{"id":1984358,"date":"2025-08-28T10:02:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1984358"},"modified":"2025-08-28T10:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:02:38","slug":"apple-music-radio-expands-beyond-ios-with-new-tunein-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/apple-music-radio-expands-beyond-ios-with-new-tunein-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Music Radio expands beyond iOS with new TuneIn partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; Apple Music [1,443 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/apple\/apple-music\/\">Apple Music<\/a> launched its six live radio stations on TuneIn\u2019s platform on Wednesday (August 27), marking the first time that the company\u2019s 24\/7 radio programming has become available outside its own ecosystem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-advert__uber\">\n<div id=\"uberad\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/bandsintown-inks-youtube-deal-to-become-platforms-exclusive-provider-of-concert-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Through the partnership, <b>TuneIn<\/b>\u2018s<b> 75 million<\/b> global monthly users will gain access to <b>Apple Music<\/b>\u2018s commercial-free radio stations through smart speakers, headphones, and automotive systems from more than 15 car brands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; Apple [1,369 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/apple\/\">Apple<\/a>\u2018s radio offering includes <b>Apple Music 1<\/b>, hosted by <b>Zane<\/b> <b>Lowe<\/b> and <b>Ebro<\/b> <b>Darden<\/b>; <b>Apple Music Hits<\/b>, which covers hits from the 1980s through 2000s; <b>Apple Music Country<\/b>; <b>Apple M\u00fasica Uno<\/b>;<b> Apple Music Club<\/b>; and <b>Apple Music Chill<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Rachel Newman<\/b>, co-head of Apple Music, said: \u201cApple Music Radio has always been about connection, artists sharing their music and their stories in real time and listeners discovering something new together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThrough our partnership with TuneIn, we\u2019re able to bring that experience to even more people, extending beyond the Apple ecosystem and reaching music fans wherever they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThrough our partnership with TuneIn, we\u2019re able to bring that experience to even more people, extending beyond the Apple ecosystem and reaching music fans wherever they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rachel Newman, Apple Music<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">TuneIn CEO<b> Rich Stern<\/b> added: \u201cApple choosing TuneIn as the first platform to stream its radio stations reinforces our position as the go-to distribution partner for global audio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWith deep integrations across connected devices and cars, TuneIn is uniquely positioned to deliver premium content to listeners everywhere. Our mission is simple: to be the world\u2019s leading live audio platform, bringing nonstop, audio experiences to audiences 24\/7.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Apple Music\u2019s latest move comes as it struggles to maintain its position against streaming rival <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; Spotify [4,398 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/spotify\/\">Spotify<\/a>. Apple\u2019s market share of US digital music subscribers dropped to <b>25%<\/b> at the end of last year from <b>30%<\/b> in 2020, <i>The Wall Street Journal <\/i>reported, citing MIDiA Research. Meanwhile, Spotify expanded its domestic market share to<b> 37% <\/b>from<b> 31% <\/b>over the same period.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cApple choosing TuneIn as the first platform to stream its radio stations reinforces our position as the go-to distribution partner for global audio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rich Stern, TuneIn<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Globally, Apple Music\u2019s position has also weakened further. The company\u2019s worldwide subscriber share shrank to <b>12%<\/b> from <b>16% <\/b>since 2020, the <i>Journal <\/i>said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Price-wise, an Apple Music subscription still costs cheaper than a Spotify Premium subscription. Spotify <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/spotify-hikes-prices-for-premium-subscribers-in-the-us-again12345\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised<\/a> its Premium price in the US to<b> $11.99<\/b> in 2024 from <b>$9.99<\/b> in 2022, while Apple Music, priced at $10.99 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/apple-music-just-raised-its-subscription-price-to-10-99-in-the-us-will-spotify-be-next1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hasn\u2019t seen a price hike<\/a> in the US since 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Earlier this month, Spotify announced that Premium subscribers will soon receive an email explaining the price change, which applies to \u201cmultiple markets across\u00a0<b>South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America<\/b>\u00a0and the<b>\u00a0Asia-Pacific<\/b>\u00a0region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To attract more subscribers, Apple Music has rolled out a range of tools over the recent months. Yesterday (August 27), MBW <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/apple-expands-tool-allowing-users-to-transfer-playlists-from-spotify-and-other-services-to-us-uk-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Apple has quietly rolled out its playlist transfer feature to seven new markets including the US, allowing users to switch from rival streaming services quickly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For TuneIn, which aggregates live audio content from sports to news programming, the deal with Apple follows its partnerships with companies including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visteon.com\/investors\/investor-news\/news-details\/2025\/TuneIn-Partners-with-Visteon-to-Continue-Global-In-Vehicle-Availability-Expansion\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Visteon<\/b><\/a>, which makes cockpit electronics for vehicles, as well as internet radio platforms <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/audacyinc.com\/press\/audacy-extends-reach-of-its-streaming-content-via-distribution-and-monetization-agreement-with-tunein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Audacy<\/b><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheartmedia.com\/press\/tunein-and-iheartmedia-partner-strategic-technology-and-content-distribution-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>iHeartMedia<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mb-article__stamp\">Music Business Worldwide<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.musicbusinessworldwide.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Music launched its six live radio stations on TuneIn\u2019s platform on Wednesday (August 27), marking the first time that the company\u2019s 24\/7 radio programming has become available outside its own ecosystem. Through the partnership, TuneIn\u2018s 75 million global monthly users will gain access to Apple Music\u2018s commercial-free radio stations through smart speakers, headphones, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1984359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1984358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Apple-Music-Radio-expands-beyond-iOS-with-new-TuneIn-partnership.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1984358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1984358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1984358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1984358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}