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17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mariah Carey Confirms Her New Album Is Finished: ‘We Got Some Mariah Ballads'
Mariah Carey confirmed Monday that she's finished her upcoming 16th studio album. She sat down with Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden at the new Apple Music Studios in Culver City, California, during a special live broadcast to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the streaming service. The three briefly chatted about her latest single 'Type Dangerous,' which Lowe described as a 'heavy record, it's got real weight to it' before asking if fans can expect more new music from her soon. More from Billboard Mariah Carey Earns Her Milestone 50th Billboard Hot 100 Hit With 'Type Dangerous' Bono Bids Emotional Farewell to USAID Staffers Fired By Trump: 'You Were the Best Of Us' 'KPop Demon Hunters' Ends Hit Soundtrack Drought 'I'm trying not to tell too much about the new album. 'It's a special occasion/ Mimi's emancipation' — that's a lyric from one of my songs,' Carey said quoting 2005's 'It's Like That.' 'What is next? The album coming out. I don't wanna tell too much about it because I just don't want to reveal the whole thing. It's finished.' Mimi also revealed there are 11 or 12 songs featured on the full-length project. 'We got some Mariah ballads,' she told Darden, adding that 'a second single is coming soon. I'm very excited about it. It's very summery. I like the beat as well.' Carey released 'Type Dangerous' at the top of last month via gamma., the company founded by former Apple Music executive Larry Jackson in 2023. 'Type Dangerous,' which samples Eric B. & Rakim's 1986 track 'Eric B. Is President,' became her 50th Billboard Hot 100 hit and hit the top 10 of R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. She performed the song alongside Rakim at the 2025 BET Awards last month, when she received her first BET Award ever: the Ultimate Icon Award. 'I've always loved 'Eric B. Is President.' It wasn't something like, 'Oh, I'm gonna flip this' — I just wouldn't think of doing it,' she explained to Darden and Lowe. 'But then we were in this restaurant in Aspen and they had different music on, and they played 'Eric B. Is President' and I was like, 'Oh my gosh! I love this song!' We ended up in the studio a couple months later and we did it.' Chance the Rapper also briefly chatted with Lowe and Darden about his new music coming out soon. Ciara, Dominic Fike, Fuerza Regida, FLO, Hit Boy, Kamasi Washington, Kevin Abstract, kwn, Teezo Touchdown, Tommy Richman, Vince Staples and many more celebrated Apple Music's 10th anniversary at the company's newly opened studio space on Monday night. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Apple Music celebrates 10 years with 'all-time' playlist – here's how Spotify users can get involved
Apple Music is launching Replay All Time, a special version of the annual Replay experience that allows listeners to see and stream the songs they've played the most since joining the platform, to celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. Subscribers will be able to stream and save this Replay playlist from the Home tab in Apple Music - but that's not all the company is doing. Apple Music Radio will also feature a week of specials and live programming, which already kicked off with 'Don't Be Boring: The Birth of Apple Music Radio with Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden' on June 30. The live broadcast, hosted by Zane and Ebro, revisited a decade of Apple Music with a lineup of artists who have shaped the trajectory of the service and can now be streamed on catch-up via Apple Music. Additionally, Apple Music Radio will unveil the platform's top 500 most-streamed songs from the last 10 years in a special countdown beginning on Tuesday, July 1. This will culminate in Apple Music's top 100 most-streamed songs of all time being published on July 5, when the full 10 Years of Apple Music: Top Songs playlist will be available to stream. Apple is also opening a new studio space in Los Angeles, dedicated to 'artist-driven content, innovation in audio, and deeper fan connection'. Set to open this summer, the new studio aims to support artists at every level by giving them the tools and a platform to create. 'Apple Music Radio has always been a home for storytelling and artistry, serving as a space for bold conversations and surprising moments,' said Rachel Newman, Apple Music's co-head. 'With this new studio, we are furthering our commitment to creating a space for artists to create, connect, and share their vision.' Even if you're not an Apple Music user, Spotify users can access a similar service – albeit through a third-party. While you need to wait until the end of the year for the annual Wrapped, services like can give you your top songs for recent time periods or all-time, depending on your selection. You'll need to sign in with your Spotify account and grant permissions for a 'lifetime' look at your top genres, tracks, and artists, regardless of whether you have a Premium Spotify account or not.
Deccan Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Deccan Herald
Apple Music opens state-of-the-art studio to mark 10th anniversary
Apple Music, an audio and video service, went live a decade ago, exactly on this day, June 30 in the audio and video songs, Apple Music also hosts several popular live radio stations such as Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, Apple Music Country, Apple Música Uno, Apple Music Club, and Apple Music Chill. They broadcast live on over 200 nations as the company marks its 10th anniversary, it has opened a state-of-the-art studio in Los Angeles, to bring new parental controls to protect teens online.'Apple Music Radio has always been a home for storytelling and artistry, serving as a space for bold conversations and surprising moments. With this new studio, we are furthering our commitment to creating a space for artists to create, connect, and share their vision,' said Rachel Newman, Apple Music's co-head. Apple Music Studio, which is slated to begin operations in the coming weeks, houses two advanced radio studios with immersive Spatial Audio playback and adaptable setups for live interviews, casual chats, or impromptu also has a 4,000-square-foot soundstage to host live performances, multicam shoots, fan events, and Music Studio also features a dedicated Spatial Audio mixing room outfitted with a 9.2.4 PMC speaker system for next-level sound production. Additionally, it has a dedicated photo and social media lab, edit room, and green room to support real-time content are also isolation booths for songwriting, podcasting, and one-on-one the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California, Apple Music Studio will feature A-List Corridor and an Archive Corridor, which will showcase images and artwork of memorable moments from Apple Music's past and Los Angeles, Apple Music has hubs in New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris, and Nashville. The company has plans to set up similar hubs in more global regions in the coming mark the 10-year milestone, the company said that Apple Music Radio will feature a week of specials and live programming, kicking off with 'Don't Be Boring: The Birth of Apple Music Radio with Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden' on June 30, from 6:00 am to 8:00 am PST (6:30 pm to 8:30 pm IST).Further, Zane, Ebro, and special guests will also reminisce about the last 10 years of Apple Music Radio. Then, from 8:00 am PST (8:30 pm IST, June 30) to 4:00 pm PST (4:30 am IST, July 1), listeners can tune in to the '10 Years of Apple Music' special. This eight-hour broadcast event on Apple Music 1 will tell the stories of the greatest artist moments, exclusive releases, live events, and cultural milestones that Apple delivered in the last ten to bring Apple video, music content for its customers later this the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on DH Tech.
2 days ago
- Entertainment
Apple Music marks 10 years with new studio for artists, fans and the future of sound
CULVER CITY, Calif. -- As Apple Music turns 10 this year, the popular streaming service is celebrating a major power move: Apple Music Studios. The new studio, set to open in mid August, is a three-story, 15,000-square-foot creative playground in the Los Angeles area to help artists dream big and connect deeper with fans. There are two cutting-edge radio studios inside primed for spatial audio, live interviews, off-the-cuff convos and surprise performances. Just steps away sits a massive 4,000-square-foot soundstage that's ready to host everything from live sets, fan events and film-style shoots. The new studio is located in Culver City, which is home to other major entertainment companies like Sony Music, Amazon MGM and Amazon Music. The building housing the space was designed by architect Eric Owen Moss, who is known for creating some of the area's most distinctive and unconventional structures. For Apple Music, it's a bold move toward next era of music, sound and storytelling. 'It's the future of listening and enjoying music,' said Zane Lowe, global creative director and lead anchor for Apple Music 1. He and Ebro Darden will kick off a weeklong celebration of Apple Music's 10th anniversary with a show on Monday focusing on the birth of Apple Music Radio. 'We're trying to create as many opportunities as possible to surprise and delight people with as much music across all different communities and parts of the world and the sonic landscape,' Lowe continued. 'We can create some moments that will excite fans and maybe make them stop looking or listening to other stuff for a minute. This will be a moment for them.' Apple's new studio will serve as the flagship for a global network of creative hubs, with additional locations coming soon to New York and London. They'll join Apple Music's expanding lineup of production spaces already in cities like Tokyo, Berlin, Paris and Nashville. The vision is for the new studio to become a creative sanctuary that fosters a deeper connections with artists and creators. The studio will feature a photo and social media lab, an edit suite and a green room to support real-time content creation. Private isolation booths will offer space for songwriting, podcasting and intimate one-on-one interviews. Throughout the corridors, curated images and artwork will celebrate iconic moments from Apple Music's past and present. 'We wanna make sure we create a platform for artists and creators of all kinds, whether you're a photographer, a filmmaker, songwriter, singer or guitarist,' said Oliver Schusser, the vice president of Apple Music and Beats. 'We want to create a space where we can record some extra content that gives people context.'
Phone Arena
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Phone Arena
Apple Music celebrates 10 years by adding new feature showing your most streamed songs
10 years ago today Apple rolled out iOS 8.4 which included Apple Music. To celebrate a decade of Apple Music, starting tomorrow, July 1st, Apple Music will countdown the top 500 most streamed songs on the platform. 100 songs a day will be played leading up to the big reveal. The top 100 streamed songs on Apple Music will be announced on July 5th. Also available on that date will be the "10 Years of Apple Music: Top Songs" playlist. Tonight, from 4 pm to 7 pm PDT (7 pm to 10 pm EDT) Apple Music will play "Live: 10 Years Of Apple Music." Hosted by Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden, the live stream will include artists who have helped make Apple Music what it is today. You'll be able to listen in by tapping on this link. Apple Music is also taking the annual Replay feature that allows subscribers to see which songs they streamed the most over the last year and is giving it a steroid injection resulting in a new Replay All Time feature. With Replay All Time, you'll see and hear the songs you've streamed the most since joining Apple Music. The playlist will be available for your enjoyment via the Home tab in Apple Music. -Zane Lowe, Apple Music DJ Apple Music has a new studio in Los Angeles that takes up three stories and includes over 15,000 square feet of space. Apple notes that some of this space will be filled with: Two advanced radio studios with immersive Spatial Audio playback and adaptable setups for live interviews, casual chats, or impromptu performances. A 4,000-square-foot soundstage for live performances, multicam shoots, fan events, and screenings. A dedicated Spatial Audio mixing room outfitted with a 9.2.4 PMC speaker system for next-level sound production. A photo and social media lab, edit room, and green room to support real-time content creation. Private isolation booths for songwriting, podcasting, and one-on-one interviews. The A-List Corridor and Archive Corridor, showcasing images and artwork of unforgettable moments from Apple Music's past and present. To celebrate a decade of Apple Music, you can listen to your most streamed songs. | Image credit-Apple While Apple Music celebrates 10 years of streaming music, you might not know how Apple Music fits into the historic Apple story. On May 28th, 2014 Apple paid $3 billion to acquire Beats Audio. This purchase remains the most expensive acquisition in Apple history and included Beats Music and the Beats headphones division. Beats Music was a music streamer with only 111,000 paying subscribers which Apple turned into one of the leading music streamers in the world with approximately 103 million subscribers at the middle of 2025. Secure your connection now at a bargain price! We may earn a commission if you make a purchase Check Out The Offer
