That way they play in time with Apple’s Live Lyrics feature.
You can also download the Musixmatch app to sync the lyrics with the music. Once you’re verified, log in to Musixmatch again to add lyrics for each of your songs. You need to wait for Musixmatch to verify your account, this could take a couple of days. Follow the prompts to fill in your details, link your artist profile, and create a Musixmatch profile. Then go to the Verified Artist’s page on the Musixmatch website and click Get Verified Now. So make sure you get those accounts in order first by going to the Spotify Artists website and the Apple Music Artists website. To do this, you will need to link the account to your artist account on other streaming services, like Spotify or Apple Music. Verify yourself as the original artist to submit lyrics. You can even use the Musixmatch app to add timings for Live Lyrics.įirst, you must sign up as a verified artist on Musixmatch. Musixmatch lets you upload lyrics to your own music on all the most popular streaming services and social media platforms. If you can’t add lyrics through your aggregator-or you don’t want to pay their fee-you can use Musixmatch instead. Many of them can add lyrics to songs for you, though they may charge a fee to do so. Some popular aggregators include CD Baby, DistroKid, or AWAL. To add official lyrics that everyone can see, you need to be the original artist or a representative of that artist.įirst, speak to the aggregator you used to upload your music to Apple Music. When you add custom lyrics to a song in Apple Music, they only show up for you.
How to Add Official Lyrics to Your Own Song in Apple Music Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable, then use iTunes or Apple Music to sync music to your device. If you added custom lyrics to local files on your computer, you need to manually sync those files to your other devices as well. When both devices are connected to the Internet, your custom lyrics should sync almost instantly. Use iCloud to sync custom lyrics across all your devices. Now go to Settings > Music on an iPhone or iPad and turn on Sync Library. From the menu bar, go to Music > Preferences and enable the Sync Library option. If you subscribe to Apple Music, the easiest way to sync your music is by using iCloud.
If you want to see these lyrics on other devices as well, you need to sync your music first. Step 3: Sync Your Custom Lyrics to Other DevicesĪfter adding custom lyrics to a song on your computer, click the quotation icon to view lyrics in Apple Music or iTunes. When you’re finished, click Done to save your custom lyrics. Type out the lyrics carefully to ensure you don’t make any mistakes. Make sure you add an extra line break between verses and choruses so the formatting looks right. You can now type (or copy and paste) the correct lyrics for that song. Go to the Lyrics tab to see any lyrics associated with that song, then enable the Custom Lyrics option at the bottom of the screen. Many of them are editable if you added that song to your library, but any changes you make only affect the song in your personal library. The Get Info window shows various pieces of information about a song.
On a Windows PC, you need to right-click the song to reveal this option. Step 2: Add Custom Lyrics From the Get Info WindowĪfter adding the relevant song to your Apple Music or iTunes library, control-click that song and select Get Info.
Select the music files to add them to your library. Add individual songs or an entire album to your library at once.Īlternatively, if you already have the music files downloaded to your computer, go to File > Import from the menu bar in Apple Music or File > Add to Library in iTunes. Then click the Add ( +) button next to that song to add it to your library you don’t need to download it. If you subscribe to Apple Music, search for the song you want to add lyrics to using the search bar. However, Windows users need to download iTunes from Apple’s website instead. On a Mac, you should already have the Apple Music app. Step 1: Add the Music to Your Libraryīefore you can add custom lyrics to a song, you need to add it to your library in Apple Music or iTunes. Since that won’t apply to most people, we’ll explain how to add personal custom lyrics first, then show artists how to add official lyrics after.įollow these three steps to add custom lyrics to songs in Apple Music. If you want to upload official lyrics for everyone to see, you need to be the original artist. It’s also important to note that custom lyrics are only visible to you. Live Lyrics change in time with the music.