Sea change: Apple Music & Beats 1 hit all the right notes

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All the news you can use about Apple Music and Beats 1.
All the news you can use about Apple Music and Beats 1.
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This week was all about the launch of the surprisingly fantastic Apple Music streaming service and the Beats 1 24/7 radio station here at Cult of Mac, and we’ve pulled all the cool info you’ll want about these two new Apple services into one delightful Cult of Mac Magazine issue.

Of course, we’ve got our first hands-on impressions of Apple Music and Beats 1, how Twitter and early reviews praised the service (and said goodbye to Spotify), all the details on albums you won’t find anywhere else, and a great tutorial on how to record the live Beats 1 audio stream right on your Mac.

Let’s get started, then, shall we? You can download and subscribe right here, too.

You won’t find these Apple Music albums on Spotify

Taylor_Swift_cover001-640x320Only Apple Music has these streaming music holdouts; sorry Spotify and Rdio. Taylor Swift’s 1989 isn’t the only one in the list, either.
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Twitter’s response to Apple Music reads like a eulogy for Spotify

Apple_music_spotify012-640x392Even the usually-grumpy Twitterati seemed to like Apple Music this week; we’ve got a round-up of some of the most positive reactions out there.
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3 easy ways to record Beats 1 audio onto your Mac

apowersoftWant to save the live broadcast of Apple’s hot new radio station to your Mac? Here are three easy ways to do just that.
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Why Apple’s Beats 1 radio station is great, and you should tune in

zane-lowe-live-640x360Apple’s new global, 24/7 radio station is everything we hoped for — a discovery-oriented platform showcasing what’s new and what’s good. Get our full take right here.
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