Need something new to listen to, but don’t have a paid service? Apple is adding a few radio stations to its freebie line-up.
When something is free, it makes life a little easier. When music is free, our ears are a little happier, too.
There’s very little in the world that is genuinely free, and the same goes for music. Short of finding your way to an open festival or concert in the park, or maybe just standing around a busker and not having any money over, free music is a bit of a rarity. You can tune in using your radio, either an old school option, DAB, or internet radio, but that’s largely what constitutes “free” in the music world.
Even Spotify’s free tier hands an ad or two your way for the privilege of listening to music, and the same is true for YouTube.
Apple does offer some free music, though, provided you don’t mind listening to it in the form of radio stations.
Like a conventional radio station, Apple offers radio access for folks who don’t mind listening to hits and shows from DJs around the world, covering it across Apple Music 1, Music Hits, and Apple Music Country, too. Available on the Apple Music app across iPhone, iPad, and Android, as well as on the Apple Music website, the Apple stations have been an option for folks who don’t want to pay for music services to tune in and tune out, musically that is.
And this week, the offerings expand.
The trio of Apple Music stations covering hits to country are being boosted with three more, covering Latin music and reggaeton on Apple Musica Uno, while dance and DJ mixes will take two approaches across Apple Music Club and Apple Music Chill.
On the one hand, the former will see DJs run shows with club recordings, something Apple Music added to its service back in 2022, while Apple Music Chill will be the more calm approach to tunes.
“Apple Music Radio is the beating heart of our service, representing the intersection of exceptional human voices and curation with cutting-edge technology that shapes and influences culture,” said Oliver Schusser, Vice President of Apple Music, Sports, and Beats.
“We put a lot of time and care into making sure these new radio stations are really bespoke, highly curated and hosted by some of the world’s best music commentators with unique programming that we know our listeners will love,” he said.
As with the other Apple Music stations, the additions join free, able to be heard without a subscription across a variety of devices.
