Apple Music Up Next

Apple Music: Up Next is a monthly program published by Apple Music aimed at identifying, showcasing and elevating rising star talent. Each month, Apple Music's editorial team selects an artist to promote in order to raise global awareness of the artist and further to grow the artist's audience.^[3][4][5] In August 2017, Apple Music premiered a monthly mini-documentary series chronicling the artists' journey, inspiration and influences. Each season of the Apple Music-exclusive ends with interviews and live performances called Up Next Sessions.^[6] Each selected artist will receive a performance slot on either The Late Late Show with James Corden,^[4] or Jimmy Kimmel Live!,^[7] in addition to an Apple Music-exclusive extended play of their Up Next live performances.^[8] Artists who have previously been given the title are Billie Eilish,^[9] Khalid,^[10] Jessie Reyez,^[11] Bad Bunny,^[12] Sigrid,^[13] Clairo,^[14] and Daniel Caesar.^[15]

GenreReality

Based onITunes New Artist Spotlight

Directed byTaylor Cohen^[1]

Presented by

• Zane Lowe
• Jimmy Iovine

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Apple Music Up Next
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Genre	Reality
Based on	ITunes New Artist Spotlight
Directed by	Taylor Cohen[1]
Presented by	Zane Lowe Jimmy Iovine
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Tara Razavi[2]
Original release
Network	Apple Music
Release	August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17) – present

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The platform also succeeds and is closely related to iTunes New Artist Spotlight which was active during the mid 2010s. Apple Music introduced an equivalent of the program for Sub-Saharan Africa titled "New Artist Spotlight" in 2019.^[16]