Although initially it was said that Beats 1 Radio will only have professional DJs who have had successful broadcasts on various radio stations around the world, so Apple has decided to turn various other stars into DJs for its new online radio station.
Elton John, Drake or Pharell are the new names announced as DJ for Beats 1 Radio after the launch of the Apple Music audio streaming service, they will have dedicated shows on the radio station, but no one knows exactly when they will start.
Elton John's Rocket Hour it will be the artist's show Elton John, he will offer a mix of new and old songs for users to listen to, but for now it is not known what shows Pharell and Drake will have, the latter being present on the WWDC 2015 stage to talk about Connect.
Basically, Apple has contracted famous artists to convince users to subscribe to Apple Music and listen to the music they will choose, those from Cupertino trying to create a close relationship between users and artists.
Today I told you that Eminem will be the first artist to participate in an interview for Beats 1 Radio, Zane Lowe publishing an image from a recording he made for the new radio station, the interview to be run after June 30.
Separately yesterday I told you that Pharell Williams will exclusively release the new single Freedom for Apple Music on June 30, so Apple has extremely interesting surprises prepared for users who will buy Apple Music from it.
Apple Music will be launched in Romania, along with Beats 1 Radio and all the benefits offered worldwide.
UPDATED: It seems inclusive Dr. Dre is going to have a dedicated show called The Pharmacy, the famous music producer who is now an employee of the Apple company following the acquisition of Beats that took place last year.
Apart from Dre, the Apple company would have also convinced those from St. Vincent, Josh Homme, Disclosure or Jaden Smith to organize shows for Apple Music users.
