Friday, February 26, 2021
Apple Music has launched
Behind the Songs, a wide-ranging hub that turns the spotlight on songwriters, producers and contributing musicians.
Accessible via the
Songbook and
Behind the Boards playlists, Behind the Songs will enable songwriters and publishers to participate in regularly updated editorial features and promos as well as provide original content to sections like
Lyrics to Live By and
Song Stories.
Categories include:
- Featured Radio Shows
- Featured Playlists
- Legendary Songwriters
- Artists Who Write
- Today’s Best Songwriters
- Great Producers
- Great Session Musicians
- Lyrics to Live By
- The Stories Behind the Songs
On the Apple Music radio show
Deep Hidden Meaning, host
Nile Rodgers interviews songwriters about their hits, creative processes and careers. Says Rodgers,
“Apple Music has, above all, continued to invest deeply in the songwriting community and its various components, and Behind the Songs is a new place we can call home. I’ve loved bringing the stories of today’s most inspiring songwriters to life on my
Deep Hidden Meaning radio show, and Apple Music has spotlighted the best of what’s next with their resolute support of
The Ivors Academy and the Rising Star Award.”
And on
Apple Music Country, songwriters like
Luke Laird, host of
Country Replay Radio,
Little Bit Country host
Jesse Frasure and the newly launched
Love Junkies Radio with
Lori McKenna,
Liz Rose and
Hillary Lindsey cover the latest action across the genre.
Find the landing page for Behind the Songs
here.