iTunes Radio was announced today, a free Internet radio service featuring over 200 stations and a new catalog of music from the iTunes Store, combined with iTunes.
iTunes Radio will be available for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC and Apple TV. The new application will allow featured Stations curated by Apple and genre-focused stations that are personalized just for you. Apple stated that iTunes Radio also gives you access to exclusive “first listen” premieres from top selling artists, Siri® integration, plus the ability to tag or buy anything you hear with just one click.
“iTunes Radio is an incredible way to listen to personalized radio stations which have been created just for you,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “It’s the music you love most and the music you’re going to love, and you can easily buy it from the iTunes Store with just one click.”
iTunes Radio offers music fans access to thousands of new songs every week, as well as serving up exclusive music from new and popular artists before you hear them anywhere else. Whether it’s an exclusive single from an up-and-coming band or a pre-release stream of an entire album, iTunes Radio has it all. iTunes Radio will also be home to special events including live streams direct from the iTunes Festival in London and other exclusive iTunes Sessions.
Coming this fall, iTunes Radio will offer you a personalized experience on day one based on your listening history and past purchases from iTunes. In addition, if you’re listening to a song you like from iTunes Radio or your music library you will be able to have a station built around those. It’s easy to create and customize stations based on whatever you want to hear. Search for artists, songs, or genres, and iTunes Radio will instantly build a station around your choice.
Let Siri make your listening experience even more fun. Ask Siri “Who plays that song?” or “Play more like this” and Siri will make it happen. Say something like “Play Jazz Radio” or ask for any of your existing favorite stations and genres. Shape your stations by telling Siri what you like and don’t like, or tell Siri to pause, stop or skip. You can also have Siri add songs to your Wish List to download later.
iTunes Radio is ad-supported and free for everyone. iTunes Match℠ users get iTunes Radio ad-free, so instead of hearing the occasional ad on iTunes Radio, iTunes Match makes your listening completely ad-free. With iTunes Match, all your music—even songs you’ve imported from CDs—are stored in iCloud. So iTunes Radio can use information about your entire music collection to make your stations even more personalized. iTunes Match costs $24.99 for a year.
others are reading
HBO Max App Launches on Roku Devices and PS5
December 16, 2020
Apple Fitness+ to Launch on December 14th
December 8, 2020
Hulu’s ‘Watch Party’ Mode is now Available to Everyone
December 4, 2020
Amazon Pharmacy Launches Online, Hoping to Cut Prescription Costs
November 17, 2020
Spotify’s Premium Holiday Offer Returns
November 17, 2020
Amazon Music Offers Ultra High Definition and 3D Audio Tracks
October 4, 2020
Disney+ adds GroupWatch Feature for up to Seven People
September 29, 2020
Peacock App is now Available on Roku Devices
September 21, 2020
YouTube Shorts Hopes to Compete with TikTok’s Fame
September 14, 2020
Vizio now Features Apple TV App on SmartCast TVs
September 9, 2020
Atom Tickets Launches Social Ticket Buying within Snapchat
August 26, 2020
Spotify Launches Video Podcasts
July 21, 2020
FOX Sports App Updated Ahead of MLB Start Date
July 20, 2020
The Peloton App is now Available on Roku Devices
July 1, 2020
Snapchat Expands Partnerships and adds Snap Minis
June 11, 2020
Ease Your Stress with Disney and the Calm App
May 16, 2020
Apple to Host a Virtual WWDC in June
May 5, 2020
NordVPN Releases NordLynx to Secure WireGuard Protocol
April 23, 2020
Sonos Launches Sonos Radio with Original Content
April 21, 2020
DoorDash Cuts Commission Fees for Local Restaurants
April 12, 2020
T-Mobile Offers a Free Year of Quibi Ahead of Launch
April 2, 2020