Apple unveils streaming service Apple Music and 24-hour radio stations
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#APX5)
Service includes on-demand music, a 24-hour radio station headed by Zane Lowe, and a forum for artists to engage with fans called Connect
Apple unveiled its long-awaited streaming music service on Monday, entering a crowded market for online music that already includes Spotify, Amazon and Google, as the company seeks to re-exert its dominance in digital music.
The launch at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco was introduced by the rapper Drake. "This is something that simplifies everything for the modern musician like myself, and the modern consumer like you," he said.
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