Apple Music subscribers can use Apple Music Sing to view real-time, beat-by-beat lyrics for select songs, as well as adjust the volume of a song’s vocals, so you can sing along with the music while viewing the lyrics as they’re highlighted. You can even sing onscreen with Apple TV 4K.

Note: Apple Music Sing needs iPhone 11 or later with iOS 16.2 or later, and it doesn’t work on iPhone SE (2nd generation).

Adjust the volume of a song’s vocals

1. Open the Music app on your iPhone.
2. While a song is playing, tap the MiniPlayer to open the Now Playing screen. Tap the Lyrics button.
3. Touch and hold the Apple Music Sing button. Then drag the slider up or down to adjust the vocal volume.

   When you need help pronouncing or translating the lyrics, tap the Translation and Pronunciation button then choose Show Pronunciation or Show Translation. The Translation and Pronunciation button only appears when a translation or pronunciation is available that matches your iPhone device’s Preferred Languages list. (You can view this list and add languages directly to it in Settings > General > Language & Region.) Not available in all languages.

   Tip: You can have either the lyrics or the pronunciation appear in larger text. Go to Settings > General > Apps > Music.

4. To turn off Apple Music Sing for the song, tap the slider.

   If you’re listening to a song playing with Dolby Atmos and you turn on Apple Music Sing, Dolby Atmos turns off and the song plays without surround sound. If you turn off Apple Music Sing, the song plays with Dolby Atmos.

   

Sing onscreen with Apple TV 4K

Pair your iPhone with your Apple TV 4K, and you can enhance your singing experience with either of these features:

• See visual effects: Your iPhone becomes a Continuity Camera to see yourself singing onscreen along with the lyrics. Add visual effects to your image and lyrics to enhance the singalong experience.
• Sing with iPhone Mic: In iOS 26, your iPhone becomes a microphone to amplify your voice right through your Apple TV 4K (3rd generation).

“Cruel World” written by Holly Humberstone, Rob Milton, and Benjamin Francis Leftwich.

Enjoy music stored on iPhone as well as music streamed over the internet. You can build a music library—your collection of songs and albums—in many ways, from subscribing to Apple Music to transferring music from other services or buying music.

With an Apple Music subscription, you can start listening to millions of songs right away, and everyone in your Family Sharing group can share a family subscription. After you subscribe, you can bring your music from other music services, or you can buy and download music from the iTunes Store.

Note: Services and features aren’t available in all countries or regions, and features may vary by region. Additional charges may apply when using a cellular connection.

Subscribe to Apple Music

When you subscribe to Apple Music, you can start listening to millions of songs from the Apple Music catalog right away. To access your music library on all your devices, turn on Sync Library (go to Settings > Apps > Music). Then, add and download songs so that you can play your favorites any time, even when you’re offline.

Quick tip: With an Apple Music family subscription, everyone in your Family Sharing group can share one Apple Music subscription.

Transfer existing music from other music services

After you subscribe, you can easily bring your music from other music services to Apple Music. Tap your profile icon, then tap Transfer Music from Other Services. Follow the onscreen instructions to transfer your existing library or playlists.

Buy music from the iTunes Store

Don’t subscribe to Apple Music but want to add your favorite songs or albums? You can buy and download music from the iTunes Store. Items you previously purchased from the iTunes Store can also be downloaded to your authorized computers and devices, up to 10 total.

Transfer music from your Mac or Windows device

To transfer and update music between your iPhone and your device, connect your Mac or Windows device. Syncing supported content works with Music on macOS 10.15 or later, and with iTunes on macOS 10.14 or earlier and Windows devices.

When you purchase access to movies, TV shows, music, music videos, ebooks, audiobooks, or ringtones from Apple, you also have the option to permanently download these items to a compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC. Apple cannot revoke your downloaded content, and you can always access your downloaded content without an internet connection.

You can create playlists to suit specific moods or to organize songs with a certain theme.

In the U.S., you can use Playlist Playground to tell Apple Music what kind of music you want, by describing the mood or vibe. You can then customize a playlist by adding, reordering, or removing tracks, and delete it later. You can also add music to an existing playlist.

Here’s how to create, edit, and delete music playlists on iPhone.

Create a playlist with Playlist Playground (U.S. only)

1. Start the Music app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Library, then tap the New Playlist button.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Use Playlist Playground: Tell Apple Music what kind of music you want to listen to by describing the mood, vibe, or providing details. For example, you can type something like “morning coffee music” and get 25 suggested tracks with a custom title.

     Customize the playlist by adding, reordering or removing tracks.

   • Create manually: Add the tracks you want by tapping Add Songs and selecting the tracks you want to add.
4. Tap the More button for more customization options and tap the Done button.

Note: Playlist Playground is available in beta only to subscribers 13 and older in the U.S. and in English.

Create a playlist

1. Start the Music app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Playlists and tap the New Playlist button. Then tap Create New Playlist.
3. Enter a playlist title.
4. To give your playlist cover art, tap the Camera button and then take a photo, choose an image from your photo library, or choose a file on your device.
5. Tap the Done button, then tap Add Music.

   You can search for music, select music from your library, or choose from the suggested songs listed at the bottom of the screen.

6. Tap the Add button to add music to the playlist.

Quick tip: Songs you add to a playlist can go into your library automatically. Go to Settings > Apps > Music, then turn on Add Playlist Songs.

Add music to an existing playlist

You can add music to a playlist in several ways once you’ve created it.

1. Start the Music app on your iPhone.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Touch and hold an album, playlist, song, or music video, tap Add to a Playlist, then choose a playlist.
   • From the Now Playing screen, tap the More button, tap Add to a Playlist, then choose a playlist.

Edit a playlist

Besides renaming playlists, you can change the artwork, add and remove songs, and more.

Note: Only the owner of a collaborative playlist can make any change to it. Other participants can add, remove, or reorder songs in the playlist, and that’s all.

1. Start the Music app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the playlist, tap the More button and tap Edit. Do any of the following:
   • Rename the playlist: Tap the current name, then enter a new name.
   • Edit cover art: Select from a variety of Apple templates or tap the Camera button to add your own.
   • Show (or hide) the playlist in your Apple Music profile: Turn on (or off) the Show on My Profile and in Search option.
   • Add songs from your library: Tap the Add button, go to any place in your library and tap the Add button next to the song.

     You can also touch and hold an item (song, album, playlist, or music video), tap Add to a Playlist, then choose a playlist.

   • Add a Suggested Song: Tap the Add button, scroll below the Library options, and tap the Add button next to the song.

     Suggested Songs also appears at the bottom of your playlist song list. To refresh the list of suggestions, tap the Refresh Suggested Songs button.

   • Delete a song: Tap the song, then tap the Delete button.

     Note: Deleting a song from a playlist doesn’t delete it from your library.

   • Change the song order: Drag the Reorder button next to a song.

Changes you make to your music library are updated across all your devices when Sync Library is turned on (go to Settings > Apps > Music, then turn on Sync Library). If you’re not an Apple Music subscriber, the changes appear in your music library the next time you sync with your computer.

Sort a playlist

1. Start the Music app on your iPhone.
2. Tap a playlist, then tap the More button.
3. Tap Sort By, then choose an option.

Delete a playlist

Deleting a playlist doesn’t remove its songs, which remain in your library and on your iPhone. But deleting a collaborative playlist you own ends the collaboration and removes the playlist from your library, though it remains in the participants’ library.

1. Start the Music app on your iPhone.
2. Touch and hold the playlist and tap Delete from Library.

You can also tap the playlist, tap the More button, then tap Delete from Library.