Apple debuted its Apple Music service at the end of June in a high-profile launch featuring its Beats 1 live radio station with Zane Lowe and exclusive content from musicians such as Pharell Williams. Apple Music is a diverse service offering a streaming music component, Pandora-like radio stations and a social network called Connect.
While the Beats 1 radio station is attracting attention for its always on, live content, the streaming Apple music service is giving rivals Spotify and Rdio a run for their money. As part of its Apple Music streaming service, Apple has made the entire iTunes library available to you if you subscribe to the service. One nice benefit of the service — as you browse through the catalog of songs, you don’t have to do so quietly. You can queue up your favorite songs for immediate playback while you take your time and explore what is available in the streaming service.
To queue a song for immediate playback, all you need to do is tap on the ellipses button next to a song. This selection will open a dialog box with the options such as “Play Next,” “Start Station,” “Share Song”, and more. We are interested in the “Play Next” and the “Add to Up Next” options, both of which will tag the selected track for playback. The “Play Next” option does exactly what its name implies — when you select this option, Apple Music will play the selected track as soon as the current one is finished playing.
The “Add to Up Next” option does something similar, but it is slightly different from “Play Next.” “Add to Up Next” creates a playlist of songs that you want to listen to right away. You can continue to add to this list as you browse through iTunes and then listen to the songs Apple Music makes its way through your list of selected songs. This feature is perfect for creating a quick workout playlist or for compiling a selection of songs for a short road trip. Unlike a regular playlist that can be stored indefinitely and shared across devices, this “Up Next” playlist is meant to be temporary with new content added on the fly.
