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Discover the magic and full power of Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on Apple Music with this handpicked playlist which mixes remastered classic songs with the biggest and best new music in Spatial.

Ever wish you could get that feeling of hearing your favourite song for the first time all over again? No problem. Thanks to Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, now on Apple Music, you can be fully immersed in the songs you love, as if you’ve stepped inside of them. The vocals you harmonise with, the beats you move to: All of it can feel real enough to touch, like you’re at the centre of it all. It’s a three-dimensional listening experience where sound comes from around and above you. Handmade by our editors, this playlist showcases some of music’s biggest and brightest songs as you’ve never heard them before. There’s no turning back from here.

As its name implies, alternative music offers a breath of fresh air—something new and different from the norm. Listening to alternative in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos coaxes out even more sonic nuances, thanks to three-dimensional sound that highlights the genre’s forward-thinking aesthetic. Handpicked by our editors, this playlist provides an immersive experience that conjures the excitement of a summer festival and the exhilarating feeling of a buzzing club show.

One of the things we love most about jazz is the interplay—the way players and instruments react to one another in the moment, the way they weave together. An immersive listening experience in which sound comes to us from above and all around, Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos places us in the middle of the music, where we can experience that magic as it unfolds—almost as if we’re in a combo or watching from onstage in one of the world’s great jazz clubs. Curated by our editors, this handmade playlist brings the elegance of jazz to life, with a selection of classics both old and new.

To experience hip-hop in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos is to step inside the song. The samples, the beats, the sound of an MC’s voice and flow—all of that can be heard in its own space, and with stunning clarity. It’s a 3D listening experience where sound comes to you from all directions—the next leap forward in the evolution of recorded music. This handpicked playlist offers a revealing new look at hip-hop, placing the artistry in every song on full display.

Big, bold, bright—pop songs are made for dancing and singing along to. But when you listen to them in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, you can take that experience to another level, as sound comes to you from all directions. Curated by our editors, this handmade playlist offers an immersive listening experience that’s the closest thing to being in the club, in the very centre of the moment’s hottest songs.

Country music is known for its natural warmth, whether it’s coming from the strum of a guitar, a glimmer of pedal steel or a heart-rending vocal. Now you can hear all of those elements interacting in a totally new way, thanks to Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, the natural dynamics of each song able to shine like never before in three-dimensional sound. Handmade by our editors, this playlist shines a light on country at its warmest and most vibrant.

Listening to the expansive universe of Latin music in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos can bring entire orchestras into your living room or teleport you to the hottest reggaetón throwdowns. Feel the thump of every beat drop or get swept away in the booming horns of your favourite salsa ensembles. Spatial Audio highlights the richness and diversity of Latin sounds in any environment.

When you’re listening to classical music in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, it’s as though you’re in the concert hall, standing side by side with the conductor, awash in the magnificent sound of a full orchestra. It’s a three-dimensional listening experience, one in which every detail and every instrument feels clear and close—from the swell of a string section to a virtuosic wind solo to the thunder of timpani and every vibration of the hammer. Handpicked by our editors, this playlist brings that listening experience to life with a selection of known pieces as well as those you’ve maybe yet to discover.

From the trendy beats to the flamboyant performances, K-pop is a genre that plays to all of the senses. And now you can experience K-pop in three-dimensional sound thanks to Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. The music coming from all directions will transport you right into the studio or to your favourite artist’s live show. With tracks handpicked by Apple Music editors, this playlist invites you to enjoy K-pop on a whole new level.