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Music fans will be able to relive the concerts of their favorite acts, as Apple Music is now allowing artists to turn their set lists into playlists.
While this does provide fans a way to listen to songs from the concert and relive the experience at home, it also helps before a concert. Fans will know what songs will be played ahead of time, so they will know if their favorite song will be performed.
As well as appearing on their artist page, the playlist can be used on social media to promote future tour dates.
Apple advises the artist image will make up the majority of the cover art for the Set List playlist, with the words “Set List” in a block at the top alongside the Apple Music logo.
The easiest way for artists to create the Set List playlist is to keep their Bandsintown account up to date with tour dates. The band’s upcoming show dates will be able to link to their artist pages on Shazam, Spotlight Search, and Apple Maps as well.
To create the Set List playlist with Apple Music for Artists, users must go to Artist Content and select Artist Playlists to see all existing Set Lists. They can then click the plus icon to create a new Set List, set the type of show, add an event name, add an event from Bandsintown or manually, and then set a publish date.
Once created, artists can then search for songs to add to the Set List that they played on tour. Covers or collaborations with other artists can also be included in the Set List playlist.
After a tour has finished and the Set List isn’t needed, it can also be hidden from view. Hidden playlists remain as a draft in the Apple Music for Artists profile, so it could be republished again in the future.
The Set List will appear alongside many other playlists offered on Apple Music, including albums and curated editions made by Apple’s editorial team.
