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Apple has quietly expanded its original podcast efforts with Friday’s launch of The Zane Lowe Interview Series<\/a>, available on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and via RSS. Though technically not Apple’s first-ever podcast, the new series is the first series aimed at Apple’s consumers that focuses exclusively on entertainment content. The episodes in the series will feature Apple’s Global Creative Director Zane Lowe in conversations with leading artists like Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Hayley Williams and, most recently, Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n Apple Music has published podcasts before, but not of this nature.<\/p>\n The company today uses its platform to distribute its corporate news, such as the Apple Keynotes<\/a> podcast, Apple Quarterly Earnings Call<\/a> and Events at the Apple Store<\/a>. While the latter is aimed at consumers, it’s an entirely different genre of programming. Its focus is Apple’s retail events, which may include big-name celebs at times, but whose larger purpose is tied to bringing in customers to Apple stores and showing off how Apple’s devices and software are used in the creation of art, music, photography and movies.<\/p>\n Last year, the Apple Music team also experimented with the podcasting medium to distribute its 2019 Grammy’s Celebration, which had first streamed live on Beats 1 that February.<\/p>\n The Zane Lowe Interview Series, however, is less of a one-off.<\/p>\n Apple says that new episodes will debut on Apple Music on a regular basis. However, there isn’t a set schedule for the release of new episodes, as with many other podcasts. Some weeks, Lowe may interview as many as four artists, and, the next week, he may interview none. While the conversations won’t necessarily be tied to new album releases, they are a big driver.<\/p>\n Hey I’m excited to share that I now have a new Podcast series where these conversations will live ongoing. You can hear my latest with \u2066\u2066@<\/span>ladygaga<\/span><\/a>\u2069 alongside others right now on \u2066@<\/span>ApplePodcasts<\/span><\/a>\u2069 Show The Zane Lowe Interview Series, Ep Lady Gaga – May 28, 2020<\/p>\n podcasts.apple.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\nThe Zane Lowe Interview Series: Lady Gaga on Apple Podcasts<\/h2>\n
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