Q: Can you still use stars to rate songs in the Music app?

Hi Eric,

Yes, you can still rate a song using stars in the Music app with iOS 9.2.   When you initially choose a song, the Miniplayer will appear.  Tap on the title of the song to see the Now Playing (full screen) player view.  Tap on the title again in this view and you will see five dots.  Tap on the dot that represents your rating.  (Ex. if you tap the fourth dot, you will see four stars).  

The Now Playing view will remain open, so it will be easy to rate subsequent songs as they are playing.  Tapping the down arrow in the upper-left corner will take you back to the MiniPlayer view.

Here's some additional information about the new Music App:

Using the new Music app

My Music & Playlists

The My Music tab makes it easy to navigate all of your music, wherever it comes from—from the iTunes Store, from a rare import CD, or from your Apple Music membership. Every time that you add a song, album, or playlist, we keep it at the top of My Music in Recently Added. Tap the category selector below Recently Added to sort and view your music by Artists, Albums, Songs, Music Videos, Genres, Composers, and Compilations.

Play your music

     

When you play a song, you see the Miniplayer at the bottom of the screen. You can keep browsing other titles to find the perfect next song.
 

Or you can tap or swipe up on the Miniplayer to see the Now Playing screen and controls. Tap the  in the upper-left corner or swipe down to close the Now Playing screen.
 

Happy New Year!