'The A-List: Country' is the Next Apple Music Playlist to Receive a Name Change, Now 'Today's Country' - MacRumors
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'The A-List: Country' is the Next Apple Music Playlist to Receive a Name Change, Now 'Today's Country'

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After updating its "The A-List" playlists for genres like alternative and hip-hop, Apple Music has now changed "The A-List: Country" to "Today's Country." This playlist will essentially be the same, keeping track of all of the latest songs coming out of the country music genre, updated every day, while simply ditching "The A-List" moniker that has been around essentially since ‌Apple Music‌ launched in 2015.

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Apple began a large-scale playlist rebranding earlier in 2019, switching "The A-List: Dance" to "danceXL," "The A-List: Hip-Hop" to "Rap Life," "The A-List: Alternative" to "ALT CTRL," and "Best of the Week" to "New Music Daily." One of the few remaining playlists to retain the "A-List" branding is for the pop genre, which now has a simple "A-List Pop" title.

More niche sub-genres are still using the original A-List name style, like Bollywood, K-Pop, Classical, Mandopop, and Russian Hip-Hop. Apple has also launched brand-new playlists this year, like the Shazam Discovery Top 50, which is powered by shazams made around the world to highlight up-and-coming songs and artists that users are discovering any given week.

Top Rated Comments

H3LL5P4WN Avatar
84 months ago
I'm glad they changed it to "Today's Country" cause that crap sure ain't country. A better rename would have been Twangpop.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
H3LL5P4WN Avatar
84 months ago

Old Pick up trucks
Beer
Girls
Blue jeans jeans jeans jeans

did I just write a new country song?
All you need is a trucker hat and two first names, and you'll have a stadium tour booked in no time.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
84 months ago
Apple Music trying to shove country music down our throats.

(Did I do it right?)
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
84 months ago
Country Rap.....C-Rap
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
84 months ago

Old Pick up trucks
Beer
Girls
Blue jeans jeans jeans jeans

did I just write a new country song?
You forgot to mention a cooler to hold the beer, “daddy’s little girl” and sweatin’ all day in the sun - some God mentions will get you a bit higher up the charts also
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dontwalkhand Avatar
84 months ago
Old Pick up trucks
Beer
Girls
Blue jeans jeans jeans jeans

did I just write a new country song?
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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