December 6, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Apple introduces Apple Music Sing
Apple Music extends its world-class lyrics experience with a new feature that makes it easy for fans to sing along to tens of millions of songs
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced Apple Music Sing, an exciting new feature that allows users to sing along to their favorite songs with customizable vocals1 and real-time lyrics. Apple Music Sing offers multiple lyrics views to help fans take the lead, perform duets, sing backups, and more — all integrated into Apple Music’s unparalleled lyrics experience. Coupled with an ever-expanding catalog of tens of millions of the world’s most singable songs, Apple Music Sing makes it fun and easy for anyone to join in however and wherever they want.
Apple Music Sing will be available to Apple Music subscribers around the world later this month and can be enjoyed on iPhone, iPad and the new Apple TV 4K.
“The Apple Music lyrics experience is consistently one of the most popular features of our service,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and Beats at Apple. “We already know that our users around the world love to sing along to their favorite songs, so we wanted to develop this offering even further to enable even more engagement with music through song. It’s really fun, our customers will love it.”
Apple Music Sing includes:
- Adjustable Vocals: Users now have control over a song’s vocal levels. They can sing with the artist’s original vocals, lead or mix with millions of songs in the Apple Music catalog.
- Real-time lyrics: Users can sing along to their favorite songs with animated lyrics that dance to the rhythm of the song.
- Backing Vocals: Chant lines that are sung at the same time can be animated independently of the main vocal, making it easier for users to follow along.
- Duet view: Multiple vocalists appear on either side of the screen for easy singing along to duets or tracks with multiple singers.
Apple Music is also launching a suite of over 50 dedicated companion playlists featuring all the epic songs, duets, choruses and anthems that have made people around the world sing – fully optimized for the Apple Music Sing experience.
Availability
- Apple Music Sing will be available to Apple Music subscribers worldwide later this month.2
- Apple Music Sing is available on all compatible iPhone and iPad models and on the new Apple TV 4K.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple’s five software platforms—iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS—provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are committed to making the world’s best products and leaving the world better than we found it.
About Apple Music
Apple loves music. Apple revolutionized the music experience with iPod and iTunes. Today, award-winning Apple Music celebrates musicians, songwriters, producers, and fans with a catalog of more than 100 million songs, expertly curated playlists, and the best artist interviews, talks, and global premieres with Apple Music Radio. With original content from the most respected and loved people in music, autoplay, time-synced lyrics, lossless audio, and immersive sound powered by Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, Apple Music provides the world’s best listening experience, bringing listeners new music can discover and enjoy their favorites while strengthening the global artist community. Apple Music is available in more than 165 countries and regions on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod mini, CarPlay and online at music.apple.com, plus popular smart speakers, smart TVs and Android and Windows devices. Apple Music is ad-free and never shares consumer data with third parties. More information is available at apple.com/apple-music.
- The vocal slider adjusts the vocal volume, but does not completely remove the vocals.
- The feature is not available for Apple Music Voice Plan subscribers.
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