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Apple Puts Its Live Apple Music Radio on TuneIn, Reaching 75 Million Listeners

Apple uses free, ad‑free DJ shows on TuneIn to steer listeners toward paid subscriptions.

An Apple logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Apple Music launched the “Chill” station in 2024. Image: Christian Zibreg/iDB/Apple
Apple Music is partnering with TuneIn.
The new deal should help Apple Music Radio stations reach many more ears.

Overview

  • On Aug. 27, 2025, TuneIn began carrying Apple Music 1, Hits, Country, Música Uno, Club and Chill to its roughly 75 million monthly users.
  • The rollout marks the first distribution of Apple’s live stations outside the Apple Music app.
  • Streams play free and without commercials on TuneIn, with in‑app links that direct listeners to subscribe to Apple Music.
  • Only the live, human‑curated channels are included; Apple’s algorithmic stations remain available to subscribers inside Apple Music.
  • TuneIn CEO Richard Stern said Apple proposed the tie‑up in late 2024 as the service seeks to regain share from Spotify, which MIDiA pegs at 37% in the U.S. versus Apple Music’s 25% at the end of 2024.