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While not a Melbourne listener, I was able to listen to the online version of 3MP at https://3mp.com.au/aceplayer.php .
Nothing wrong with the music, comparing it to similar formats in Sydney, 3MP is a hybrid of WS-fm, Smooth and 2CH (DAB+).
The music could best described as music that is not in high rotation of the other stations BUT at the same time, it was the music that were the hits of their day. For example Maria Muldaur's "Midnight At The Oasis", and Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine".
Methinks, what is the meaning of "easy listening" or "relaxing" music or even "beautiful music". It is not a specific genre of music or even bossa nova or Latin-American covers of popular contemporary music as in the latter category.
Easy listening and relaxing could also include performers such as "The London Symphony Orchestra" albums including "London Symphony Orchestra plays The Rolling Stones" and "Essential Classic Rock", Walter Wanderley, Andy Williams, Julie London, Edmundo Ros, Enoch Light, Lawrence Welk and 101 Strings.
I could also include in the definition of easy listening or relaxing, Duffy, Katie Melua, Eskimo Joe, Human Nature, Max Merritt (with or without the Meteors), Rob EG, Macy Gray as easy listening or relaxing. Stretching out, the definition of easy listening, I could also stretch the definition to include 1990s Euro-Dance music from the Visnadi Brothers - Corona, Livin' Joy. May I add artists from the album "Saint-Germain-des-Prés Café The Must Have Cool Tempo Selection from Paris" , reference https://www.discogs.com/Various-Saint-Germain-des-Pr%C3%A9s-Caf%C3%A9-The-Must-Have-Cool-Tempo-Selection-From-Paris/release/3214108
But I bet you none of the listed artists will get airplay. I consider all the examples listed in addition to the music played on 3MP as easy listening/relaxing/beautiful music. They're on my mp3 player.
Thank you,
Anthony of exciting, dynamic and easy listening Belfield
Further to the relaxing music not having a specific genre, an advertisement for Medibank featured a character playing 45 year old client services officer who liked to relax on heavy metal music, reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Sgp7QOpdo&ab_channel=Medibank
If "whatever floats your boat", then triplem offer a range of DAB+ channels
for various genres of rock music, including heavy metal, classic rock, country, 90s and soft rock, ref https://www.triplem.com.au/sydney .
Similarly "relaxing music" could also mean listening to ABC-FM (Classic), Fine Music (2MBS-FM, and DAB+).
Thank you,
Anthony of exciting Belfield