{"id":356054,"date":"2017-07-04T00:05:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T16:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/07\/03\/two-year-anniversary-beats-1\/"},"modified":"2017-07-04T00:05:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T16:05:47","slug":"two-year-anniversary-of-beats-1-celebrated-in-new-interview-with-djs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/two-year-anniversary-of-beats-1-celebrated-in-new-interview-with-djs\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Year Anniversary of Beats 1 Celebrated in New Interview With DJs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two years ago Apple Music officially launched<\/a>, alongside the debut of the service’s 24\/7 streaming radio channel Beats 1. In celebration of that anniversary, Beats 1 DJs Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden and Julie Adenuga have given an interview to Highsnobiety<\/em><\/a> to discuss their career high points working on Beats 1, the evolving landscape of digital radio, and more.<\/p>\n

Zane Lowe has spoken about his origins with Beats 1 and Apple Music in the past<\/a>, and in today’s interview he again references “perfect” timing in his move to Apple and hosting Beats 1. Lowe mentioned excitement about sharing new music with listeners — from a live demo of Vince Staples’ new record to discussing the Baby Driver<\/em> soundtrack with Edgar Wright — and said that he hopes Beats 1 is the “ultimate clubhouse for artists.”<\/p>\n

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When I found myself in a room with Drake and Oliver and Future for the first time, talking about what OVO SOUND Radio would feel like, that was only a few weeks after I arrived. That was a pretty mind blowing experience to have. The quality and vision of that show. I get that feeling every time I turn on Beats 1 and Mike D is doing a radio show or Lorde is taking over the station and playing in a personal and talking about us in a personal and engaged way. Every time something exciting happens on Beats 1 we get closer to our goal which is to be the ultimate clubhouse for artists to be able to express themselves and enjoy the process of sharing music and sharing information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Concerning Beats 1 and its musical genres, Darden mentioned that just because he’s known as “the hip-hop guy” doesn’t mean his show won’t take the chance at highlighting other genres.<\/p>\n

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People think I\u2019m \u201cthe hip-hop guy\u201d, and I am that. But I\u2019m also a music fan across the board. I\u2019m amazed at how much great music is out there from all around the world. I get put on to new sounds from a myriad of genres and countries every day. There are tracks in other languages that I don\u2019t understand, but I feel the message regardless. Beats 1 has definitely expanded my worldview.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When asked about the most difficult moment he’s been faced with working on Beats 1, Lowe said it was deciding the basic definition of the service, mentioning that he asked himself, “…is this even radio?” With the rise of streaming services, like Apple Music, Lowe mentioned that the Beats 1 team had a chance to do something different with their version of traditional radio and decided to create a foundation of trust for artists that “let them drive their own conversation.”<\/p>\n

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We had three months to build Beats 1 from scratch\u2026 the first question we asked on Day One was\u2026 is this even radio? Radio had been driving pop music in the world for 50 years, and for all of those years, that was the only way to get a hit record. I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s still the case. Radio listenership like that is declining and in some cases gone.<\/p>\n

We had to face up to the reality that the old expectations may not fit the artist anymore. We have to trust the artists. Let them drive their own conversation. Trust that they know their audience. They know how to get the results. They know how this works. With that in mind, we built Beats 1, where artists can own their own real estate, drive their own message, satisfy their audience in their own voice, and hopefully, add value. Free has to lead somewhere. It has to collaborate. It has to build trust. And it\u2019s working.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A few months after Apple Music launched, Beats 1 began saving replays<\/a> of recent shows so listeners could revisit a segment that they missed at any time. Now, the “On Demand” section of Beats 1 includes recent shows, playlists, and a topic description for each of the DJ’s shows after they air live.<\/p>\n

Ending the interview, Lowe mentioned that even two years into the life of Beats 1, he’s “never been more excited about where Beats 1 is at this moment, and this is just the beginning.” Check out the full interview with Lowe, Darden, and Adenuga on Highsnobiety<\/em> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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