![]() ![]() You can find these in the “For You” section of the app-but first you’ll have to set it up by following the prompts to select genres and artists you like.Ĭonnect is Apple Music’s artist-based social networking feature, which lets fans follow artists. ![]() But instead of being built by algorithms, they are built by real people, according to Apple. ![]() Speaking of curation, Apple Music also offers up recommendations tailored to your tastes, looking at artists you like and serving up other artists and playlists for you to listen to. It promises to deliver a curated selection of songs, pop culture news, and interviews with artists. What makes Apple Music different from Spotify/Rdio/Tidal/every other music subscription service? Apple is putting a lot of emphasis on Apple Music’s three additional features: Beats 1, curated playlists, and Connect.īeats 1 is its radio offering, which features an around-the-clock worldwide live broadcast from DJs based in Los Angeles, New York, and London. However, if you’ve let purchasing music fall by the wayside, you may never have to open iTunes again if you sign up for an Apple Music subscription. You can access your entire iTunes library from within Apple Music-just tap the My Music tab-and iTunes will still be a standalone app and media store if you’d prefer to continue to buy music a la carte. If you subscribe to any other media streaming subscription service-be it a music-only service like Spotify, Beats Music, Tidal, or Rdio, a TV service like Hulu, or a movie/TV combo service like Netflix or HBO Now-Apple Music functions the same way. The files don’t live individually on your devices you’re instead just listening to tracks stored remotely, that are owned by Apple. You pay a flat fee to unlock access to Apple Music’s entire catalogue, but you don’t actually own the music you listen to. iTunes doesn’t require a subscription fee to use it (unless you use iTunes Match-more on that in a moment), since every song, album, movie, or show was purchased individually-either from the iTunes Store, or imported or ripped from another source.Īpple Music is all about streaming. The software comes pre-installed on all Apple devices, and is available as a free download for non-Apple PCs and mobile devices. iTunes is all about media ownership, functioning as both a virtual record store and an efficient digital library for music and other media (movies, TV shows, etc) that you own personally. Isn’t that the same as iTunes? Not at all. Apple Music is also the new home for your personal music collection on your iOS devices. It’s an all-you-can-eat service for subscribers: Pay a flat fee, and you unlock all of Apple Music’s extensive 30 million-song library. The service will come pre-installed on all iOS and OS X devices, but users will be able to stream music instead of purchase music. It’s bundled within iOS 8.4 and iTunes 12.2 (and all versions of iOS and OS X going forward). What the heck is this thing? Apple Music combines subscription-based music streaming with global radio-like programming and a social feature that connects artists to fans. ![]()
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