Apple’s Music apps category on its App Store is getting the full human-curation treatment in the UK – and across Europe too – bringing it into line with the US and Canadian App Stores. Apple’s editorial team is providing recommendations in areas such as Music Discovery, Learning Music and Artist Apps, as well as highlighting their picks for the ‘Best Music Apps’. The changes went live yesterday, with winners on day one including Soundwave, Traktor DJ, Songkick and a host of other prominent music apps (a full list can be found on our blog post, linked below). There’s also a dedicated section promoting artist apps from the likes of Snoop Dogg, One Direction, Radiohead, Lady Gaga, Tinie Tempah and Passion Pit. What’s missing? Spotify, Deezer, Rdio… all the on-demand streaming services, basically, although Beats Music’s absence is due to it not being available in Europe yet.
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