Apple Makes Moves As It Rebrands Beats 1 To Apple Music 1; Adds Two New Live Global Stations

New Channels

Beginning TODAY (8/18), APPLE’s flagship global radio station, BEATS 1, will be renamed APPLE MUSIC 1. And there are two new stations, APPLE MUSIC HITS, playing songs from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, and APPLE MUSIC COUNTRY. Both stations are available in 165 countries.

APPLE MUSIC HITS will be presented by daily on-air hosts JAYDE DONOVAN, ESTELLE, LOWKEY, JENN MARINO, SABI, NICOLE SKY & NATALIE SKY, and GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS (“HOUSE OF STROMBO”), along with special shows from ARI MELBER and others. It will also feature exclusive shows from artists like BACKSTREET BOYS, CIARA, MARK HOPPUS, HUEY LEWIS, ALANIS MORISSETTE, SNOOP DOGG, MEGHAN TRAINOR, SHANIA TWAIN, and many more.

APPLE MUSIC COUNTRY’s roster includes daily on-air hosts KELLEIGH BANNEN, former CUMULUS MEDIA WESTWOOD ONE nationally syndicated country morning host TY BENTLI, BREE WAGNER, ALECIA DAVIS, "Whiskey Jam" founder WARD GUENTHER, NADA and TIERA, plus weekly shows from ASHLEY EICHER and KELLY McCARTNEY. WAGNER, the former KAJA & KRPT/SAN ANTONIO APD/MD/air personality and KASE & KVET/AUSTIN APD/MD/air personality, is also APPLE MUSIC COUNTRY's Music Coordinator. She is in the process of relocating to the NASHVILLE area.

BRYAN WEBB, the former Digital Producer and Social Media Manager for “THE TY BENTLI SHOW,” joins the APPLE team to produce some of the new shows, and said on FACEBOOK, “There’s SO much more to come, ya’ll. It’s just getting started.” Also on the NASHVILLE team is longtime CMT executive and former COX MEDIA GROUP "Rare Country" GM LAURISSA PHILLIPS.

Look for some new exclusive shows from artists like JIMMIE ALLEN, KELSEA BALLERINI, DIERKS BENTLEY, BRELAND, LUKE BRYAN, LUKE COMBS, MORGAN EVANS, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, PAT GREEN, WILLIE JONES, CHRISSY METZ, MIDLAND, RISSI PALMER, THE SHIRES, CARRIE UNDERWOOD and MORGAN WALLEN, alongside exclusive shows from producers and songwriters like DAVE COBB, JESSE FRASURE, and LUKE LAIRD, and NASHVILLE journalist HUNTER KELLY.

BENTLEY is now a weekly countdown show host, helming a program called “The NASHVILLE Countdown With DIERKS BENTLEY,” where he rounds up the most popular songs from APPLE MUSIC’s Country charts, along with guest interviews and occasional throwback songs. BRYAN and UNDERWOOD are hosting monthly shows titled “Party Barn Radio” and “XO Radio,” respectively. ALLEN’s show is titled “Wildcard Radio.”

APPLE noted, “Radio is part of the fabric of Country music culture, and APPLE MUSIC COUNTRY amplifies that experience for the modern fan. As Country music evolves and expands around the world, APPLE MUSIC COUNTRY aims to be the definitive place for every lane of an increasingly diverse genre. The station offers a mix of the best music of today while introducing fans to the stars of tomorrow and reminding them of the legendary artists and tracks that have shaped and defined country music along the way."

APPLE MUSIC 1 will broadcast from studios in LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, NASHVILLE and LONDON as it continues to be helmed by presenters ZANE LOWE, EBRO DARDEN, BROOKE REESE, DOTTY, HANUMAN WELCH, MATT WILKINSON, NADESKA, REBECCA JUDD and TRAVIS MILLS.

It offers a lineup of show from artists such as ACTION BRONSON, BILLIE EILISH, ELTON JOHN, JOE KAY, LIL WAYNE, FRANK OCEAN, VINCE STAPLES and THE WEEKND, as well as new shows from AITCH, KERWIN FROST, HAIM, LADY GAGA, NILE RODGERS, TRAVIS SCOTT, YOUNG M.A, and many more.

APPLE MUSIC can be streamed on iPhone, iPad, iPod, CarPlay, APPLE Watch, APPLE TV, Mac, HomePod, and on the web at music.apple.com. Listeners can also ask Siri to play “APPLE MUSIC 1,” "APPLE MUSIC HITS,” or "APPLE MUSIC COUNTRY.”

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