Apple Music Lyrics No longer display the writer

I hate that they did this. The lyrics in our phones are modern-day liner notes, so if the songwriter(s) aren’t there, most people will never bother to look it up. So the writers remain in obscurity because Apple can’t be bothered to put a line of text at the bottom of the lyrics. Sad.

I just chatted with their support. Apparently, they're doing away with crediting songwriters. I follow songwriters & support them. I will look for another service instead of Apple Music. Disappointing.

Tell me you don’t support artist without telling me you don’t support the artist… how is it that these big corporations continue to loose touch of what is important to the consumer. Boggles the mind that this decision was even thought of let alone approved. Morons.

I noticed this too!! I can’t see any settings that may have changed it, nor have I seen any popular YouTubers report on it… I love that feature so they better be adding it back in. Does anyone know what the go is with it?

I was pretty annoyed about it but just seen it will be an extra feature on IOS 17 available on 18th, with no only writers but full credits.

still don’t understand why take away the writers from IOS 16 version before IOS 17 is actually available?! 🤷🏽‍♂️ maybe a technicality?!?!

Thanks for checking this out. I constantly want to know who wrote the songs I’ve been listening to, especially if I’m not sure if the singer wrote it, or it’s a cover song. Obviously it costs them extra money to provide this information, but I’d be willing to pay more to maintain this service. It’s such a bummer.

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I signed up specifically to comment on this, as I look at the “written by” information at the end of the lyrics on a daily basis.

Will Apple comment on the thread? How do we request the “written by”information to be reinstated or get more information as to why it was removed.

In the world of music songwriters are obviously of the utmost importance, and are already very much overlooked. I’m very disappointed this information has been removed from Apple Music and will investigate other music platforms to see if they include music authors, and if so I will consider switching.

It would have been great if Apple could have just kept the songwriting credits in place for those devices not yet on iOS 17 while using the dedicated, more complete credits page for iOS 17 and beyond. A typical animated “Tips” graphic at the bottom of the lyrics screen overlay pointing to the “3 dots” menu to check out the “cool new feature!” as Apple normally does should help once updated to iOS 17. This does nothing to help the customers left in the dark with concerns looking for a non-Apple music service, a non-Apple phone or even leaving the Apple ecosystem altogether as “the last straw” not knowing that the service will be improved and given its own page shortly.

Apple failed to provide a smooth and predictable migration. In the world of IT, electrical backups and more, there is a “Make Before Break” principle in first providing the connectivity to the new service and ensuring that it is successful BEFORE removing the old connectivity. It’s hard to imagine how Apple failed to take the basic steps to avoid loss of potential customers.

This is very disappointing that Apple understands revenue generation, but doesn’t understand that at the core of all songs is the songwriter. It doesn’t take a lot to be born with a great voice, but it does take an amazing amount of creativity, poetry, and storytelling skills to write a song.

I’m a faithful Apple user and shareholder, but this lets me down. Come on Apple, credit the people that make you rich!

Yes! I think this is a big deal. Let me say that I am a huge music fan and have been mostly happy with the features on Apple Tunes. I want to know who wrote and produced the songs I know and love. Leaving these people out is ignoring half of the creative process! Please bring this feature back!

I just did the update to IOS 17 and I'm still not seeing this on the lyrics screen as the song plays. If you go to Credits, everything is there, but I liked seeing at the end of the lyrics scrolling (without having to touch/request it).

What a bummer that they aren't supporting the creators. It was one of my favorite features, I loved seeing Ed Sheeran's or Bruno Mars' name on just about everything. It was fun to learn about the behind the music. I do not have access to the feature people are mentioning about "full credits".

If they were publishing poetry, they would tell you the author; I don't understand how music is different?

Wow; you’re right, thank you! To clarify for everyone, you hit the three dots, then “view full lyrics,” then it will appear. Really onerous way to view the writers when it used to just appear in the karaoke/sing as you listen lyrics, but I’ll take it.

Thanks! I've been looking for that very thing because it used to be an option, but until today that wasn't there. Perchance I needed an update or to close the music app.

(I have not updated to 17 yet).

They have it but since the iOS 17 update it’s more than just a songwriter. Click the dots on the side of the song on the top it should say view credits, the songwriter, producer, and if they added it to their med data, sometimes who’s even going background, vocals, and in the band.