Recently Apple announced its new music streaming service called Apple Music. Apple Music is the “new iTunes” according to some, while others just see it as an extension of iTunes. Either way, Apple Music gives you access to stream any song from the iTunes Store, at any time, any number of times. Apple Music doesn’t only give you the best streaming flexibility, but it also gives you access to Beats 1 Radio, the only Radio Station that is on 24/7 all around the world. With DJs located in LA, NYC, and London, there is always someone there either interviewing artists, taking calls from listeners, and most importantly, playing some of the world’s greatest music.
Apple has always been knee deep in the music industry for years, but they are taking the plunge with Apple Music. Apple has always sold music from the iTunes Store and has supported iTunes Radio, a radio service very similar to Pandora and Songza, however they have always steered away from streaming services such as those similar to Spotify and Google Play Music. With today’s technology people are buying devices with less and less internal storage capacity, and more and more data to support their devices, so a music streaming service is not only key if you want to have access to all of your music, but also the most convenient option if you are always connected to wifi or a data network. I have been a Spotify user for several years now, and it has always been my favorite way to stream music simply because of the convenience and the availability of different and new music. However, with the release of Apple Music I have discovered that it is both more convenient and has a greater selection of music and radio stations.
The main thing that sold me on Apple Music was the interface, and how seamless it is on all my devices. As you probably know, all of my devices are Apple devices. Therefore I have iTunes on EVERYTHING, whereas Spotify is something that I have to install on everything. Even then, there are some devices, such as the Apple TV, that don’t support Spotify. So the fact that I can effortlessly have all my favorite music on all of my devices is simply AWESOME! I can simply add music to my iTunes library directly from Apple Music, and it will show up with all my other music that I have purchased in the past, thus allowing me to sync my iPhone or iPad and have access to all the new music offline if need be (ideal for long road trips and for those flights that don’t have wifi). All in all, Apple has once again had a major influence on the music industry!