Emblem of Beats 1 Apple. (Forbes)
Apple finally launches streaming music service, Apple Music, at the WWDC event which started overnight. To introduce this new service, Apple invited the co-founder of Beats, Jimmy Iovine to help them to explain virtually anything that you can do through Apple Music. And here are some things about the Apple Music that you need to know.
Has 30 million collection of songs
Apple Music will be launched on June 30 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and PC. This service will be available in more than 100 countries. This service will combine the existing music on one's personal collection and the collection of music available on the service, which reaches 30 million songs.
In addition, this service will also provide a playlist that has been selected by the "expert world-class music" - which might remind you of the features of the Songza - and also features recommendations called "For You" - which resembles the "Discover" available on Spotify.
Apple Music is scheduled to be available for the Apple TV and Android in the fall of this year.
Recommended For You
Features "For You" is a simple feature. First, Apple Music will ask you to enter your favorite genre and artist. You also will be able to choose a category or a specific musician to make your favorite music to be more specific. After that, some playlists will appear on the screen. In addition to playlists, Apple Music also will demonstrate some of the latest albums and tracks available.
Apple Music has a better Siri.
With Apple Music, you can instruct Siri to play the song or a particular song category. You can do this by giving a voice like "Play the best song in 2002". Of course, the voice command must be in English.
Apple even do a demo of this feature. Only, when Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, tries to demonstrate these features, the demo process is not going too well. When he tried to play the song "Glory" from John Legend and Common, he actually get the song "Selene" from Imagine Dragon.
This time, Apple also introduced Beats 1, the first station for the Apple Music Radio. Some musicologists such as Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden will be responsible for the content of Beats 1. With Beats 1, you not only can pass a few tracks at a time (if you use paid services), but you will also be able to listen to some exclusive interviews and also invited guests as the host.
Choice of subscription services
Once you register on the Apple Music, you will be able to use the service for free for 3 months. After that, if you want to continue using this service, you have to pay USD9.99 per month. Apple also provides a service for the family so that six people can enjoy this service to pay USD14.99 per month. To use the service the family, then you need to use iCloud Family Sharing.
You can "interact" with your favorite artists
Apple iTunes Music Connect is similar to Ping. He is like a social network where artists interact directly with their fans. Demo of the service showed Chris Cornell, a singer and songwriter, upload pictures lyrics of a song that has not been released.
In the demo Connect, Apple also showed a short video showing British band, Bastille, when they were in the studio. Just like Facebook, you can then write a comment, share or express post are uploaded you like an artist.
Singer Drake also support Apple Music. He admitted that his latest project will use Connect. Even so, he did not explain whether the Connect will be the only media that he uses to introduce the project.
(Metrotvnews.com)
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