Complete Guide: See Lyrics in Apple Music on Different Devices

For most Apple Music lovers, the lyrics mean a lot. Sometimes they want to view the lyrics while listening to the song, in order to confirm the actual meaning that the singer is singing; or they just want to learn this song, starting from the lyrics. Apple Music has made this become easier than ever.

In the following, we have updated our and share an explicit complete guide on how to get lyrics on Apple Music across devices from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android device, Mac or PC computer to Apple TV.

Considering that Apple Music has complete its music streaming with the perfect combination with Apple Music catalog and local music collections, we also offer pro tips for how to add lyrics to Apple Music for local music.

Part 1. How to Get Lyrics on Apple Music (Time-Synced Lyrics/ Full Lyrics)

Whether for new Apple Music users to use lyrics to search for their new favorite song in Apple Music or for existing Apple Music subscribers to sing along to lyrics, Apple Music lyrics take Apple Music to the next level - music interaction.

As it stands now, Apple Music features two kind of lyrics - time-synced lyrics and full lyrics. Both are accessible across devices and platforms.

Things You'll Need: Apple Music Subscriptions

For starters, Apple Music subscription needs to be active to access to time-synced lyrics and full lyrics from Apple Music catalog.

Note: For Apple Music users without subscriptions or for those want to see lyrics from local music collections, we have exclusives including the instruction for how to add lyrics to local music files in iTunes and a powerful Apple Music tool - ViWizard Audio Converter. Scroll down to explore more!

Full Lyrics on Apple Music

Similar to other music services, Apple Music offer full lyrics to most songs from its music catalog with more than 90 million songs.

Time-Synced Lyrics on Apple Music

While full-lyrics allows a bigger view of Apple Music lyrics in Apple Music app, time-synced lyrics ensure a better music interaction. As the song proceeds, time-synced lyrics scroll down and appear in sync with the music, thus making it easier to follow along with loved songs.

Note: Different versions of the same songs will have different time-synced lyrics.

Note: Not all Apple Music songs have available lyrics. If you can't find Lyrics button, it means that this song may have no available lyrics.

Part 2. How to See Apple Music Lyrics on Mobile Devices (iOS/Android)

If you're an iOS or Android user, you will get both time-synced lyrics and full lyrics in Apple Music across devices from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android phone.

Note: To access and see both 2 kinds of supported lyrics, the selected song needs to be from Apple Music catalog but not from personal music collection.

See Apple Music Time-Synced Lyrics on Mobile

1. On mobile, open the Music app.

2. Select and stream a song from the Apple Music catalog.

3. Tap the streaming song bar at the bottom of the screen.

4. In the Play View, see and tap the Lyrics button (Music Inline icon) in the lower-left corner of the screen to turn on or off the available time-synced lyrics.

Note: If the time-synced lyrics aren't available (nothing happens when a tap on the Lyrics button), use the second method to access the Apple Music full lyrics instead. Also, chances are that this song in the Apple Music catalog doesn't have available lyrics for both.

See Apple Music Full Lyrics on Mobile

Beyond time-synced lyrics, Apple Music also offers full lyrics for more songs from its catalog. With subscription, you can see Apple Music full lyrics on mobile as preferred.

Note: This method also works for those fail to access time-synced lyrics but still want to see available lyrics.

1. Still on mobile, open the Apple Music app.

2. From here to tap and hold the selected song from Apple Music catalog.

3. See and tap on the View Full Lyrics.

Part 3. How to See Apple Music Lyrics on Desktop (Mac/PC)

If streaming Apple Music and viewing lyrics on desktop is preferred, of course, you can also see Apple Music lyrics on your Mac or PC. However, difference exists between Mac and PC computer.

For Mac to See Apple Music Lyrics

For Mac users, the process to see Apple Music lyrics is similar to have them on mobile because the Mac computer also supports Apple Music app.

See Apple Music Time-Synced Lyrics on Mac

1. On desktop, open the Apple Music app.

2. Stream a song from the Apple Music catalog.

3. See and tap the streaming song at the bottom of the screen.

4. To turn time-synced lyrics on, tap Lyrics (Music Inline icon) to see the lyrics verses.

Pro Tips: How to See Time-Synced Lyrics in Full Screen on Mac

5. To see the time-synced lyrics in full screen (not the full lyrics), follow the two more steps.

6. On Apple Music app, go to the menu bar.

7. Choose Windows and then select Full Screen Player.

Now enjoy the time-synced lyrics in a bigger view.

Note: Still, if the time-synced lyrics of the selected songs are not available, check out the second method to see Apple Music full lyrics instead.

See Apple Music Full Lyrics on Mac

1. Open the Apple Music app.

2. Control-click the song to see the shortcut menu.

3. From the shortcut menu, choose Get Info.

4. Click the Lyrics tab to access the full lyrics of the song.

For PC Computer to See Apple Music Lyrics

For those are more familiar with iTunes for PC, Apple Music also lets Apple Music subscribers to see lyrics in iTunes. However, the accessible kinds of lyrics may be limited to full lyrics, while Apple Music app has both time-synced lyrics and full lyrics on Mac.

Note: As it stands now, Apple Music features time-synced lyrics on Apple Music app for iOS and Android devices Mac and Apple TV. To access Apple Music time-synced lyrics of a song, iTunes users need to pick up a supported device from above and check out our instructions for each in this article but, it still depends whether the song has available Apple Music lyrics.

See Apple Full Lyrics in iTunes on Windows

1. Open iTunes for PC.

2. Go to the pop-up menu at the top left and choose Music, then click Library.

3. Start to stream a song from Apple Music catalog.

4. Go to the top menu and click on the Up Next button and then Lyrics to enter Apple Music lyrics of the song.

Tips: If the Resume button is available, click on it.

Part 4. How to See Apple Music Lyrics on Apple TV

For users stream Apple Music on Apple TV to have a better listening experience, we also update our instructions for how to see time-synced lyrics and full lyrics on Apple TV.

See Apple Music Time-Synced Lyrics on Apple TV

1. On Apple TV, launch the pre-installed Apple Music app or from here to install Apple Music app on Apple TV.

2. Stream a song from Apple Music catalog.

Now if available, time-synced lyrics will appear on the Apple TV's screen automatically.

Tips: If it doesn’t appear on the screen, press the Menu button on the Apple TV Remote. In the upper-right corner of the screen, see and select Lyrics button (Music Inline icon) for the song.

Pro Tips: How to Add Lyrics to Apple Music for Local Songs [Updated]

As it stands now, even the Apple Music subscription is active or the songs or albums have been purchased from iTunes Store, some songs still don't have available Apple Music lyrics.

Fortunately, beyond the Apple Music catalog, iTunes lets user with or without Apple Music subscription to add full lyrics to their vast local music collections in their iTunes libraries.

Now pick up your device for how to add lyrics to Apple Music for local songs in iTunes and bring them to mobile devices.

Note: You can't add full lyrics to some types of files, such as MAV.

Add Full Lyrics to Local Songs in iTunes

1. Open iTunes for PC.

2. Find and right-click the song you want to add lyrics to.

3. Select Song info to open a window.

4. On the song's detailed page, click on Lyrics at the top.

Now you should see "No Lyrics Available" notification.

5. Tick Custom Lyrics option at the bottom of the window. This will direct you to the add lyrics view.

6. Enter the words of the song.

Note: As Apple Music suggested, it's important to separate the lyrical sections and changes within a song with line and section breaks.

7. Once the lyrics are added, click on OK button to save this change.

Now repeat the steps to stream the song with added lyrics and enter lyrics in iTunes, now the added full lyrics should be seen.

Sync Added Lyrics to Mobile Devices

If you want to access the added lyrics on mobile, there are some works in iTunes to sync added lyrics to your mobile devices.

1. Use an USB cable to connect your iOS device to the iTunes app.

In iTunes, once the connection is successful, there'll be a mobile device icon next to Music at the top left.

2. Click on the mobile device icon to go to the detailed page.

3. Choose Music under Settings at the side bar.

4. Tick the Sync Music.

5. Choose the Entire music library and click on Apply.

Or

6. Choose the Selected playlists, artists, albums and genres and choose the songs with added lyrics from Playlists, Artists or Albums and then Apply.

Note: As Apple Music suggested, it's important to separate the lyrical sections and changes within a song with line and section breaks.

7. Once the songs are synced to mobile devices, click Done.

Now pick up your mobile device and repeat the steps to check the Apple Music full lyrics of a song. The added lyrics are now available to be seen on Music app.

Exclusives: How to Convert Local Music in iTunes to Supported File Formats

According to Apple Music, even iTunes allows users to add full lyrics to songs from local music collection, files in MAV are not supported, though compatible with iTunes.

Don't despair! For converting music songs into other universal formats, we still have exclusives for readers including our powerful Apple Music converter - ViWizard Audio Converter.

Thing You'll Need: ViWizard Audio Converter

To fix Apple Music format not supported issues, ViWizard Audio Converter is available to download and convert the MAV files from Apple Music users' music collections. Even the songs from Apple Music catalog can be converted into MAV or AAC. Give it a shot!