How to pin albums, songs, and more in Music on iPad

You can pin albums, songs, playlists, and artists in Music on iPad to the top of your library, and unpin them later.

By Chris Smith - Senior Editor
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On iPad, after you subscribe to Apple Music, you can pin your favorite music (including music videos) to the top of your library so it’s easily accessible. You can pin a playlist, an artist, an album, or a song, and unpin an item later. You can only pin content that’s in your library, though.

The sidebar on the left with an arrow pointing out pinned items, such as an album and a playlist, with albums appearing on the right. The MiniPlayer is at the bottom.

Pin music to the top of your library

  1. Start the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Show Sidebar button and tap a category under Library. Do any of the following:
    • Pin a playlist: Touch and hold a playlist or tap the More button when viewing a playlist. Tap Pin Playlist.
    • Pin an artist: Go to an artist page, tap the More button at the top of the screen, and then tap Pin Artist.
    • Pin an album: Touch and hold an album, then choose Pin Album. Or tap an album, tap the More button, and tap Pin Album.
    • Pin a song or music video: Touch and hold a song or video or tap the More button next to a song or video and then tap Pin [item]. Or on the Now Playing screen, tap the More button and then tap Pin [item].

Only content that’s in your library can be pinned, so pinning an artist requires at least some content by that artist in your library. Anything pinned sits at the top of your library.

Quick tip: To reorder your pins, drag them in the sidebar.

Unpin an item in your library

  1. Start the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Show Sidebar button, touch and hold a pinned item (below the Pins section), and tap Unpin [item].

Quick tip: If you’d like pinned items to download to your library automatically, go to Settings > Apps > Music and turn on Download Pins.

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Chris Smith is a senior editor at GeeksChalk based in Canada. He likes to think of himself as a jack of all trades (and a master of at least a few), though he mainly focuses on iPhones and Macs. Often covering both at the same time. When not surrounded by various Apple devices while putting them through their paces, Chris can be found streaming the latest movies or series, gaming on his PS5, or getting fresh air on a hike in the beautiful wilderness of British Columbia.
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