Can't use keyboard to navigate Music app in album view

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Can't use keyboard to navigate Music app in album view

After updating to macOS Golden Gate, I can't use the keyboard to navigate in the Music app in album view.

On macOS Tahoe and earlier, I could call up the album view and start typing a band/artist name, and the Music app would go to the albums for that artist/band. For example, if I typed "L", I would jump to albums by Kendrick Lamar, who is the first artist in the "L" section. If I typed "LED" together, it would jump to Led Zeppelin.

macOS Golden Gate made this feature disappear.

I can go to the artist view and use the keyboard in this manner to hop from artist to artist, but I really prefer using the album view.

Any tips?

MacBook Pro (M2, 2022)

Posted on Oct 13, 2026 11:32 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 15, 2026 8:13 PM in response to wilbur808

Type-to-jump in the album grid looks like one of the things 27 dropped; the Artists view still has it, as you found. The closest thing inside Music for now is Cmd-F, type "led", and pick Library rather than Apple Music, which lists the matching albums. Katalog (musickatalog.com) runs alongside the Music app, and its search box narrows the album wall as you type, so "led zep" leaves just the Zeppelin covers.

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Answer 2

sporck81

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Nov 10, 2026 1:28 PM in response to wilbur808

Same here. Very frustrating. I have some 4000 albums in my carefully sorted library. Now I can only navigate by endlessly scrolling up and down. Super inconvenient. I really hope the next update will restore the option of using the alphabet to get to a title in my library.

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