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72-525: French hip hop duo PNL have released three studio albums , one mixtape , twenty-seven singles and twenty-three music videos . In 2015, the duo released their debut mixtape, Que la famille and debut studio album, Le Monde Chico . In 2016, they released their second album Dans la légende , which has peaked at number one on the French Albums chart and sold over a million copies worldwide. PNL's third album, Deux frères (2019), supported by

144-496: A "dark semi-autobiographical drama" called Vital Signs . The production was described as "Apple's first scripted television series". Recode subsequently reported a few days later that the announcement of Dr. Dre's production was an effort to "extend Apple Music" in promotional ways rather than Apple actively exploring original television content. Citing Apple's deals with Drake and Swift in October and December 2015, respectively,

216-403: A 320 kbit/s Ogg Vorbis bitrate. The implementation of iCloud Music Library caused significant issues for users. There were reports about music libraries being impacted by issues such as tracks moved to other albums, album art not matching the music, duplicate artists and songs, missing tracks, and synchronization problems. Mashable wrote that "Apple has not yet publicly acknowledged

288-490: A French group had managed to completely translate the new codes from across the Atlantic into French. And French rap finally proved that it could be sad, melancholy, depressed without using the otherwise inevitable and the utmost dead piano samples ." As practising Muslims, Islam is one of their major artistic influences. In the song "Chang" from their third album, there's a line by Ademo rapping “I'm not leading

360-580: A customized user experience based on allowing users to browse works by individual pieces and movements (including individual and "Editor's Choice" selections of recordings), composers, performers (including soloists, orchestras, ensembles, choirs, and conductors), periods, and instruments. The app also features biographical profiles of composers (including specially-commissioned portraits), and curated playlists. Recordings are also being remastered for spatial audio, with at least one new album with spatial audio released per-week. On September 5, 2023, Apple acquired

432-494: A female artist in the platform's history by first-day and first-week streams worldwide. On November 28, 2023, it was announced that in 2023, Taylor Swift was the most listened-to artist by Apple Music subscribers, simultaneously setting a new all-time record for the most listeners for any artist in a single year. Apple Music allows users to stream over 100 million songs to their device on demand. The service offers curated playlists by music experts and recommendations tailored to

504-440: A financial perspective. Furthermore, Morris said he expects the service to be the "tipping point" to accelerate the growth of streaming, along with arguing that Apple has "$ 178 billion dollars in the bank. And they have 800 million credit cards in iTunes." as opposed to Spotify , which "never really advertised because it's never been profitable". Morris further argued that "Apple will promote this like crazy and I think that will have

576-399: A halo effect on the streaming business. A rising tide will lift all boats. It's the beginning of an amazing moment for our industry." Shortly before Apple Music was released, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift wrote an open letter publicly criticizing Apple's decision to not reimburse artists during a user's free trial period and announced that she would be holding back her album 1989 from

648-612: A life according to Din but I'm always trying to become a better person”. PNL often make references to cartoons ( The Lion King , The Jungle Book ), films ( Scarface ) and video games; naming one of their singles "Onizuka" after the Japanese manga Great Teacher Onizuka . The duo is characterized by total absence of interviews in the media, as well as innovative music videos shot in Iceland, Namibia, Italy, Japan, United States, South Africa, Jamaica, and elsewhere in

720-641: A mixtape titled Que la famille in March 2015, followed by the debut studio album Le monde Chico in October of the same year. The album was certified 2× platinum for selling over 200,000 copies in France. One of the singles from the album, "Le monde ou rien", went viral becoming a political slogan for the Nuit debout social movement against proposed labor reforms known as the  El Khomri law . Their second album Dans la légende released on September 16, 2016,

792-489: A new concert series that kicks off with Harry Styles live from New York on May 20. On October 19, 2021, Apple introduced the discounted Apple Music Voice plan at $ 4.99/month, which limits subscribers to only accessing the service's music library and playback features through Siri . On November 1, 2023, Apple discontinued the Apple Music Voice plan with no explanation. On June 24, 2022, Apple Music increased

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864-498: A new feature as part of iOS 18 replacing the 'Browse' tab. The 'New' feature is personalized to each listener. The "Radio" tab incorporates Apple Music Radio and other radio stations which play genre-specific or artist-related music, depending on the user's preference. The radio feature in Apple Music allows users to skip songs, view previously played songs on the station, as well as view songs playing next. The "Search" tab features

936-418: A one-month free or six months free trial with the purchase of select products before the service requires a monthly subscription. Originally strictly a music service, Apple Music began expanding into video in 2016. Executive Jimmy Iovine has stated that the intention for the service is to become a "cultural platform", and Apple reportedly wants the service to be a "one-stop shop for pop culture". The company

1008-403: A profile banner and a "Play" button which automatically creates a radio station based around the artist. Artist pages also include sections for their featured releases, albums, singles, top songs, and background information. Apple Music users can create their own profile on the service, thus allowing them to follow other users and see what music their followers are listening to. Users also have

1080-531: A programming veteran, as a creative executive of Apple's original video team, and a few days later, also hired Philip Matthys and Jennifer Wang Grazier from Hulu and Legendary Entertainment , respectively. On October 19, 2020, Apple launched Apple Music TV via Apple Music and the Apple TV app in the United States. Apple Music TV is a free, continuous 24/7 livestream focused on music videos, akin to

1152-494: A search box where users can search for artists, albums, Apple Music users, or songs by name or by lyrics. Below the search box, a list of recent user searches and overall trending searches on the service are shown. When a song is playing, a "Now Playing" bar appears above the bottom navigation bar. When viewed, the Now Playing section allows users to add a song to their library, download it to their device, and like or dislike

1224-434: A three-month free trial subscription, which changed to a monthly fee after three months. The trial lasts for a month now. A family plan allows six users to share a subscription at a reduced rate. Apple originally sought to enter the market at a lower price point for the service, but the music industry rejected the plan. The service debuted as an updated Music app on the iOS 8.4 update. Apple TV and Android device support

1296-445: A users music preference. The service provides three live 24-hour radio stations: Apple Music 1 (previously branded as Beats 1), led by DJ Zane Lowe , Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Country, which is broadcast in over 100 countries. The Apple Music Radio service is free for all users, even without an Apple Music subscription. Apple Music subscribers can create a profile to share their music with friends and follow other users to view

1368-555: A whole host of other social issues”. Writing for openDemocracy , Adem Ferizaj said: "On the one hand, PNL stands out sound-aesthetically from other rap artists through their choice of atmospheric and often sentimental instrumentals. On the other hand, they are innovative, in terms of flows signifying the rap technique in hip hop culture, in their use of technical voice tools – especially the vocoder . Through these means, they are constantly crossing boundaries between music genres". Juice magazine's editor Joram Vuille wrote; "[PNL is]

1440-491: Is Spotify . However, by July 2018, Apple Music had surpassed Spotify in the number of paying users in the United States. In October 2015, Drake and Apple signed a deal to release the music video for " Hotline Bling " exclusively on Apple Music. In December, Apple released an exclusive Taylor Swift tour documentary, called The 1989 World Tour , on Apple Music. In February 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Dr. Dre would be starring in and executive producing

1512-553: Is a year-end playlist showing users their favorite tracks of the entire year, a feature similar to Spotify Wrapped . On November 20, 2019, Apple introduced Apple Music for Business, offering customized playlists for partnered retailers, while also revealing that the platform's catalog now hosted over 60 million songs. In 2020, Apple Music sealed deals with Universal Music Group , Sony Music and Warner Music Group for further promotion and streaming allowance of songs from artists on their labels. From October 30, 2020, Apple Music

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1584-501: Is actively investing heavily in the production and purchasing of video content, both in terms of music videos and concert footage that support music releases, as well as web series and feature films. The original iOS version of Apple Music received mixed reviews, with criticism directed towards a user interface deemed "not intuitive". However, it was praised for its playlist curation, a vast library of songs to stream, and its integration with other Apple devices and services. In iOS 10 ,

1656-572: Is also available for Android devices running version 4.3 or later, ChromeOS devices, Amazon Echo devices, and Sonos speakers. For devices without a native application, Apple Music is available on the web with a web player in beta. On October 27, 2021, Sony announced that Apple Music would become available on the PlayStation 5 . On October 12, 2022, Apple Music became available for the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S . Before Apple Music,

1728-458: Is an audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users can select music to stream to their device on-demand, or listen to existing playlists . The service also includes the sister internet radio stations Apple Music 1 , Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Country, which are broadcast live to over 200 countries 24 hours a day. The service was announced on June   8, 2015, and launched on June   30, 2015. New subscribers get

1800-590: The Maison centrale — the designation of prisons for dangerous and/or long sentence detainees in France— of Poissy . René is an important figure in his community. The brothers were brought up in the absence of their mother, a native of Algeria . Ademo (Tarik) went to jail twice in 2010 and 2013 for drug trafficking. Before forming PNL, the two brothers first evolved solo. Tarik released his first mixtape  Le Son des Halls Vol. 1  in 2008, followed by

1872-571: The "Apple Music Sing" karaoke feature, which introduces real-time lyrics and on supported devices a new slider which allows for the volume of vocals to be adjusted independently from a track's instrumentals on supported songs. Apple is partnering with Bharti Airtel to provide its music and video streaming services to the telecom company's premium clients in India from 2024 at no cost. On August 13, 2021, Apple acquired classical music streaming service Primephonic , and announced that it would become

1944-579: The Apps , and will focus on the "app economy". The series has cast 100 developers, and premiered on June 6, 2017. In June 2017, Apple hired two television executives from Sony , Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg. The two have jointly held the title of "President" at Sony, and have helped develop shows including Breaking Bad and Shark Tank . The hiring was noted by the media as another significant effort by Apple to expand into original video productions. In early December 2017, Apple hired Michelle Lee,

2016-741: The Family plan increased $ 2 to $ 16.99/month, and the Annual plan for individuals increased $ 10 to $ 109/year. In November 2015, Apple launched the Android version of Apple Music, touted by reporters as Apple's first "real" or "user-centric" Android app. The app was updated in April 2017 to match the service's iOS 10 design. On November 30, 2018, Apple added support for Apple Music on Amazon Echo speakers, after previously only being accessible on Apple's own HomePod speakers. On September 5, 2019, Apple released

2088-488: The For You section leaves a lot to be desired". Jordan Novet of VentureBeat wrote positively about the changes, stating "Apple has improved the overall design, as well as the experience". In December 2017, singer-songwriter Neil Young released a new archive as part of his Neil Young Archives project and criticized Apple for the audio quality offered by its Apple Music streaming service, stating: "Apple Music controls

2160-545: The September 2016 launch of "My New Music Mix", and the June 2017 launch of "My Chill Mix". On December 13, 2018, Apple discontinued Apple Music's "Connect" feature in favor for their redesigned approach to artist profiles and the ability for users to share their music and playlists with friends and followers introduced in iOS 11. On November 15, 2019, Apple released a new Apple Music feature called Apple Music Replay, which

2232-438: The ability to access the full version of Apple Music through an Apple-designed web player in beta. Apple Music's interface consists of five tabs: "Library", "Home" (Formerly: "Listen Now"), "Browse", "Radio", and "Search". The "Library" tab shows the user's music collection, with options to view songs by "Playlists", "Artists", "Albums", "Songs", or "Downloaded Music". Below these options, the tab also shows music recently added to

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2304-409: The ability to view their most played songs, artists, and albums of the entire year through a feature called Apple Music Replay, accessible on the "Listen Now" tab. This feature tracks listening times down to the minute giving users accurate information on how much they may have listened to a specific song, artist, or album. The feature also tells the user specific genres that they listened to throughout

2376-564: The app received a significant redesign, which received positive reviews for an updated interface with less clutter, improved navigation, and a bigger emphasis on users' libraries. Apple Music gained popularity rapidly after its launch, passing the milestone of 10   million subscribers in only six months. Though Apple does not disclose the amount of paid subscribers, research firm Midia Research estimated it at 78 million as of November 2021 . The service reached over 100 million songs in its streaming catalog in October 2022. As of May 5, 2023,

2448-584: The audio quality that is served to the masses and chooses to not make high quality available, reducing audio quality to between 5 percent and 20 percent of the master I made in the studio in all cases. So, the people hear 5 percent to 20 percent of what I created. ... Apple not offering a top-quality tier has led labels to stop making quality products available to the masses". Young's claim, however, did not stand up to technical scrutiny, with Apple delivering an industry-standard high-quality bitrate of 256 kbit/s AAC, slightly edging out Spotify in quality, which uses

2520-500: The basis for a new Apple Music app dedicated to classical music, planned to launch in 2022. The Apple Music Classical app was released for iOS on March 28, 2023; for Android on May 30, 2023; and for iPad on November 16, 2023. The Apple Music Classical app is currently translated only in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Dutch. The app is available for Apple Music subscribers exclusively and provides

2592-418: The classical music label BIS Records . Apple Music received mixed reviews at launch. Among the criticism, reviewers wrote that the user interface was "not intuitive", and an "embarrassing and confusing mess". They also wrote about battery life problems. However, the service was praised for its smart functions. Christina Warren of Mashable noted the emphasis on human curation in Apple Music, pointing out

2664-445: The company's iPod and iTunes were known for having "revolutionized digital music." Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was known to be opposed to the idea of music subscription services. When Apple bought audio equipment maker Beats Electronics in 2014, Apple gained ownership of Beats' own service Beats Music , and made Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers responsible for the iTunes Radio service. Business Insider later reported that Apple

2736-540: The company's former reputation as a "tastemaker" in the mid-2000s. Apple Music's major redesign in iOS 10 received more positive reviews. Caitlin McGarry of Macworld praised Apple for having "cleaned up the clutter, reconsidered the navigation tools, put your library front and center, and added algorithmically created playlists to rival Spotify 's." She noted bigger fonts, large amounts of white space, and she welcomed changes to various functionalities, concluding with

2808-482: The early days of MTV . Apple Music TV plans on having premieres of new music videos occur every Friday at 12PM ET, as well as occasional artist and themed takeovers, airings of Apple Music original documentaries and films, live events and shows, and chart countdowns. The service launched with a countdown of the 100 most streamed songs in the US of all time on Apple Music. On May 17, 2022, Apple Music announced Apple Music Live,

2880-753: The events of this week, I've decided to put 1989 on Apple Music... And happily so". She concluded saying it was "the first time it's felt right in my gut to stream my album". In negotiations with record labels for the new service, Apple allegedly attempted to encourage record labels to pull their content from the free, ad-supported tiers of competing services such as Spotify and Amazon Music in order to drive adoption of Apple Music and offered an incentive to Universal Music Group to pull its content from YouTube. The United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into this alleged cartel in May 2015. The announcement happened as

2952-559: The features were not mentioned in the update release notes. By December 28, 2021, Apple Music had upgraded its entire catalogue of 90 million tracks to have lossless audio. On September 22, 2022, Apple announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with the NFL to have Apple Music become the main sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show beginning with Super Bowl LVII . With the release of iOS 16.2 on December 13, 2022, Apple introduced

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3024-465: The first French rap group to really master Autotune and finally use it like an instrument, adapting their flows and lyrics to beats borrowed from the internet. PNL gave their French compatriots what they could only get from the Americans. They made you forget the lyrics and brought a certain atmosphere to the fore; an atmosphere that can also be found in their videos. It seemed as if for the first time

3096-593: The first duo or band to do so. The album was nominated for IMPALA 's European Independent Album of the Year Award. In June 2019, the duo presented their QLF collection of sneakers, tracksuits, jeans and T-shirts, followed by their appearance in the Off-White fashion show in Paris. In July, it was announced that Apple Music has signed PNL and will co-brand their music videos and promote special joint events. In

3168-466: The first version of an Apple Music web player in beta. The web player gives users full access to their music libraries along with similar features from the Apple Music app, while it is missing key features that are expected to be added later. A Windows 11 app was released in beta in January 2023, to replace the aging iTunes for Windows. Apple has added personalized music playlists to the service, with

3240-409: The most streamed song of all time on Apple Music is " Shape of You " by Ed Sheeran with more than 930 million plays worldwide. On November 8, 2023, it was revealed that Taylor Swift is the most streamed female artist in the platform's history as well as the female artist with most songs reaching Global Daily Top 100. It was also revealed that Midnights stands as the biggest album of all time by

3312-494: The music they are listening to on a regular basis. Apple Music's use of iCloud , which matches a users' songs to those found on the service, allows users to combine their iTunes music library with their Apple Music library and listen to their music all in one place. Additionally, the service is heavily integrated into Apple's own in-house services such as their personal voice assistant Siri as well as their audio and video streaming protocol AirPlay . As of late 2019, users also have

3384-501: The neglected immigrant communities of European metropolises such as Paris (and really, around the world), areas which many have strong opinions of, but which receive little assistance with stopping the cycle of poverty and hopelessness. —Sayan Ghosh of The Michigan Daily about PNL PNL's music is labeled as cloud rap and their style has been described as "raw, hypnotic and moving" by French journalist Olivier Cachin. According to France Info 's Laure Narlian "the contrast between

3456-447: The number one singles " À l'ammoniaque ", " 91's " and " Au DD ". has also topped the chart in France. PNL (rap duo) Tarik and Nabil Andrieu grew up in the difficult neighbourhood of Les Tarterêts, Corbeil-Essonnes , Île-de-France . Tarik was born on December 26, 1986, and Nabil on April 25, 1989. Their father, René Andrieu, a Pied-Noir native of Corsica , was involved in a bank robbery and served an eight years sentence at

3528-490: The other, tight polo shirt, a mix of sport and designer clothes. The PNL style, without make-up or overplay, takes a backhanded rap game where luxury and ostentatiousness are omnipresent, at the same time as it gives a glimpse of the 2015 vintage suburb look." In 2020, GQ France named N.O.S as one of the most stylish French rappers, stating that his generally sportswear -oriented choices and hair daring make him "look effortlessly classy". Apple Music Apple Music

3600-624: The previous week, the service was available in 113 countries. The publication further wrote that those countries accounted for 59 regions that competing service Spotify did not. In August 2016, Apple Music was launched in Israel and South Korea. On April 21, 2020, Apple announced that Apple Music would be expanding to an additional 52 countries around the world bringing the total to 167 worldwide. In January 2016, Fortune reported that, six months after launching, Apple Music had reached 10 million paying subscribers, having spent six months reaching

3672-516: The price of its student plan, available for eligible college students, from $ 4.99 to $ 5.99 per month in the U.S. It represented the first price increase for any plan since Apple Music's launch in the country. Similar price increases also occurred to student plans in the U.K. and Canada at the same time. On October 24, 2022, Apple announced it was to increase pricing of standard Apple Music subscriptions (along with Apple TV+ and Apple One ) in many regions. The Individual plan increased $ 1 to $ 10.99/month,

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3744-520: The report referenced a Twitter user describing Apple's efforts as "content marketing". In July 2016, Apple bought Carpool Karaoke from The Late Late Show with James Corden , with Variety writing that Apple was planning to distribute the series through Apple Music. Apple's adaptation of the series was originally supposed to premiere in April 2017, but was delayed without explanation. The series instead premiered on August 8, 2017. In January 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple

3816-650: The same customer base that took competing music streaming service Spotify six years. This customer base increased to 11 million subscribers in February, 13 million in April, 15 million in June, 17 million in September, 20 million in December, 27 million in June 2017, 36 million in February 2018, 38 million in March 2018 (just five weeks after the previous milestone ), 40 million in April 2018, 50 million as of May 2018, 56 million as of December 2018, and 60 million as of June 2019. Apple Music's biggest competition

3888-606: The same month, PNL released the song "Tahia" in honor of Algeria after the country's victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations . In July 2020, PNL released an hour-long tour documentary on Netflix France from a 2017 concert. In September 2020, Ademo was arrested in Paris on drug use and public disorder charges. The arrest was filmed by several fans and appeared to show him being held on the ground by police officers, and then handcuffed. PNL’s wide appeal mostly stems from its sheer catchiness and production. However, digging deeper reveals skillful and poignant observations about life in

3960-438: The second volume in 2011. Nabil released a mixtape titled  Calmement (365 Jours Pour Percer) in 2011. While comparing their early solo works to PNL, Abcdr du Son editor-in-chief Mehdi Maizi say: "What impressed me was their metamorphosis. It's as if they had passed through a rap laboratory and came out better". The duo released their first song together in early 2014 after Ademo got out of prison. They released

4032-599: The service was discontinued. In May 2016, a student membership was announced, that discounted the regular price of a subscription by 50%. The student plan was initially only available for eligible students in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, but was expanded to an additional 25 countries in November 2016. In February 2016, Music Business Worldwide reported that, with Apple Music having launched in Turkey and Taiwan in

4104-628: The service. She said the policy was "unfair" as "Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those months". UK independent record label Beggars Group also criticized the trial period, saying it struggled "to see why rights owners and artists should bear this aspect of Apple's customer acquisition costs". The day after Swift's letter, Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue announced on Twitter that Apple had changed its policy, and that Apple Music "will pay artists for streaming, even during customers' free trial period". On Twitter, Swift wrote "After

4176-542: The signature " one more thing... " reveal at Apple's conference. Hip hop artist Drake appeared onstage at the announcement event to elaborate on how he used the Connect platform, and Apple subsequently emphasized how " Independent music can share their music on Connect, too", in contrast to the iTunes Store , where small, independent artists were finding it difficult to participate. Apple Music launched on June 30, 2015, in 100 countries. Earlier, new users used to receive

4248-577: The singles, " À l'ammoniaque " and " 91's ", both have reached number one on the French singles chart . On April 5, 2019, PNL released their third album, Deux frères , which sold more than 100,000 copies in its first week of release, a record for French rap. The album's third single, " Au DD ", has topped the French singles chart. They shot the music video for "Au DD" on the Eiffel Tower , becoming

4320-461: The softness of the music and the rawness of the lyrics is what characterizes them best now". The main themes of the duo's songs are money,  drug trafficking , family and the feeling of being different from other people. Apple Music 1 ’s Zane Lowe has described the duo as melding modern U.S. hip-hop production sonics with “that struggling sound of a community [which is] burdened with unemployment, austerity measures, drugs, gangs, racism, and

4392-406: The song to improve suggestions on the "Home" tab. Other functions of the "Now Playing" section include the ability to control what music plays next and put songs on shuffle or repeat. Additionally, users can view live lyrics of the song they are listening to through the now playing card, which displays the song's lyrics live in sync with the time while it plays to the user. Each artist page includes

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4464-408: The statement that "Apple Music's redesign is a huge improvement over its previous incarnation, and a clear sign that Apple is listening to its customers". However, another Macworld editor, Oscar Raymundo, criticized the new design, writing that "Apple Music in iOS 10 is not as elegant or intuitive as Apple promised. The music service added more needless options, key actions like repeat got buried, and

4536-478: The user's library. The "Home" tab recommends music for the user based on their music tastes. Human expert selections supplement the algorithmic curation, while users are able to "Like" and "Dislike" songs to further improve music suggestions. "Browse" shows new album releases from artists, playlists curated by the Apple Music team, upcoming album releases, as well as different categories including "Genres", "Moods", "Top Charts", and "Music Videos". In 2024, Apple released

4608-402: The various human-curated radio stations and the accuracy of the curated playlists recommended to users in the "For Me" section. The author concluded saying "[The] For Me section alone has made me excited about music for the first time in a long time." Sam Machkovech of Ars Technica wrote that Apple's emphasis on unsigned artist participation in the Connect feature could be an effort to restore

4680-479: The world. PNL was featured on the cover of The Fader American magazine's June/July 2016 issue. Gonzaï magazine writer Albert Poriton has called PNL "the Daft Punk without robot masks and with sunglasses", noting that other rap groups have started to "copy and paste" their "raw arrogance and urban melancholy". In a 2015 article for i-D , Gino Delmas described PNL: "Long hair for one, slicked back for

4752-600: The year, placing them in order from most listened-to to least listened-to. Apple Music Replay also provides an interactive system where it plays a generated animation that recaps what your activity was like over the past year, along with a milestone section that shows specific goals you reached. [1] The service is compatible with iOS devices running version 8.4 or later, iPadOS devices running version 13.0 or later, Music app on macOS Catalina or later, iTunes version 12.2 or later for Windows PCs, as well as Apple Watch , Apple TV , Apple CarPlay , and Apple HomePod . It

4824-413: Was announced that Apple Music would be the exclusive home to Sean Combs 's documentary "Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story", which premiered June 25. On the same day, Bloomberg Businessweek reported that artist Will.i.am would make a reality show for Apple Music, in an effort to turn the service into a "one-stop shop for pop culture". The reality show was later revealed to be called Planet of

4896-480: Was certified diamond for selling over 1,000,000 copies in total in more than 5 countries around Europe. To promote the album, the duo went on a six-city tour in France through 2017. PNL were set to perform at Coachella , one of the biggest music festivals in the United States during its 2017 edition. However, due to Ademo's criminal record, he was denied entry into the country. Through 2018, PNL released

4968-547: Was exploring original video content, including its own television series and movies. A few days later, Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine confirmed the reports about the move towards video, and in February, he announced that Apple Music would launch its first two television-style series in 2017, with the aim to turn Apple Music into a "cultural platform". In March, The Information reported that Apple had recently hired several people to help evolve its video platform, including YouTube product manager Shiva Rajaraman. In April, it

5040-686: Was included in the Apple One bundle along with several other Apple services such as News, iCloud, Arcade, and TV Plus. On May 17, 2021, Apple announced that Apple Music would begin offering lossless audio via the ALAC codec in June 2021, along with music mixed in Dolby Atmos , all at no additional cost to Apple Music subscribers. In July 2021, the Android version of the app also received support for lossless and spatial audio with Dolby Atmos , though

5112-500: Was planned for a "fall" 2015 launch. A previously unreleased song by Pharrell Williams , entitled " Freedom ", was used in promotional material and announced as an exclusive release on the launch of the service. The "History of Sound" advert for the launch of the Apple Music service was soundtracked by the tune There Is No Light by Wildbirds & Peacedrums , from their 2009 album The Snake . Upon its launch, Beats Music subscriptions and playlists were migrated to Apple Music, and

5184-472: Was planning to merge the two services. Apple also hired noted New Zealand born British radio DJ Zane Lowe to serve as a music curator. After a period of rumors and anticipation, Sony Music CEO Doug Morris confirmed on June 7, 2015, that Apple had plans to announce a music streaming service, saying "It's happening tomorrow," with the launch later in the month. Morris emphasized several times that he prefers paid streaming as opposed to ad-supported, from

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