We understand the importance of being able
to customize the information you share with your fans
and we want to empower you with tools
that help you take more control
over your Apple Music presence.
Artist Content in Apple Music for Artists
not only gives you a unified view
of your primary artist content on Apple Music,
but also gives you the opportunity to tell our editors
and your fans a little bit more about yourself as an artist.
Artist Content is divided into two sections,
Music and Videos and Artist Profile.
Music and Videos provides
a helpful overview of your content
that's available on your Apple Music artist page
as well as upcoming releases.
Your content encompasses any songs, albums,
or music videos where you are the primary artist.
In other words, you need to be the main artist associated
with the specific content
for it to show up on your artist page.
If you're not the primary artist, this would include
featured artists, producers, and songwriters,
you won't have access to that specific piece of content.
This is a great way to familiarize yourself
with how your content displays on Apple Music.
By clicking on any song, album, or video,
you can review relevant metadata,
including Release Date, Title, Artist, and Genre.
You can even see Language information
within the individual song detail pages.
Album metadata includes
additional record label and track listing information.
With the album view, you can easily navigate
to the individual song detail pages from the track list
and review all metadata related to a specific album at once.
If you want to make a change to any of your content metadata,
reach out to your distributor or record label directly,
as they manage how your content is delivered to Apple.
Now, one of the best features within Artist Content
is the ability to add or update lyrics.
Lyrics are an amazing way to allow fans
to connect deeper with your music
and are associated with increased engagement
and time spent listening.
You can view, edit, or submit lyrics
by clicking on any of your songs
within the Music and Videos section of Artist Content.
If a song doesn't have lyrics attached to it, you'll see an Add Lyrics button
within the lyrics section of the song detail page.
Click here to populate the song lyrics field,
where you can copy and paste your formatted lyrics.
If a song already has lyrics available,
they'll appear in the same section for your review.
If at any point you find your lyrics
aren't showing up correctly, you can click Request a Change
and provide a brief description about what needs to be updated
along with the corrected lyrics.
One submitted, please allow up to ten business days
for these changes to be approved and updated in Apple Music.
Finally, to ensure your new lyrics are accepted,
make sure you follow the lyrics formatting requirements
outlined in our lyrics guidelines.
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