How to get notified about newly released songs and albums from your favorite artists on Apple Music

Stay up to date with your favorite artists’ latest releases on Apple Music and never miss a beat with this guide on receiving notifications for new songs and albums.

Get notified of new songs by your favorite artists on Apple Music

You might like browsing through the new releases in the Apple Music app. But what if you can receive notifications of new releases based on what’s in your library? Well, you can!

When you head to your Library tab, you can see if artists you already love have released something new. Here’s how to enable the notifications for new releases in the Music app.

How to mark an artist or band as a favorite in Apple Music

To get notified of new releases, you must add that artist to your favorite.

On iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Music app and tap Search.
  2. Type the name of your favorite artist or band and click the Artist search result.
  3. Tap the star icon to mark this artist as your favorite.
  4. Follow the above steps to add more artists as your favorite.
Mark an artist as favorite in Apple Music app on iPhone

On Mac

  1. Go inside the Music app and enter the artist’s name in the search box.
  2. Select the Artist search result.
  3. Click the star icon to make it your favorite.
Mark an artist as favorite in Apple Music app on Mac

Enable new song release notifications in Apple Music

You can get notified of new releases by all your favorite artists.

On iPhone and iPad

  1. Open the Music app on your iPhone or iPad.
  2. Tap your profile picture or icon from the top right.
  3. Select Notifications.
  4. Turn on the toggle for New Music, and then when it displays, the toggle for Show in Library too.
Get notified of new songs from your favorite artist on Apple Music

On Mac

  1. Open the Music app on your computer.
  2. From the top menu bar, click Account > Notifications.
  3. Check the box for Artists and Shows.
  4. Finally, click Done.
Turn on new Apple Music notifications on Mac

And that’s all there is to it. Now you should never miss new songs or albums by the artists you already enjoy listening to on Apple Music.

Hopefully, this small but useful improvement will help you find out when your favorite artists have something new to listen to in the Music app. Will you turn it on?

If you ever want to disable these notifications, follow the above steps and toggle them off. Alternatively, you can also go to Settings/System Settings > Notifications and stop the Music app from sending new alerts.

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