{"id":5926,"date":"2016-07-12T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T13:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=5926"},"modified":"2016-06-02T13:27:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T13:27:46","slug":"linked-in-praise-of-the-a-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/07\/12\/linked-in-praise-of-the-a-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;In Praise of the A-List&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/link\/2016\/05\/in-praise-of-the-a-list\/\">via SixColors<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The A-List playlists, curated by smart music editors for each genre and updated regularly under Apple Music\u2019s New tab, are my single favorite feature of the service. Almost all of my music discovery in the last nine months has been courtesy of the A-List Alternative playlist.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the things Apple Music does really well is curated playlists. 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