

These shows are live broadcasted 24 hours a day from some of the largest DJs in the world, third-party companies and sometimes guest shows from world-famous artists. Apple Music’s live radio stations do not require an Apple Music subscription to listen to. Radio holds the live broadcasted shows from Apple Music, such as their flagship Apple Music 1 station (previously Beats 1), as well as Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country. Over the years, Apple Music has added hubs of content, letting listeners dive into playlists from or around Gen Z, Disney, Kids, Behind the Songs (highlighting songwriters), DICE, SBTV, and more.Īlongside Listen Now and Browse are Radio, Library and previously Connect. Listen Now (previously For You) is personalized to you and changes through the day, showing options such as Top Picks, Recently Played, Stations for You, Made for You, and more music from artists, genres and years you like.īrowse is home to more generic albums and playlists, such as Hit Play, New Releases, City Charts, Daily Top 100, and many other playlists from popular artists, fashion designers and genres, plus audiobooks, exclusive content and DJ mixes. There are two key browsing options for discovering new music on Apple Music. Songs can be downloaded for access offline across devices. Today, Apple Music is available in 167 countries, with wide availability in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania, while they continue to expand into Africa and the Middle East.Īpple Music is a premium-only, ad-free service, meaning there is no ad-supported free tier, as some other streaming services offer. Apple said the rise in subscription fees was due to a rise in licensing costs and would lead to artists being paid more for streaming.

It was the first time subscription fees had risen. Featuring the largest catalogue of classical music online (according to Apple), the Apple Music Classical app is designed to tackle the discoverability issues often associated with classical music on streaming platforms due to the numerous recordings available of a single classical work, with complicated metadata such as different conductors, performance dates, and orchestras.Īpple Music raised its subscription prices in October 2022, with Individual rising from the original price of $9.99, Family from $14.99, and Individual Annual from $99.
