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An Interview with Beats 1’s Zane Lowe

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beats 1, Zane Lowe

As a radio guy, I’ve been watching Beats 1, Apple’s “global radio” experiment to see if it’s the future of

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Radio 

Here’s What I Find Interesting About This New Editors Song: It Was a Beats 1 Event

August 13, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beats 1, Editors, Zane Lowe

Editors have a new album called In Dream coming out October 2nd. Another song from the album just received its

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Music News 

Apple Music Launches Tomorrow at 11am ET and Other Things You Should Know

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Beats 1, iTunes Match, Sonos, Zane Lowe

Apple will release iOS 8.4 tomorrow at 11am ET and with that the Apple Music streaming service. Beats 1, their

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Radio 

So How Is Beats 1 on Apple Music Going to Work, Exactly?

June 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Beats 1, Zane Lowe

Apple poached DJ Zane Lowe away from the BBC to help create Apple Music’s “global radio station.” It along with

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Music Industry 

Apple Music Launches Tuesday and There’s Still So Much to Discuss

June 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Beats 1, Streaming Music Services, Trent Reznor, Zane Lowe

Apple finally gets into the streaming music game on Tuesday with the simultaneous launch of Apple Music in 100 countries.

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Music History 

Apple Unveils Big Ad for Beats 1 in Times Square

June 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Beats 1, Times Square, Zane Lowe

Apple Music goes live on Tuesday and with that, their new “global 24/7 radio station,” Beats 1. Here’s what’s on

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Music Industry 

So What, Exactly, Is Apple’s Plans for Music?

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Beats, iTunes Radio, Trent Reznor, WWDC, Zane Lowe

Here are the facts: Apple still hasn’t said what they’re going to do with Beats, although it’s been reported that

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Radio 

Internet Radio is Starting to Steal from Broadcast Radio. And There’s More to Come, Too.

April 5, 2015April 4, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Broadcast Radio, Internet Radio, Zane Lowe

Jeff points us to a post at New Slang Media that talks about how Internet radio is raiding traditional over-the-air

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Radio 

Five More Things Internet Radio Could Learn (Steal?) from Terrestrial Radio

February 23, 2015February 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BBC, Internet Radio, iTunes, Zane Lowe

I’ll admit it: I’m jealous of the BBC’s Zane Lowe who just landed a prime, prime gig with Apple. There

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