Last week at the New York International Auto Show, BMW Group of North America was thrilled to announce that iHeartRadio, the popular music streaming radio station, was now available to BMW drivers across the country. Drivers will be able to access the iHeartRadio app directly from the BMW Connected Drive services. Keep reading to find out more about this great new partnership and how much you are going to love it!
iHeartRadio is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service (with more than 500 million total downloads) that music lovers use nationwide. It serves as iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform and averages more than 245 million monthly listeners in the United States to go along with 97 million monthly digital uniques and 196 million monthly consumers of its content. Services include radio broadcasting as well as online, mobile, digital and social media live concerts and events.
With the partnership iHeartRadio has created the iHeartRadio for Auto app that was specifically certified by BMW as being safe to use while driving a vehicle. The app uses the BMW Group’s Apps for Automotive technology and can be downloaded onto any iOS (Apple) device. Once your smartphone is hooked up via a USB port and the app launched, drivers can control the app with various functions of the iDrive Controller. Drivers can now enjoy access to thousands of iHeartRadio’s live radio stations as well as a catalog of more than 20 million songs and 800,000 artists. It also offers a personalized “For You” feature that will tailor recommendations based on music preference.
To learn more about the iHeartRadio for Auto app and what new BMW vehicles feature it, head on down to Fields BMW Northfield. The team here at your Chicagoland BMW dealers will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have about this and any other special feature!