Create motion artwork for Apple Music
Invite listeners into your world. Album motion artwork is a powerful way to deepen the connection between your music and your audience. It brings your album to life: adding movement, emotion, and atmosphere that reflect your unique sound.
Find out how to create and deliver motion artwork for albums and artist pages on Apple Music.
Album motion artwork
Take your album artwork to greater heights by enriching it with motion. Album motion artwork is displayed for users on Apple Music for desktop and iOS.
Creating album motion artwork
Artists may now create motion artwork that meets Apple Music’s specifications with the help of several third-party companies, such as Rotor Videos and Immersity AI.
In addition to these automated solutions, we’ve curated a list of animation vendors that can collaborate directly with artists or labels to bring album artwork to life through motion.
Whether you’re looking for a one-time creative partner or a team to support high-volume catalogue projects, the list includes a range of options from independent animation vendors to boutique animation studios.
Explore the recommended collaborators below.
Independent animation companies
If you’re looking for a one-time creative partner, these companies can support 1-10 albums.
| Blinkmybrain | FCO Visual | Hi-Lo |
|---|
If you’re looking to create high-volume projects, these companies can support 10-10,000+ albums.
| 3rdfloor | Hunter | Mind’s Eye Creative |
|---|---|---|
| House Down Studios | Lung Animation |
To learn how to create visually consistent album motion artwork that is easily recognizable on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and smart TVs, visit the Apple Music Album Motion Guidelines. There, you’ll find motion artwork templates to use as a visual guide, artwork specifications, and guidelines on how to create engaging album art that follows our standards. While creating your art, follow the Motion Album Artwork guidelines outlined in the Apple Music Style Guide to ensure your content will be quickly approved and added to Apple Music.
Delivering album motion artwork
Because motion artwork is delivered to Apple with your content, you’ll need to work with your distributor to deliver this artwork to Apple. Note, your distributor can also assist in adding motion artwork to an existing product. To easily find a distributor who delivers motion artwork, review our list of Preferred Providers.