According to Music Business Worldwide, Apple Music has hired one of BBC Radio’s key editorial music executives in the UK: Ryan Newman, who was previously editor of 1Xtra – the BBC’s flagship hip-hop and grime radio station. In that role, he devised and implemented music strategy at the network, shaping its musical direction.
BBC Radio 1Xtra (also known simply as 1Xtra) is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specializing in urban music. Launched on August 20, 2002, it had been codenamed Network X during the consultation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1.
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