Apple Music opens state-of-the-art creative studio in Los Angeles

Apple Music Los Angeles studio marks a decade of the platform by giving artists a real place to create, connect, and be heard beyond the screen.

Ten years in, Apple Music is doing something refreshingly tangible. Instead of marking its anniversary with just playlists and press quotes, the platform is opening the doors to a brand new creative studio in Los Angeles. Set to launch this summer in Culver City, the space feels less like a corporate facility and more like a long-term commitment to artists and the culture that surrounds them.

This is not a studio built for quick hits or surface-level content. The three-story, 15,000 square foot space was designed to let artists settle in, experiment, and tell their stories properly. Inside, there are two advanced radio studios built for conversation as much as performance, a 4,000 square foot soundstage for live sets and fan moments, and a dedicated Spatial Audio mixing room powered by a 9.2.4 PMC speaker system. Add in writing rooms, isolation booths, editing suites, and social content labs, and it becomes clear this is meant to be lived in, not rushed through.

Apple Music Radio remains central to the platform, evolving from Beats 1 to a global presence. The radio team, led by hosts like Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden, has built a space where artists are treated as people first. The new studio reflects this approach, providing a dedicated environment for genuine conversation and connection.

While Los Angeles serves as the base, the new studio is part of a broader network of Apple Music creative hubs in cities including New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris, and Nashville. This expansion highlights a shift in how streaming platforms engage with artists, moving beyond distribution to invest in spaces that support collaboration and direct connection.

To celebrate the milestone, Apple Music Radio is rolling out a full week of anniversary programming. It begins with “Don’t Be Boring: The Birth of Apple Music Radio,” followed by an all-day retrospective on defining moments from the past decade. The celebration wraps with a live broadcast featuring artists who helped shape the platform. Alongside the broadcasts, Apple Music will release its top 500 most-streamed songs of the last ten years and launch Replay All Time, letting listeners revisit the music that has followed them through different chapters of life.

In a landscape obsessed with speed, metrics, and endless content, this studio feels like a pause in the best way. A reminder that music still deserves space, intention, and care. Ten years after launch, Apple Music is not just looking back at what it built. It is laying down the foundation for how artists and fans might connect in the decade ahead.

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I’m a professional film photographer with a deep passion for the hypnotic beats of house and techno. Growing up in a family of musicians, I developed an ear for melody and rhythm, which fuels my love for always exploring emerging & current artists in the electronic music scene. My favorite DJs—Stephan Bodzin, KREAM, Adriatique, Mathame, Apashe, and Cassian—are constant sources of inspiration. Beyond photography, I’m a writer who loves to share insights and opinions about the music that moves me, always diving into the evolving world of EDM.

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