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Apple Music reportedly getting a black-and-white icon in iOS 27.2 beta

The change shows up in the iOS 27.2 beta, and a new Apple Music logo was also spotted last month on the Apple Music Hall website; the note got pointier.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:13 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: KKPCW · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Apple Music — Photo: KKPCW · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by The Verge: “It looks like Apple Music is getting a new icon”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 4:13 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Apple.

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The VergeIt looks like Apple Music is getting a new icon

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentApple Music's red icon is reportedly black and white in the latest iOS twenty-seven point two beta, and the music note has a slightly sharper angle, according to 9to5Mac.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey drained the red and sharpened the note. That's a full glow-up for one eighth note.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's the same icon with the color removed, and some engineer got a bonus for the angle. Your phone looks like a newspaper.