James Cridland

Radio is the most popular thing to listen to, according to figures in the UK, the US, and now Australia, where the industry body Commercial Radio Australia has released new figures.

In each country, radio accounts for over 50% of all audio consumed, according to research released this year.

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By way of disclosure, I should state from the beginning that I’m a huge Apple fan - have been since 1984 when I inherited the first Mac from my then boss the late Chris Brammall at Wesgo (owner of 2WS before it became WSFM),

The hot topic around music and radio circles over the past week or so has been the anticipated launch of Apple Music and Beats 1 at the end of this month.

Radioinfo's Radio Tomorow contributor, James Cridland has compiled a lsit of some of the more interesting and informative links for you to get the full picture. If you missed it, you could start with Cridland's own piece Who are the DJ's.
 

By James Cridland

In Monday’s WWDC announcements, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Apple have invented internet radio. The press release guffs on about how every listener will “hear the same programming at the same time”. Revolutionary!

Apple has finally launched their subscription streamlining music service ending months of speculation.
 
Called "Apple Music," the service is both an update to the company's iTunes Store as well as Apple's response to Spotify's industry-leading streaming service.
 
Apple CEO Tim Cook says, "History has had a very rich history of change, some of which we have a part in,"