Music app: Announce song and artist before playing?

I often make playlists of music I'm not familiar with and listen to it while cutting the grass. I find myself wondering what the title of a song is, along with the artist. Unless I stop, take the phone out of my pocket and look at the screen, I have no way of getting that information. I would like an option to make the Music app announce the song title and artist ... and then play the song. It needs to be an option that I can turn on/off so that once I am familiar with the music, I don't have to listen to the announcements of title/artist.


I have tried to create a Shortcut to do this inputting a playlist. I have been able to get the title/artist spoken to me for the first song in the playlist but right now there is no way to "interrupt" the playing of the playlist by the Music app to have the Shortcut get and speak the title/artist for subsequent songs.


Anyone ever try to do this? Anyone other than me even interested in doing this? Apple ... if you monitor any of these questions, could you please add the ability to do this to the next Music app release?

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Jun 19, 2026 7:54 AM

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Jun 19, 2026 8:40 AM in response to philfromfortworth

Apple does not monitor this Community Support site for feedback, but you can use this link to send Feedback to them directly.

Feedback - Apple Music - Apple


I do understand you want the announcement before every song plays, but you can ask Siri for the name of the song or artist at any time, and if you are using AirPods it works whether your phone is in your pocket or not.

Jun 19, 2026 9:22 AM in response to Mac Jim ID

Thanks for telling me about Apple not monitoring these things and providing a link I will use to get to them.


As for Siri, I'm on riding lawnmower, AirPods in my ears and then sound muffs coving them. Yes, Siri can do what you said ... but it's spotty at best when the AirPods are inside those muffs and I don't what to have to ask Siri for the title/artist for every song in my 2 hour long playlists.


Thanks again, I appreciate it when someone responds.

Music app: Announce song and artist before playing?

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