<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
is	O
a	O
music	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
streaming	O
service	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
Users	O
select	O
music	O
to	O
stream	O
to	O
their	O
device	O
on-demand	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
can	O
listen	O
to	O
existing	O
playlists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
Internet	O
radio	O
stations	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
1	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Hits	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Country	O
,	O
which	O
broadcast	B-Operating_System
live	O
to	O
over	O
200	O
countries	O
24	O
hours	O
a	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
strictly	O
a	O
music	O
service	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
began	O
expanding	O
into	O
video	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
directed	O
towards	O
a	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
deemed	O
"	O
not	O
intuitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
app	O
received	O
a	O
significant	O
redesign	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
an	O
updated	O
interface	O
with	O
less	O
clutter	O
,	O
improved	O
navigation	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bigger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
users	O
 '	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
gained	O
popularity	O
rapidly	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
passing	O
the	O
milestone	O
of	O
10million	O
subscribers	O
in	O
only	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
100	O
million	O
songs	O
milestone	O
in	O
its	O
streaming	O
catalog	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
over	O
90	O
million	O
songs	O
to	O
their	O
device	O
on	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
provides	O
three	O
live	O
24-hour	O
radio	O
stations	O
:	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
1	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
DJ	O
Zane	O
Lowe	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Hits	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Country	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
broadcast	B-Operating_System
in	O
over	O
100	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Radio	O
service	O
is	O
free	O
for	O
all	O
users	O
,	O
even	O
without	O
an	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
subscribers	O
can	O
create	O
a	O
profile	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
music	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
follow	O
other	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
music	O
they	O
're	O
listening	O
to	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
's	O
use	O
of	O
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
which	O
matches	O
a	O
users	O
 '	O
songs	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
combine	O
their	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
music	O
library	O
with	O
their	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
library	O
and	O
listen	O
to	O
their	O
music	O
all	O
in	O
one	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
is	O
heavily	O
integrated	O
into	O
Apple	O
's	O
own	O
in-house	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
their	O
personal	O
voice	O
assistant	O
Siri	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
streaming	O
protocol	O
AirPlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
late	O
2019	O
,	O
users	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
through	O
an	O
Apple-designed	O
web	O
player	O
in	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
's	O
interface	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
tabs	O
:	O
"	O
Library	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Listen	O
Now	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Browse	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Radio	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Search	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Browse	O
"	O
shows	O
new	O
album	O
releases	O
from	O
artists	O
,	O
playlists	O
curated	O
by	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
team	O
,	O
upcoming	O
album	O
releases	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
different	O
categories	O
including	O
"	O
Genres	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Moods	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Top	O
Charts	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Music	O
Videos	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Radio	O
"	O
tab	O
incorporates	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Radio	O
and	O
other	O
radio	O
stations	O
which	O
play	O
genre-specific	O
or	O
artist-related	O
music	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
preference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radio	O
feature	O
in	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
skip	O
songs	O
,	O
view	O
previously	O
played	O
songs	O
on	O
the	O
station	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
view	O
songs	O
playing	O
next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Search	O
"	O
tab	O
features	O
a	O
search	O
box	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
search	O
for	O
artists	O
,	O
albums	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
users	O
,	O
or	O
songs	O
by	O
name	O
or	O
by	O
lyrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
users	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
profile	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
follow	O
other	O
users	O
and	O
see	O
what	O
music	O
their	O
followers	O
are	O
listening	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
their	O
most	O
played	O
songs	O
,	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
albums	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
year	O
through	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Replay	O
,	O
accessible	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Listen	O
Now	O
"	O
tab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
running	O
version	O
8.4	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
running	O
version	O
13.0	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
Music	O
app	O
on	O
macOS	B-Device
Catalina	I-Device
or	O
later	O
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
version	O
12.2	O
or	O
later	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
CarPlay	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
HomePod	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
running	O
version	O
4.3	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
devices	O
,	O
and	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
devices	O
without	O
a	O
native	O
application	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
with	O
a	O
in	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
would	O
become	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
became	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
iPod	B-Device
and	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
were	O
known	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
revolutionized	O
digital	O
music.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Apple	O
bought	O
audio	O
equipment	O
maker	O
Beats	O
Electronics	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Apple	O
gained	O
ownership	O
of	O
Beats	O
 '	O
own	O
service	O
Beats	O
Music	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
Beats	O
Music	O
CEO	O
Ian	O
Rogers	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
they	O
have	O
800	O
million	O
credit	O
cards	O
in	O
iTunes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
which	O
"	O
never	O
really	O
advertised	O
because	O
it	O
’s	O
never	O
been	O
profitable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
singer-songwriter	O
Taylor	O
Swift	O
wrote	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
publicly	O
criticizing	O
Apple	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
not	O
reimburse	O
artists	O
during	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
free	O
trial	O
period	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
be	O
holding	O
back	O
her	O
album	O
1989	O
from	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
said	O
the	O
policy	O
was	O
"	O
unfair	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
paying	O
writers	O
,	O
producers	O
,	O
or	O
artists	O
for	O
those	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
day	O
after	O
Swift	O
's	O
letter	O
,	O
Apple	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Internet	O
Software	O
and	O
Services	O
Eddy	O
Cue	O
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
changed	O
its	O
policy	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
"	O
will	O
pay	O
artist	O
for	O
streaming	O
,	O
even	O
during	O
customer	O
's	O
free	O
trial	O
period	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Swift	O
wrote	O
"	O
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
this	O
week	O
,	O
I	O
've	O
decided	O
to	O
put	O
1989	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
...	O
And	O
happily	O
so	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
negotiations	O
with	O
record	O
labels	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
service	O
,	O
Apple	O
allegedly	O
attempted	O
to	O
encourage	O
record	O
labels	O
to	O
pull	O
their	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
free	O
,	O
ad-supported	O
tiers	O
of	O
competing	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Spotify	B-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
drive	O
adoption	O
of	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
offered	O
an	O
incentive	O
to	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
to	O
pull	O
its	O
content	O
from	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Hip	O
hop	O
artist	O
Drake	O
appeared	O
onstage	O
at	O
the	O
announcement	O
event	O
to	O
elaborate	O
on	O
how	O
he	O
used	O
the	O
Connect	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
subsequently	O
emphasized	O
how	O
"	O
unsigned	O
artists	O
can	O
share	O
their	O
music	O
on	O
Connect	O
,	O
too	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
,	O
where	O
small	O
,	O
independent	O
artists	O
were	O
finding	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
participate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
launched	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
100	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
debuted	O
as	O
an	O
updated	O
Music	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
8.4	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
support	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
fall	O
"	O
2015	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
History	O
of	O
Sound	O
"	O
advert	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
service	O
was	O
soundtracked	O
by	O
the	O
tune	O
There	O
Is	O
No	O
Light	O
by	O
Wildbirds	O
&	O
Peacedrums	O
,	O
from	O
their	O
2009	O
album	O
The	O
Snake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Beats	O
Music	O
subscriptions	O
and	O
playlists	O
were	O
migrated	O
to	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Music	O
Business	O
Worldwide	O
reported	O
that	O
,	O
with	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
having	O
launched	O
in	O
Turkey	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
113	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
further	O
wrote	O
that	O
those	O
countries	O
accounted	O
for	O
59	O
regions	O
that	O
competing	O
service	O
Spotify	B-Application
did	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Israel	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
would	O
be	O
expanding	O
to	O
an	O
additional	O
52	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
to	O
167	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Fortune	O
reported	O
that	O
,	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
launching	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
had	O
reached	O
10	O
million	O
paying	O
subscribers	O
,	O
having	O
spent	O
six	O
months	O
reaching	O
the	O
same	O
customer	O
base	O
that	O
took	O
competing	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
Spotify	B-Application
six	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
Spotify	B-Application
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
paying	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Drake	O
and	O
Apple	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
“	O
Hotline	O
Bling	O
”	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Taylor	O
Swift	O
tour	O
documentary	O
,	O
called	O
The	O
1989	O
World	O
Tour	O
Live	O
,	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recode	O
subsequently	O
reported	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
that	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Dre	O
's	O
production	O
was	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
"	O
extend	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
"	O
in	O
promotional	O
ways	O
rather	O
than	O
Apple	O
actively	O
exploring	O
original	O
television	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
Apple	O
's	O
deals	O
with	O
Drake	O
and	O
Swift	O
in	O
October	O
and	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
the	O
report	O
referenced	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
user	O
describing	O
Apple	O
's	O
efforts	O
as	O
"	O
content	O
marketing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
bought	O
Carpool	O
Karaoke	O
from	O
The	O
Late	O
Late	O
Show	O
with	O
James	O
Corden	O
,	O
with	O
Variety	O
writing	O
that	O
Apple	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
series	O
through	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
executive	O
Jimmy	O
Iovine	O
confirmed	O
the	O
reports	O
about	O
the	O
move	O
towards	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
he	O
announced	O
that	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
would	O
launch	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
television-style	O
series	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
to	O
turn	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
into	O
a	O
"	O
cultural	O
platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
The	O
Information	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
recently	O
hired	O
several	O
people	O
to	O
help	O
evolve	O
its	O
video	O
platform	O
,	O
including	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
product	O
manager	O
Shiva	O
Rajaraman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
exclusive	O
home	O
to	O
Sean	O
Combs	O
's	O
documentary	O
"	O
Ca	O
n't	O
Stop	O
,	O
Wo	O
n't	O
Stop	O
:	O
A	O
Bad	O
Boy	O
Story	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
premiered	O
June	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
Businessweek	O
reported	O
that	O
artist	O
Will.i.am	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
reality	O
show	O
for	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
service	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
one-stop	O
shop	O
for	O
pop	O
culture	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Apple	O
hired	O
Michelle	O
Lee	O
,	O
a	O
programming	O
veteran	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
creative	O
executive	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
original	O
video	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
also	O
hired	O
Philip	O
Matthys	O
and	O
Jennifer	O
Wang	O
Grazier	O
from	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
Legendary	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	O
launched	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
TV	B-Operating_System
via	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
TV	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
continuous	O
24/7	O
livestream	O
focused	O
on	O
music	O
videos	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
MTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
TV	B-Operating_System
plans	O
on	O
having	O
premieres	O
of	O
new	O
music	O
videos	O
occur	O
every	O
Friday	O
at	O
12PM	O
ET	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
occasional	O
artist	O
and	O
themed	O
takeovers	O
,	O
airings	O
of	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
original	O
documentaries	O
and	O
films	O
,	O
live	O
events	O
and	O
shows	O
,	O
and	O
chart	O
countdowns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
launched	O
with	O
a	O
countdown	O
of	O
the	O
100	O
most	O
streamed	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
announced	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Live	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
concert	O
series	O
that	O
kicks	O
off	O
with	O
Harry	O
Styles	O
live	O
from	O
New	O
York	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
the	O
discounted	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Voice	O
plan	O
at	O
$4.99	O
/month	O
,	O
which	O
limits	O
subscribers	O
to	O
only	O
accessing	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
music	O
library	O
and	O
playback	O
features	O
through	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
increased	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
its	O
student	O
plan	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
eligible	O
college	O
students	O
,	O
from	O
$4.99	O
to	O
$5.99	O
per	O
month	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
represented	O
the	O
first	O
price	O
increase	O
for	O
any	O
plan	O
since	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
’s	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
increase	O
pricing	O
of	O
standard	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
subscriptions	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Apple	O
TV+	O
and	O
Apple	O
One	O
)	O
in	O
many	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Apple	O
launched	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
touted	O
by	O
reporters	O
as	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
real	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
user-centric	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
on	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
speakers	O
,	O
after	O
previously	O
only	O
being	O
accessible	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
own	O
HomePod	B-Device
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
an	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
web	O
player	O
in	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	O
player	O
gives	O
users	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
music	O
libraries	O
along	O
with	O
similar	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
app	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
missing	O
key	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
app	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
beta	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
aging	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
discontinued	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Connect	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
favor	O
for	O
their	O
redesigned	O
approach	O
to	O
artist	O
profiles	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
music	O
and	O
playlists	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
followers	O
introduced	O
in	O
iOS	B-Application
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
feature	O
called	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Replay	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
year-end	O
playlist	O
showing	O
users	O
their	O
favorite	O
tracks	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
Spotify	B-Application
Wrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
for	O
Business	O
,	O
offering	O
customized	O
playlists	O
for	O
partnered	O
retailers	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
catalog	O
now	O
hosted	O
over	O
60	O
million	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
sealed	O
deals	O
with	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
,	O
Sony	O
Music	O
and	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
for	O
further	O
promotion	O
and	O
streaming	O
allowance	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
artists	O
on	O
their	O
labels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	O
One	O
bundle	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
Apple	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
News	O
,	O
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
Arcade	O
,	O
and	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
would	O
begin	O
offering	O
lossless	O
audio	O
via	O
the	O
ALAC	B-Algorithm
codec	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
music	O
mixed	O
in	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
,	O
all	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
to	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
also	O
received	O
support	O
for	O
lossless	O
and	O
spatial	O
audio	O
with	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
features	O
were	O
not	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
update	O
release	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
had	O
upgraded	O
its	O
entire	O
catalogue	O
of	O
90	O
million	O
tracks	O
to	O
have	O
lossless	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
signed	O
a	O
multi-year	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
NFL	O
to	O
have	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
become	O
the	O
main	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
halftime	O
show	O
beginning	O
with	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
LVII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	O
16.2	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
the	O
"	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Sing	O
"	O
karaoke	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
introduces	O
real-time	O
lyrics	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
slider	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
vocals	O
to	O
be	O
adjusted	O
independently	O
from	O
a	O
track	O
's	O
instrumentals	O
on	O
supported	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	O
acquired	O
classical	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
Primephonic	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
app	O
dedicated	O
to	O
classical	O
music	O
,	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Classical	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
from	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
app	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
iOS/iPadOS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
launch	O
notes	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
Newsroom	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Classical	O
interface	O
ensures	O
listeners	O
always	O
know	O
who	O
and	O
what	O
they	O
’re	O
hearing	O
,	O
with	O
everything	O
laid	O
out	O
at	O
a	O
glance	O
:	O
work	O
name	O
,	O
orchestra	O
,	O
conductor	O
,	O
contributing	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
year	O
of	O
recording.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
Aired	O
Showrunner(s )	O
Production	O
partner(s )	O
Original	O
network	O
Notes	O
Former	O
We	O
the	O
Best	O
TV	B-Operating_System
2016	O
DJ	O
Khaled	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Connect	O
We	O
the	O
Best	O
TV	B-Operating_System
premiered	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
featuring	O
DJ	O
Khaled	O
and	O
artists	O
signed	O
to	O
his	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Score	O
Shane	O
Smith	O
,	O
Spike	O
Jonze	O
,	O
Suroosh	O
Alvi	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
The	O
Score	O
was	O
a	O
six-episode	O
series	O
dedicated	O
to	O
exploring	O
local	O
music	O
scenes	O
and	O
cultures	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ongoing	O
Up	O
Next	O
2017	O
–	O
present	O
Jimmy	O
Iovine	O
,	O
Zane	O
Lowe	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Up	O
Next	O
premiered	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
bought	O
the	O
worldwide	O
rights	O
to	O
it	O
from	O
CBS	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
adapted	O
it	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developmentVital	O
Signs	O
TBA	O
Andre	O
Young	O
,	O
Paul	O
Hunter	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Vital	O
Signs	O
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
semi-autobiographical	O
drama	O
series	O
for	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
focusing	O
on	O
human	O
emotion	O
and	O
condition	O
,	O
violence	O
,	O
and	O
sex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
criticism	O
,	O
reviewers	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
"	O
not	O
intuitive	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
embarrassing	O
and	O
confusing	O
mess	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christina	O
Warren	O
of	O
Mashable	O
noted	O
the	O
emphasis	O
on	O
human	O
curation	O
in	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
the	O
various	O
human-curated	O
radio	O
stations	O
and	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
curated	O
playlists	O
recommended	O
to	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
For	O
Me	O
"	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
's	O
major	O
redesign	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
received	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caitlin	O
McGarry	O
of	O
Macworld	O
praised	O
Apple	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
cleaned	O
up	O
the	O
clutter	O
,	O
reconsidered	O
the	O
navigation	O
tools	O
,	O
put	O
your	O
library	O
front	O
and	O
center	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
algorithmically	O
created	O
playlists	O
to	O
rival	O
Spotify	B-Application
's	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
noted	O
bigger	O
fonts	O
,	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
white	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
welcomed	O
changes	O
to	O
various	O
functionalities	O
,	O
concluding	O
with	O
the	O
statement	O
that	O
"	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
’s	O
redesign	O
is	O
a	O
huge	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
previous	O
incarnation	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
clear	O
sign	O
that	O
Apple	O
is	O
listening	O
to	O
its	O
customers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
another	O
Macworld	O
editor	O
,	O
Oscar	O
Raymundo	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
new	O
design	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
as	O
elegant	O
or	O
intuitive	O
as	O
Apple	O
promised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
singer-songwriter	O
Neil	O
Young	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
archive	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
Neil	O
Young	O
Archives	O
project	O
and	O
criticized	O
Apple	O
for	O
the	O
audio	O
quality	O
offered	O
by	O
its	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
controls	O
the	O
audio	O
quality	O
that	O
is	O
served	O
to	O
the	O
masses	O
and	O
chooses	O
to	O
not	O
make	O
high	O
quality	O
available	O
,	O
reducing	O
audio	O
quality	O
to	O
between	O
5	O
percent	O
and	O
20	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
master	O
I	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
in	O
all	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	O
's	O
claim	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
stand	O
up	O
to	O
technical	O
scrutiny	O
,	O
with	O
Apple	O
delivering	O
an	O
industry-standard	O
high-quality	O
bitrate	O
of	O
256kbit/s	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
slightly	O
edging	O
out	O
Spotify	B-Application
in	O
quality	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
320kbit/s	O
Ogg	O
Vorbis	O
bitrate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
implementation	O
of	O
iCloud	B-Application
Music	O
Library	O
caused	O
significant	O
issues	O
for	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iCloud	B-Application
Music	O
Library	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
reported	O
to	O
delete	O
music	O
from	O
users	O
 '	O
local	O
storage	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
has	O
been	O
disputed	O
by	O
other	O
publications	O
as	O
caused	O
by	O
user	O
error	O
or	O
another	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
switched	O
the	O
matching	O
technology	O
to	O
incorporate	O
features	O
identical	O
to	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Match	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
audio	O
fingerprints	O
"	O
to	O
scan	O
sound	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Frank	O
Ocean	O
released	O
Blonde	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
followed	O
in	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
other	O
artists	O
,	O
including	O
Adele	O
,	O
Coldplay	O
,	O
Future	O
,	O
Drake	O
,	O
Beyoncé	O
,	O
Rihanna	O
,	O
and	O
Kanye	O
West	O
,	O
who	O
released	O
albums	O
on	O
exclusive	O
terms	O
with	O
music	O
streaming	O
competitors	O
of	O
leading	O
service	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Prince	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
's	O
head	O
of	O
communications	O
,	O
told	O
The	O
Verge	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
’re	O
not	O
really	O
in	O
the	O
business	O
of	O
paying	O
for	O
exclusives	O
,	O
because	O
we	O
think	O
they	O
're	O
bad	O
for	O
artists	O
and	O
they	O
're	O
bad	O
for	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
's	O
independent	O
move	O
to	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
exclusivity	O
caused	O
"	O
a	O
major	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
industry	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
reportedly	O
banned	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
exclusive	O
releases	O
for	O
its	O
signed	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
unnamed	O
label	O
executives	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
had	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
policy	O
that	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
not	O
give	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
promotion	O
once	O
an	O
album	O
arrives	O
on	O
Spotify	B-Application
after	O
other	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
not	O
being	O
prominently	O
featured	O
in	O
playlists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lady	O
Gaga	O
told	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
's	O
Beats	O
1	O
radio	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
told	O
my	O
label	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
signed	O
those	O
contracts	O
with	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
Tidal	B-Application
,	O
I	O
'd	O
leak	O
all	O
my	O
own	O
new	O
music	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Music	I-Application
executive	O
Jimmy	O
Iovine	O
told	O
Music	O
Business	O
Worldwide	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
tried	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
