Apple Music playlist covers are blank on iPhone

I’ve found a workaround. Use the “Duplicate” function on the Mac Apple Music app to copy a playlist that had the collage playlist image, then just replace all the music with your new music and change the playlist name, then it’ll update the collage image with the new music album art automatically.

Have you tried to "Copy to Play Order"? Click the three dots ... in the circle on the right hand side and scroll down to "Copy to Play Order." The album art should appear in the playlist art box. If not... well must be an Apple Music glitch again. Good luck!

Thanks @oonlamant! This worked for me. Great idea to duplicate an older list and just edit and rename.

Okay guys real time update, all of us could agree that the covers when making a playlist on apple music is not really our style, so i was making a playlist on my macbook so it syncs immediately to my playlists on my phone and voila the album covers are back!!! so the way to have those covers back instead of those random patterns is making a playlist through your macbook's apple music.

Not too sure why Apple has these communities when most of the time, they never listen to the public’s thoughts and opinions.

Ive noticed many ppl are not happy with the playlist “update” that was released some time last year in November. At first I thought it was a bug and that it would be fixed soon. It is now almost March of 24 and we still have these garbage playlist covers. With this update back in November, Apple felt it would be a great idea to get rid of the 4 album playlist default and give some garbage gradient covers that are so bleak and plain. Apple stopped caring about their music. They used to care so much more in the IPod and IPod touch era. Please bring back the 4 album cover as an option for ppl. Not sure if there is a bug or which moron presented this idea but it is by far the worst. A great idea would’ve been maybe 6 album covers or moving/animated ones how they do with artists album covers. Apple has stopped caring about their audiences opinions a long time ago. To music heads such as myself, album covers are so special. I rather see the album covers than plain blank simple garbage playlist covers. Spotify offers such great ideas.m when it comes to their music. It blows my mind because Apple Music existed way before Spotify became a thing. I hate to admit but it seems Spotify has topped Apple Music. Please listen to these so called communities more and stop chasing money and what sells. You guys have more than enough and you would have more if you gave us what the ppl ask for. I have more playlists I have created since this update and they look so plain and boring. Please bring this option back. If this was read by anyone thank you for your time and please take some action on this. At first it seemed the cover was going to stay but when I went back to add more music it defaulted to this garbage cover. I’ve been a long time fan of Apple since the iPod era and it hurts to see that they disappoint so much over the last few yrs. I hope you guys come up with better updates in Apple Music such as built in EQ. More creativity options. If you guys are hiring for the Music Department please hire me ! Thanks again for your time.

It's something new that's been introduced. With the playlist selected tap on the ellipsis to edit.

Had no other choice but to copy the playlist with a four album cover then rename it and edit the rules similar to the previous playlist with the unwanted cover.

What I've started doing is picking one image as the playlist graphic. It's a little inconvenient because in places like Amazon (looking up a CD album cover) or in Apple Music I can't save the image. So I have to google it, save it to my iphone then use it. It's better than nothing.

Heard but haven’t tried is to create the playlist on your Mac. If synched, new playlists with album art should populate on phone. Haven’t tried

I've tried it today and still the new ugly pictures appear in a new playlist. It looks terrible!!!! I now copy an old playlist en change that... but it's weird that I must do this. Hopefully Apple will change it to the better sone!

Yes, it's the same using the app on MacOS or iOS, so somebody thought this horrible change was a good idea and others signed off on it! What were they thinking?

There's a very good reason many people like original album covers, they're instantly recognisable by anybody across the planet. The option, at least, to keep the original title and artwork should be reinstated. This new system is even a slower way to create a new playlist.

Apple messed up a while back with Music playlists. Eventually, they got it working properly again and... now see fit to mess it up intentionally. I'm disappointed and quite upset by this. My only suggestion is that people keep their own copies of original album artwork that they can then upload and use for their playlists.

1. iPhone: Music > Select song(s) > Add to a Playlist > New Playlist > Save the playlist. Done (so don’t even touch the image section)
2. Mac: Music > Select song(s) > Add to Playlist > New Playlist > when the playlist comes up, in the IMAGE section, click left to the most left “empty” image with a red + in it > select it > Save the playlist. The album image(s) appear in your playlist!

Been facing the same issue and it's very annoying. I would like the collection of songs or album covers to be the cover for the playlist again.

The new cover layouts are annoying. Why did Apple not just add the layouts instead of changing them?

The former covers I’ve been able to add without giving additional titles. Sorry but it’s absolute nonsense. Why why why…. :(

I’m glad to see I’m not alone in hating this change. At least give us covers that look NICE?! You’re a trillion dollar company. This is the best you can do?

I’d update to flaky 17.4B1 right now if you tell me this was fixed.