Most Apple news is quite predictable these days. We know that we expect ads on iOS and his friends (who looks at you, June). New iPhones? See you in September. Even most of the “secret” products are disclosed to the left, right and center. But the announcement of Friday Apple’s music shaken up the trend and rather took us by surprise.
Apple Music has exploited a new DJ, and it is only one of the most famous men around the world. King Charles III recorded an exclusive show for the musical streaming service from his office in Buckingham Palace in London. The broadcast, entitled The King’s Music Room, will offer an overview of the various musical preferences of His Majesty, featuring artists from all over the Commonwealth.
“Throughout my life, music has mean a lot to me. I know that this is also the case for so many others,” said the king. “He has this remarkable ability to bring back happy memories that retreat from the deepest corners of our memory, to comfort us in times of sadness and take us to distant places.”
In case you are curious to know what is on the King Charles playlist, Apple has already dropped some tips. We have to expect that A press release. Artists such as Bob Marley, Grace Jones, Kylie Minogue, Davido and Raye should appear. It is an interesting selection that moves away from suffocating and expected, and seems to be in accordance with the broader ambition of His Majesty to modernize the monarchy.
“I am not surprised that the king decided to record with Apple Music,” said Dickie Arbiter, royal commentator and former press secretary of Queen Elizabeth II, by e-mail. “I would not be surprised if Apple in the auctions had made an important contribution to the HM charitable fund. Nothing today is free. As far as its love of music is concerned – which does not like music? Although entertaining, music also has a calming effect on its being.”
To listen to the king’s music room for free, you can reach the first on Monday March 10, on Apple Music 1With additional shows Monday and Tuesday. If you are an Apple Music subscriber, you can take advantage of the broadcast at any time on request.
