Apple Music Gets New Head of Editorial With Hiring of Music Journalist Alex Gale

[MacRumors]

Music journalist Alex Gale has been named the new head of editorial for Apple Music, reports Variety. Gale has previously written for sites like Billboard, Complex, XXL, and Vibe.

Gale, who will work under Jen Robbins, the director of project management and editorial for Apple, will lead the team that's responsible for all written content on Apple's music platforms, including Apple Music, iTunes, Beats 1, and some video projects.

Written Apple Music content appears in interviews, Apple Music features, details on playlists, information on videos, album intros, and more.

News of Gale's hiring comes just after Apple announced that Apple Music has grown to 36 million total subscribers around the world, a six million increase from the 30 million the company reported in September of 2017.

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[itsmilo]

Good. Stop pushing Hip Hop down my throat

 

[djcerla]

Good. Stop pushing Hip Hop down my throat

This definitely reminds me of rock&roll in the early ‘50s. Older people just hated it.

 

[tzm41]

This definitely reminds me of rock&roll in the early ‘50s. Older people just hated it.

What you are implying is Hip Hop will die soon...?

 

[sidewinder3000]

This definitely reminds me of rock&roll in the early ‘50s. Older people just hated it.

People always try to make that parallel, but it’s a superficial one and not really the same.

 

[lunarworks]

Good. Stop pushing Hip Hop down my throat

I hate that new feature where you're not allowed to listen to any of the music you like until you listen to 5 hip-hop tracks first. So draconian.

 

[Shirasaki]

Well, no matter how many people Apple hire, J-Pop and anime songs will always be their black spot, let alone those "limited edition" songs.

 

[jonnysods]

Good. Stop pushing Hip Hop down my throat

Hey you stole my post. I don't want to listen to Drake, just help me find what I want or make me great mix tapes (thank you Spotify!)

 

[johngordon]

Good. Stop pushing Hip Hop down my throat

Where exactly does it do this?

 

[itsmilo]

Where exactly does it do this?

Beats Radio for example or my suggestions r full of hip hop stuff even tho i never clicked it on one of those genre bubbles

 

[djcerla]

People always try to make that parallel, but it’s a superficial one and not really the same.

It's quite literally the same. Both genres have deep roots in pre-existing styles, and both genres sound like unpleasing noise to older people.

PS: I'm old

 

[johngordon]

Beats Radio for example or my suggestions r full of hip hop stuff even tho i never clicked it on one of those genre bubbles

That the majority of stuff on Beats 1 is hip hop is a myth that has long since been debunked.

It’s one of those things that people seem to think is true by virtue of repeating the myth.

I know for a fact that I listen to a few shows on Beats 1 and hardly hear any hip hop.

 

[tonyr6]

I quite often forget that Apple Music has Beats 1. Unlike other services they don't really shove it down my throat like other services might do.