Interesting info on how Apple Music likes work


Jim Dalrymple:

Apple's built in Radio stations are all handpicked songs. They are handpicked with a thought to what song is playing and what song comes after it. By doing this curation, Apple strives to make one song flow into the other so, hopefully, you won't need to skip songs--or at least skip less often.

When you play a radio song, you will notice a heart--this is the like button. If you tap the heart, indicating you like that song, it does absolutely nothing to "tune" that station. Since the stations are human curated, there is no need for a tuning algorithm.

Tapping the heart does affect "For You," the section of Apple Music that's custom built with playlists, albums and songs tailored to your individual tastes.

There's also some more info on how the For You section of Apple Music works.

I've been playing around with it, and this seems to clear some things up. Personally, I feel preoccupied with what songs I own and don't own and what songs I might want to buy. Apple Music and the revamped Music app seems geared to the idea you'll be paying a monthly subscription for your music.