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NEW YORK – Apple Music is launching several new radio shows hosted by A-list musical acts, including Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood.
The streaming service announced that it will debut two new radio stations on Tuesday: Apple Music Hits, focusing on popular songs from the 80s, 90s and 2000s, as well as Apple Music Country, dedicated to the country music genre. Both channels will have daily on-air hosts, but will also include various shows renowned by renowned musicians.
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Apple Music Hits will feature shows hosted by Snoop Dogg, Twain, Alanis Morissette, Backstreet Boys, Meghan Trainor, Ciara, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and Huey Lewis.
More than a dozen country acts will perform at Apple Music Country, including Underwood, Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Rissi Palmer, Morgan Wallen, Kelsea Ballerini, Breland, Dierks Bentley, Jimmie Allen and ‘This Is Us ‘actress and singer Chrissy Metz.
This combination photo shows, from left, Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood who will host radio shows on Apple Music. The streaming service announced that it will debut two new radio stations on Tuesday: Apple Music Hits, aimed at popular s
This is a shot over the arc of rival audio services like Sirius XM and Spotify.
Sirius, available in cars, home devices and as an app, shows shows with the likes of Melissa Ethridge, Bruce Springsteen and the original VJs of MTV, while Spotify includes music editing programs such as “AM / PM” featuring musicians talking about the music they listen to in the mornings and evenings. Musicians who have appeared include Wolf Alice and Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs.
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| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIRI | SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | 5.95 | -0.04 | -0.75% |
| PLAK | SPOTIFYTECHNOLOGY | 256.80 | -3.11 | -1.20% |
Apple Music also announced on Tuesday that its popular Beats 1 radio station – featuring shows presented by Billie Eilish, Elton John and Lil Wayne – will be renamed to Apple Music 1. It will launch new shows hosted by Nile Rodgers, J Balvin, Young MA and other acts.
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For a long time, the leader in offering podcasts Apple recently saw Spotify become very aggressive in this area and Sirus now offers many of its popular shows like Howard Stern live as on-demand.
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