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King Charles Releasing His Own Apple Music Playlist

Apple today announced that King Charles III will be releasing an Apple Music playlist next week.

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Recorded at Buckingham Palace, "The King's Music Room" will spotlight some of King Charles III's favorite songs. The playlist will feature songs from artists hailing from Commonwealth countries, such as Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, and Grace Jones.

The playlist will premiere on the Apple Music 1 radio station for free at 6 a.m. UK time on Monday, March 10, which is Commonwealth Day. It will be replayed multiple times throughout Monday and Tuesday on both the Apple Music 1 and Apple Music Hits stations, and Apple Music subscribers will be able to listen to the playlist on demand at any time.

For more details, read the announcement on the Apple Newsroom website in the UK.

During the holiday season, King Charles III toured Apple's UK headquarters at Battersea Power Station, alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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Top Rated Comments

20 months ago
This is horrifying. Literally no one asked for this.
Score: 38 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Naraxus Avatar
20 months ago
Very cool. For being as old as he is, His Majesty is remarkably up on tech. It's sad but I can see the cheapshots being lobbed his way. He gets alot of unfair scorn imo. Some is deserved but certainly not all.
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago
Good for him. Music should be for everyone to enjoy.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago
Pictured: a room full of people who care.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago

Pretty big deal for this to come from a guy who probably remembers the invention of radio or gramophones.
It looks like history isn't your strongest point. The guy is 76 years old, not 150.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Apple Fan 2008 Avatar
20 months ago
Now that's a headline I didn't expect to see.

(please be Pink Floyd or Queen, please be Pink Floyd or Queen, please be Pink Floyd or Queen...)
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)