5 New Apple Music Features Coming to iOS 27

After a big update to Apple Music with iOS 26, with the latest batch of features arriving in iOS 26.4, Apple took a step back from upgrading the streaming service in iOS 27. After the WWDC 2026 keynote, the company revealed some tweaks and developers discovered other minor changes in the first beta of iOS 27. The new Apple Music features in iOS 27 are new pages of artists, songs starting faster, and some changes to the Liquid Glass UI.

Not long ago, BGR discussed several inconveniences that Apple Music subscribers are facing, expecting some of them to be resolved with this upcoming software update. However, the cross-platform experience continues to be inconsistent, the service lacks social features, and it’s still difficult to determine how popular an artist or their songs actually are on Apple Music. That said, iOS 27 doesn’t completely ignore the music streaming service.

After a major design overhaul in iOS 26 and an all-new UI for Playlists and Albums, Apple has now redesigned artist pages on Apple Music. In iOS 27, some artists will have a custom font for their names. Some of these artists include Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga. It’s unclear if artists need to update this feature manually or if Apple is testing the new feature with its most notable artists. There’s also a larger play button on the artist page, and if you press it, it will play their best songs. There is also a banner highlighting the artist’s latest release.

The second big change is support for Siri AI. With the all-new AI-powered assistant, users can ask Siri about an artist, learn more about a song, or ask Siri to play a song a friend recommended in a text message a few weeks ago. The personal assistant is not capable of replicating the Playlist Playground functionality, which is still limited to the United States.

iOS 27 also brings some visual refreshes to Apple Music. For example, some buttons react differently when you hold them down by bringing up hidden menus. The design has also been improved and users can now choose between a more translucent or tinted experience. Still, the experience remains mostly unchanged as Apple focuses more on bug fixes and stability.

Apple also mentioned at WWDC that Apple Music would benefit from new AutoMix transitions and improved reliability for streaming. AutoMix is ​​a feature introduced with iOS 26 and essentially works like a smart DJ, which should have been an improvement over Crossfade. Basically, AutoMix brings a more dynamic transition between songs.

However, if you don’t listen to house, techno, and pop music, this feature may not be for you, as it tries to transition between each song, so you won’t hear the end of your favorite songs as often. Even though Apple says iOS 27 adds new transitions, which should improve how it handles different genres, the experience still appears to be essentially the same in the first beta.

Perhaps the biggest improvement to Apple Music in iOS 27 is more reliable streaming. With this software update, Apple’s number one goal is to make everything work better and faster: opening apps, using AirDrop, uploading a photo — Apple wants to eliminate as much friction as possible. It’s only natural that tapping a song in Apple Music and having it play instantly is also part of this change. While I’ve never had issues with the reliability of my Apple Music stream, many people have complained about the service being slow and unresponsive in the past.