Apple Music subscribers receive 'gifts' galore from global artists this holiday season

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Sam Smith, Shania Twain, and more involved.

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Subscribers to Apple Music can look forward to a series of "gifts" as part of the From Apple Music With Love celebrations starting today.

Running through November 30, From Apple Music With Love sees a number of global artists share additional content with their fans across the Apple Music service this holiday season. Some of the artists getting involved include Sam Smith, Shania Twain, Fred Again, John Legend, and DJ Khaled.

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Variety reports that the gifts offered by the artists will include a range of things including "live recordings, new versions of favorite songs, a classic album rerelease alongside a brand new holiday album, and mixes."

The first of these gifts comes from Fred Again, dubbed a "British electronic ace" by the outlet.

Speaking about the Boiler Room set that Apple Music listeners can enjoy right now, the artists said that it was nothing short of "chaos."

“I was almost helplessly present,” he told Apple Music. “I always thought, ‘Well, when I do mine, I’ll have my best friend here and my other mate here,” he said. “But it was so rammed that my best friends couldn’t get close anyway.

You'll of course need to be an Apple Music subscriber to listen to this set and others, so make sure that you're all signed up. Apple One is the best value if you're also using Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, and other Apple services. However, you can of course subscribe to Apple Music on its own starting from $4.99 per month for the Voice plan. You'll need the $10.99 per month Individual plan to get the most out of the service, though, while families can pay $16.99 per month. The Family Plan unlocks the full Apple Music experience for up to six people.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.