Now Playing: Control music playback on Apple TV
No matter where you are in the Apple Music app 
, you can select a song, then press the Touch surface to start playing it.
Once a song starts playing, it appears in Now Playing.
The song continues to play even if you leave Music, but it stops if you begin playing video or audio in another app.
Go to Now Playing
Open Music
on Apple TV, then swipe to Now Playing.Songs adjacent to the currently playing one appear in the queue. A timeline also appears showing elapsed and remaining time. When the timeline is active, you can also press the Touch surface to play or pause the song.
Once you start playing a song, the screen changes to show just the currently playing song. Press the
button to return to the queue.
Control music during playback
With the Now Playing screen open to the queue on Apple TV, swipe left or right to the song you want to play, then press the Touch surface of the Siri Remote to begin playing it.
The queue changes to show just the currently playing song.
Do any of the following on the Siri Remote:
Pause or play: Press the Play/Pause button
or press the Touch surface.Go back to the beginning or skip to the next song: Press the left or right side of the Touch surface to restart the current song or skip to the start of the next song.
Rewind or fast forward: Press left or right and hold to rewind or fast forward during playback. Release to resume playback.
Move to a specific point in the song: Press the Touch surface to pause the song and reveal the playhead, then swipe left or right to move backward or forward on the timeline. Press the Touch surface again to resume playback.
Go back to the queue: Press the
button.
Use the Now Playing queue
The queue shows all of the songs in an album, or songs and videos in a playlist. Items in the queue appear in a row with the currently playing song in the center.
Do any of the following:
Browse the queue: Swipe left or right on the Touch surface.
Start playing a different song: Highlight a song in the queue, then press the Touch surface.
Add an item right after the currently playing item: Highlight a song in the queue, swipe down and select the More button
at the bottom of the screen, then select Play Next.
Stream what’s playing to Bluetooth or AirPlay-enabled devices
To learn more about playing audio to multiple speakers or headphones, see Use Apple TV to play audio throughout your home.
Do either of the following:
With the Now Playing screen open on Apple TV, swipe up to the controls at the top of the screen; swipe left and select the Audio Controls button
.Press and hold the Home
button on the Siri Remote to open Control Center, then select the Audio Controls button .
Select a playback destination, or destinations.
To learn how to connect a Bluetooth device, see Connect Bluetooth devices to Apple TV. For more information on AirPlay streaming, see Stream content using AirPlay with Apple TV.
Quickly add a song to your library
With the Now Playing screen open on Apple TV, swipe up and select the Add button
.
View a song’s lyrics
You can view a song’s lyrics (on by default) if you subscribe to Apple Music.
With the Now Playing screen open on Apple TV, make sure the Lyrics button
in the upper-right corner is selected.Select a song in the queue.
As the song plays, lyrics appear and scroll in time with the song.
To find a lyric you want to hear, swipe up and down in the lyrics.
As you swipe up and down, a button appears to indicate the specific time where each lyric can be heard in the song’s timeline. Press the Touch surface of the Siri Remote to begin playback from that point.
To turn lyrics off, swipe up and select the Lyrics button at the top of the screen.
Note: The Lyrics button won’t appear if lyrics aren’t available for the currently playing song.
See more options
With the queue open on Apple TV, swipe down and select the More button
at the bottom of the screen. Depending on the song, you may be able to:Go to the album
Go to the artist
Add the song to or delete the song from your library
Add the song to a playlist
Play the song next
Start a custom radio station from the song
View the full song lyrics
Flag the song as one you love or unlove
Suggest fewer songs like this
Repeat the currently playing song or the entire Now Playing queue
With the Now Playing screen open on Apple TV, swipe up and select the Repeat button
at the top of the screen.To repeat the entire Now Playing queue, select the Repeat button again.
To turn off repeat, select the Repeat button
one more time.
Turn Autoplay off or on
Autoplay (on by default) continues to extend the queue with similar songs similar until you stop playing music. You’ll be able to see the next ten songs that are queued up.
With the Now Playing screen open on Apple TV, swipe up and select the Autoplay button
at the top of the screen.To turn Autoplay on again, select the Autoplay button
again.
Shuffle songs
With the Now Playing screen open on Apple TV, swipe up and select the Shuffle button
at the top of the screen.To turn off Shuffle, select the Shuffle button again.