![]() For $14.99, up to six family members will be able to share the account. The service will cost $9.99 a month with the first three months offered for free. A new function called “Connect” also allows unsigned artists to get their music out. Drake, who was supposed to be an equity partner in rival streaming service Tidal, took the stage and spoke of “The dream of being a new artist like myself and connecting with a real audience has never been better than now.”Ĭue’s demo of the music service was impressive, allowing attendees to see functions such as search, song identity and even the ability to call up a top hit from a specific year. Said Cue: “Internet radio isn’t really radio, we wanted to do something really big, a worldwide radio station. That’s why we hired Zane Lowe.”īritish DJ Lowe also appeared on video speaking of how what he played as a DJ on BBC would trigger debate among friends and listeners.įinally, a music star appeared. “All human curated and available by genre or activity.”Īnother Apple svp, Eddy Cue, was next to take the stage where he tackled Internet radio. The music service will feature three modes: My Music, For You and New. In a video played just after Iovine’s introduction, Reznor provided the voiceover which declared Apple Music “not just for the top tier artists, but the kids in their bedrooms too.” Apple Music is a revolutionary music service curated by the leading music experts who we hand-picked.” … All the ways you love music all in one place. Speaking of his tech partners, Iovine said, “They can help move culture the way art moves culture. “Now in 2015 music is a fragmented mess,” added Iovine of his desire to “build a bigger and better ecosystem.” “It’s a music lover’s dream,” said Iovine of Apple Music Beats 1. Reznor is credited with coming up with the idea of a global radio station fully curated and broadcast from three cities. So I went to Apple and to see Steve Jobs and Eddy Cue and they showed me a simple elegant way to buy music online - iTunes.” Technology was this giant invader from the North. “I’m here because in 2003, the record industry was a ball of confusion. The founder of Interscope Records went on to explain: He then introduced Jimmy Iovine, who’s still title-less at Apple but is a music industry veteran if there ever was one. It will change the way you experience music forever.” ![]() Said Cook: “Today we’re announcing Apple Music. “We’ve had a long relationship with music at Apple and music has had a rich history of change,” he said in introducing a video to the soundtrack of “There Is No Light” by Wildbirds and Peacedrums. “And one more thing…” Apple Music, coming soon. It took another hour for Apple CEO Tim Cook to tease the conferences’s signature “One more thing…,” a carryover from the Steve Jobs era.
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