Apple hires BBC Radio hip-hop editor

Zane Lowe, the DJ who runs the entire Beats 1 radio program, worked on BBC Radio 1 before being hired by Apple. Because, according to the Music Business Worldwide, the company has just brought another strong name of l: Ryan Newman, editor of British radio station 1Xtra specializing in hip-hop and grime.

For those who enjoy such musical styles, quite a novelty. On the other hand, since its debut, Beats 1 radio is already extremely focused on hip-hop and, apparently, Apple does not intend to change this direction. That is, if not your beach

Obviously, there is no way to know exactly what Newman will do on Apple Music, but he will certainly contribute with all his baggage in the area. In addition, he has direct connections to several renowned artists, including Kanye West.

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As always, while some come, others go. Apple recently lost one of its leaders in the global energy team, Mike Petouhoff, for Software Motor Company.

According to his LinkedIn page, Petouhoff has since January been working as vice president of business development at SMC. He has a lot of expertise in energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability.

Undoubtedly, Petouhoff played an important role in Apple's recently achieved goal of making 100% of its global operations green in terms of energy use / consumption.

via Apple World Today, AppleInsider