Live Apple Music Event Coverage

Apple's Music Event takes place today at 10am PDT (1pm EDT).

  • Apple Retail Stores will be showing the event live in select stores.
  • Satellite Dish owners can tune in at these coordinates
  • Live web coverage will take place here on MacRumors.com
  • Live coverage and discussion will also take place on our Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Channel. Those unfamiliar with IRC may download our Mac OS X MRChat1.0.1 client (800k) which will automatically connect you to the proper channel. More advanced IRC channel users may use server: irc.krono.net, channel: #macrumors, #macrumors2 or #macrumors3. #macrumors will be "moderated" during the live event, with all coverage relayed automatically to #macrumors2 and #macrumors3. Those channels, however, will remain open for general discussion.
  • Remember to read the most recent rumors... a number of interesting items have popped up on the past 24 hours:

  • Apple's iTunes Music Store and Pepsi?
  • 'iPod: Hot Accessories!' Confirmed.
  • iTunes 4.1, iPod Peripherals - Mic and Image Card Reader?

  • MacRumors readers have also put together a list of recommended iTunes songs that may interest both old and new users of the iTunes Music Store.

    Update: iTunes Music Store is down.

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