Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, Taylor Swift win Apple Music Awards
FILE - Roddy Ricch performs at the 7th annual BET Experience in Los Angeles on June 21, 2019. Ricch, whose successful year included a Grammy win, No. 1 song, won two Apple Music honors that were based on streaming data. His debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial," has been streamed more than 1.5 billion times on the platform and was named top album of the year. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)
Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, Taylor Swift win Apple Music Awards
1 song, won two Apple Music honors that were based on streaming data. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Rapper Lil Baby has been named artist of the year at the second annual Apple Music Awards. The editorial team also named Taylor Swift songwriter of the year and Megan Thee Stallion breakthrough artist of the year. 1 song, won two Apple Music honors that were based on streaming data. His smash hit โThe Box" logged more than 460 million Apple Music streams and was crowned top song of the year.
Apple Music launching shows with Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain
NEW YORK Apple Music is launching several new radio shows hosted by A-list musical acts, including Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood. The streaming service announced that it will debut two new radio stations Tuesday: Apple Music Hits, focused on popular songs of the 80s, 90s and 2000s, as well as Apple Music Country, dedicated to the country music genre. Both channels will have daily on-air hosts but will also include several shows hosted by well-known musicians. Apple Music Hits will include shows hosted by Snoop Dogg, Twain, Alanis Morissette, Backstreet Boys, Meghan Trainor, Ciara, blink-182s Mark Hoppus and Huey Lewis. Apple Music also announced Tuesday that its popular Beats 1 radio station featuring shows hosted by Billie Eilish, Elton John and Lil Wayne will be renamed to Apple Music 1.
Apple Music launches program to discover African music talents
Music and video streaming service Apple Music has launched a new artist discovery program in Africa called Africa Rising. Every two months through the program, Apple Music's editorial team will select one artist from the continent and amplify their music to its users in 167 countries. Music from his debut EP, "Get Layd," which was released in May, is currently featured on the Nigerian Top 100 singles chart on Apple Music. This is not the first time Apple Music is investing in talent across Africa. In May, the music streaming platform launched its first radio show in Africa called the "Africa Now Radio with Cuppy."
Britney Spears Shares Her Y2K Playlist -- Featuring *NSYNC
Britney Spears is sharing her personal music playlist -- and we are here for it! Spears chose "It's Gonna Be Me," from her ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake's, famous boy band to add to her list. "I cant believe its been 20 years since a lot of these songs came out," Spears told Apple Music. Dancing along to "Filthy," Spears praised his "genius" songs while also reflecting on their headline-making split. RELATED CONTENT:Hear Britney Spears' Rare Rereleased Song You Probably Haven't HeardBritney Spears Recalls Feeling Like an 'Ugly Duckling' When She Was a KidBritney Spears Thanks Fans for 'Sticking With Me' on 20th Anniversary of 'Oops!