkable new shows from notable artists and hosts, connecting listeners with the stories behind the most popular songs in the world.
Apple
Music Hits will be helmed by daily on-air hosts Jayde Donovan, Estelle, Lowkey, Jenn Marino, Sabi,
Nicole Sky and
Natalie Sky, and
George Stroumboulopoulos ("House of Strombo"), along with special shows from Ari Melber and others. Fans can also tune in to hear new exclusive shows from artists like Backstreet Boys, Ciara, Mark Hoppus, Huey Lewis, Alanis Morissette, Snoop Dogg, Meghan Trainor, Shania Twain, and more.
Introducing Apple
Music Country
Radio is part of the fabric of country music culture, and Apple
Music Country amplifies that experience for the modern fan. As country music evolves and expands around the world, Apple
Music Country aims to be the definitive place for every lane of an increasingly diverse genre. The station offers a mix of the best music of today while introducing fans to the stars of tomorrow and reminding them of the legendary artists and tracks that have shaped and defined country music along the way.
Apple
Music Country's talent roster boasts a wide range of country's most exciting voices, including daily on-air hosts Kelleigh Bannen, Ty Bentli, Bree, Alecia Davis, Ward Guenther, Nada, and Tiera, plus weekly shows from Ashley Eicher and
Kelly McCartney. Fans can also enjoy new exclusive shows from artists like Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, BRELAND, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs,
Morgan Evans, Florida Georgia Line, Pat Green, Willie Jones, Chrissy Metz, Midland, Rissi Palmer, The Shires, Carrie Underwood, and
Morgan Wallen, alongside exclusive shows from legendary producers and songwriters like Dave Cobb,
Jesse Frasure, and Luke Laird, and journalist Hunter Kelly.
Fans can enjoy Apple
Music radio wherever they listen to Apple Music, including iPhone®, iPad®, iPod®, CarPlay®, Apple Watch®, Apple TV®, Mac®, HomePod®, and on the web at music.apple.com. They can also ask Siri® to play "Apple
Music 1," "Apple
Music Hits," or "Apple
Music Country."
Apple loves music. With iPod and iTunes®, Apple revolutionized the music experience by putting a thousand songs in your pocket. Today, Apple
Music takes this to the ultimate with over 60 million songs, thousands of playlists, and daily selections from the world's best music experts, including all of the artists and hosts broadcasting daily across its Apple
Music 1, Apple
Music Hits, and Apple
Music Country global live streams. Since 2015, Apple
Music has welcomed tens of millions of subscribers in 167 countries. Streaming seamlessly to iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, HomePod, and CarPlay, Apple
Music is the most complete music experience on the planet.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apple's five software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple's more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.
