Apple Motion
Apple Music has opened Apple Motion to all artists at Believe, a feature that brings album covers to life through video. With Apple Motion you will be able to enrich the experience by setting the mood, prolonging your storytelling, or adding context and creativity.
You can find more information about this new feature and the best practices to make the most out of it in this dedicated Artist Resources article.
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How to deliver Apple Music's Motion
The specs are different whether you want to provide an Album Motion or an Artist Page Motion.
To understand the difference between Album Motion and Artist Page Motion visit the dedicated Artist Resources article on Backstage.
Artist page motion
You can find all the material for providing your Artist Page Motion in this folder: Artist Motion Guidelines
The folder hosts the following documents:
- Artist Page Motion Guidelines
- Artist Page Motion AE Toolkit
Album Motion
You can find all the material for providing your Album Motion in this folder: Album Motion Guideline
The folder hosts the following documents:
- Album Motion Guidelines
- PSD Templates
- Apple Music Toolkit
How to upload your Apple Motion
You can request the upload of your Artist / Album Motion on Apple Music through the request form.
- Choose the topic “Apple motion submission”
- Fill the required information
- Attach your files to the request
You need to make sure the files uploaded meet the specs requirements (see above).
There will be no additional check from Believe on the format of the files uploaded. If the files do not meet the requirements, please know that it will generate further back and forth and will delay the availability of the Motion on Apple.
When will the Motion be available on Apple Music?
It takes 10 days for the Motion to be displayed on Apple Music.
To discover more ways to enrich your music thanks to Apple Motion, go to Artist Resources on Backstage.