Amber Neely
As part of continuing Apple Music rebranding efforts, Apple has rechristened it's alternative music playlist — formerly known as the A-List — to ALT CTRL.
The playlist, which features 50 songs, will change every week. Each song is hand selected by a group of curators. The songs featured have less to do with genre, and more to do with overall feel and themes.
"ALT CTRL, formerly known as The A-List: Alternative, is where you'll find the best of those new left-of-center tunes." reads the Editors' notes on the new ALT CTRL page, "Alternative is more an attitude than a sound— music that colors just a bit outside the lines."
Each week the playlist art will feature a new artist. The first showcased art belongs to Los Angeles pop trio Haim, with a special nod to their subdued, minimalist jam "Summer Girl" in the editors' notes.
Artists currently featured on ALT CTRL include chart-toppers like Billie Eilish, Twenty One Pilots, The Black Keys, Lana Del Rey, and Death Cab for Cutie, as well as cult favorites like Hobo Johnson and Clairo.
Apple Music has also recently rebranded their former A-List: Hip-Hop playlist to "Rap Life" last month.
Andrew Orr
William Gallagher
Christine McKee
AppleInsider Staff
13 Comments
LOL change the name hope no one notices its still weak
Music needs so much more feature additions and refinement than this silly nonsense.
Music suggested only 1 new release for me this week and I have around 1,000 individual album titles. AllMusic is showing approximately 30 new titles released.
AllMusic also shows future upcoming New Releases with the actual release date. This would be a nice addition to sorry 'Ole Music.
Not a great name, since the thing most readily associated with Alt and Ctrl is Delete.
In more important (to me!) streaming news, Tool music is live and available! There goes my weekend... ok going back in my hole now...
ALT CNTRL would have been better. Otherwise, as Crowley says, ALT CTRL DEL.