7 Best Fixes for Apple Music Album Artwork Not Showing on iPhone

Apple Music app lets you access a plethora of songs on your iPhone. With every song, you will find a unique Album Artwork that lets you enjoy the music and make it more relatable. You can also turn on Animated Art for a more lively experience in the Music app.

But sometimes, the Album Artwork is not visible for a few songs on Apple Music and that might make the music listening experience bland. Here is a list of solutions to fix Apple Music Album Artwork not showing on iPhone.

1. Switch From Mobile Data to Wi-Fi

Starting with some basic solutions, you can try switching from mobile data to Wi-Fi. While using mobile data, the internet speed will depend on your location and network strength. If Apple Music Album Art is not showing on your iPhone, you may not get optimum speeds on mobile data. That’s why switching to a Wi-Fi network, if possible, is a recommended solution.

2. Switch to a 5GHz Frequency Band

If you are using a dual-band router, you can try switching to a 5GHz frequency band for faster internet speeds. And to be sure that your Internet Service Provider is not facing any downtime or undergoing maintenance in your area, we recommend checking your internet speed.

3. Force Quit and Relaunch Apple Music

Since you have switched to a faster Wi-Fi network, you can also force quit and relaunch the Apple Music app to give it a fresh start on your iPhone. Whenever you feel that an app is not functioning properly on your iPhone or even on Android, you can force quit and restart the app. Follow these steps to force quit and restart Apple Music on iPhone.

Step 1: From the home screen of your iPhone, swipe up from the bottom and hold.

Step 2: Once the windows for all the apps appear on your screen, look for Apple Music.

Step 3: Tap on it and swipe up to remove it from running in the background on your iPhone.

Step 4: Relaunch Apple Music and check if the problem is solved.

4. Re-Enable Sync Library in Settings

It is possible that the songs that you added to your library from your iPad or Mac might not have synced with your iPhone. In case you can try re-enabling Sync Library from the Settings app. Here’s how to enable Library Sync in settings.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Music.

Step 3: Tap the toggle next to Sync Library to disable it.

Step 4: Tap on Turn Off to confirm your choice.

Step 5: Wait for a minute and then tap the toggle again to enable Sync Library.

Step 6: Close the Settings app, relaunch Apple Music and check if the problem is solved.

5. Fetch Album Art With iTunes on Mac or Windows

For Windows and Mac, you usually get to enjoy Apple Music songs through iTunes. So you’ll be dependent on it to fetch the album artwork and it’ll work most of the time. When it doesn’t, here are the steps you’ll need to follow on Mac or Windows.

For Mac

Step 1: Press Command + Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type Music, and press Return.

Step 2: Once the Music app opens, scroll down and look for the songs whose Album Art is not showing.

Step 3: Right-click on the song name or album and select Get Album Artwork.

Step 4: Click on Get Album Artwork to confirm your choice.

For Windows

Step 1: Click the Search icon in the taskbar, type iTunes, and press Enter.

Step 2: In iTunes, look for the song or album whose Artwork is not showing up on your iPhone.

Step 3: Right-click on the album and select Get Album Artwork from the list of options.

Step 4: Close the Apple Music app on your Windows PC, open Apple Music on your iPhone and check if the issue is resolved.

If Apple Music on Mac is not syncing with your iPhone, we have a post that mentions some working solutions to fix the same.

6. Reset Network Settings on iPhone

If you still can’t see the Album Artwork in the Music app on your iPhone, the next solution that we would recommend is to Reset Network Settings. This will reset all your network preferences and you will have to sign in to your Wi-Fi network again. This is worth a shot because it solves a lot of network-related issues on iPhone. Here’s how to reset Network Settings on iPhone.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on iPhone

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on General.

Step 3: Scroll down and tap on Transfer or Reset iPhone.

Step 4: Tap on Reset at the bottom.

Step 5: Select Reset Network Settings from the pop-up menu.

Step 6: Enter your iPhone Passcode to authenticate this action.

Step 7: Once the reset is complete, close the Settings app and open Apple Music to check if the problem is solved.

7. Update iOS

If none of the solutions have worked for you, your last resort is to check for an iOS update to get a new version of Apple Music. The presence of a certain bug in the current version might be the cause of this problem. Here’s how to update iOS version.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on iPhone.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on General.

Step 3: Tap on Software Update.

Step 4: If there’s an update available, download and install it.

Step 5: After the installation completes and your iPhone restarts, open the Music app and check if the problem is solved.

Elevate Your Music Experience

The Apple Music app allows you to listen to your favorite tracks in Dolby Atmos as well. You can also enable automatic downloads for your iPhone for offline listening. But if you run low on storage space, check out our post on how to stop Apple Music automatic downloads on iPhone or Mac.