A week after introducing Beats 1 Replays on Connect, Apple is now aggregating archived Beats 1 shows, including those hosted by celebrity DJs like Elton John, in a special Apple Music section.
The new Beats 1 Replays section is now being advertised at the top of Apple Music's "New" category alongside the latest replay of Run the Jewels' show WRTJ. The section features full replays of popular live shows hosted by regular Beats 1 DJs Zane Lowe, Julie Adenuga and Ebro Darden, as well as weekly or bi-weekly programming.
It appears that Apple plans to push select archived content curated from the past week and labeled "This Week's Replay," which so far includes celebrity-hosted shows like the aforementioned WRTJ. Also represented are "Elton John's Rocket Hour," "Money Pizza, Respect," "Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig," "OVOSOUND Radio," interview show "Gratitude," and a number of other specials.
When Apple Music launched Beats 1 Replays last week, content was limited to Beats 1 core DJs and the feature was most easily accessible through Connect, Apple Music's answer to social networking. At the time, playback of previously recorded material was thought to be an attempt at boosting user interaction with the fledgling service.
Interestingly, searching for "Beats 1 Replays" yields no results in Apple Music's search bar, but querying specific show titles will surface their latest replay offering in "Top Results."