Your album motion deliveries must adhere to the standards listed in this guide. Your artwork may be rejected for the following reasons listed below:
7.7. Accuracy. Motion art must be based on the album cover.
7.8. Motion Graphics. Motion album artwork must be in motion. No static imagery or stills, unless they are part of an animation or video technique that utilizes stills.
7.10. Typography. Text/title are required in the safe area.
7.12. Key Element Placement. The key art element/artist placement is required in the safe area.
7.13. Start Frame. The start frame must begin on the album cover.
7.14. Drop Frame. Motion art must not have a drop frame or hold frame.
7.15. Frame Edge. Motion cover art must not have a frame.
7.16. Frenetic Flashing. Motion cover art must not show frenetic flashing or flickering motion.
7.17. Aspect Ratio. Pixel aspect ratio must be 1:1 (square pixels).
7.18. Multiple Edits. Album motion must not have multiple edits.
7.19. Non-Full Frame. The 3:4 needs to be full frame and not contain scaled-down 1:1 artwork to fit inside the safe area; this creates a broken playback experience.
7.20. AI Visual Integrity. AI processing must not introduce visual degradation, including but not limited to, distorted text (e.g., titles), unnatural anatomical features, aberrant animations, or any other compromise to the overall visual integrity of the album cover.
For more information, visit our Apple Music Album Motion Partner Guidelines.