Apple Music's Beats 1 recruit Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig

Image: Ezra Koenig (Credit: Chriszak)

Vampire Weekend front-man Ezra Koenig is the latest recruit to land a slot on Apple Music's brand new radio station Beats 1. 

The show titled 'Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig' will alternate with Pharrel's slot, and cuts its teeth on Sunday 12th July. 

TIME CRISIS episode 1 on beats 1 this sunday featuring: despot, cousin asher, mark ronson, desus, mero, rashida jones pic.twitter.com/TC6YlpHvAa

— Ezra Koenig (@arzE) July 7, 2015

Beats 1 has already hooked in some star names with Run the Jewels recently joining the likes of Zane Lowe, Josh Homme (QOTSA), Pharrell, St Vincent, Drake, Dr.Dre and Disclosure.