Apple Music — Browse

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Every featured card is untouched artwork — the eyebrow, title and artist sit in the white space above the image, never on it, so a moody photo and a loud illustrated poster can share a row without either fighting site type.

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Why this pattern works

The eyebrow-title-subtitle stack floating above an unmodified media card, instead of overlaid caption text — steal this any time the images you're showcasing already have their own art direction and shouldn't be captioned over. Also take the three-column song list: square thumbnail, bold title, grey artist, a single overflow icon, no dividers, no borders — pure whitespace-separated rows.

Design notes

Surface: Browse / New tab of the Apple Music web player, logged out
Navigation: Two tiers, both cheap. A fixed ~250px white sidebar (Search, Home, New, Radio as icon+label rows, active item on a soft grey rounded rect) on the left; the page itself carries no second nav tier, just one bold H1 per screen.
Layout: Fixed sidebar, fluid content. The featured row shows two full-width cards plus a sliver of a third, hinting at horizontal scroll. A sticky transport bar floats mid-height above the fold, and a red subscribe banner is pinned below it at the very bottom edge — two separate floating bars, not one.
Density: Song rows run ~56px tall with a 44px square thumbnail; comfortable gaps replace dividers as the only separator between rows.
Color: White canvas, black and grey text only. The single saturated brand colour — Apple Music red — is spent on exactly two things: the Sign In button and the bottom subscribe banner. Every other colour on screen is artwork.
Type: Tracked-out grey uppercase eyebrows (NEW ALBUM, NEW RADIO SHOW) at ~11px, a bold ~34px H1, bold ~15px song titles over grey ~13px artist names. Hierarchy comes entirely from size and weight — no colour is used to rank text.
Pattern: Metadata lives in the whitespace above each hero card, never stamped on top of the image itself — the artwork stays exactly as its creator delivered it.
States: Logged out: the sidebar shows 'Open in Music ↗' and a red 'Sign In' pill instead of an account switcher; the transport bar renders with no track loaded, just idle icons; a full-width red banner pushes the 1-month free trial.
Don't: Don't caption the featured cards with your own headline text. The moment you stamp UI copy on the artwork, two different art styles sitting side by side (portrait photo, illustrated poster) start to clash instead of coexisting.

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# Design reference: Apple Music — Browse
Source: https://music.apple.com/us/browse
Swipefile reference: https://swipefile.design/ref/apple-music-browse/
Captured: 2026-08-01. This is a dated reference, not a claim about the current live product.
Capture scope: a page excerpt. Do not infer unseen sections or interactions.

## Objective
Adapt the interaction and layout patterns below to my project. Use my own content and identity. Do not reproduce logos, proprietary copy, or brand assets.

## Reference notes
- surface: Browse / New tab of the Apple Music web player, logged out
- nav: Two tiers, both cheap. A fixed ~250px white sidebar (Search, Home, New, Radio as icon+label rows, active item on a soft grey rounded rect) on the left; the page itself carries no second nav tier, just one bold H1 per screen.
- layout: Fixed sidebar, fluid content. The featured row shows two full-width cards plus a sliver of a third, hinting at horizontal scroll. A sticky transport bar floats mid-height above the fold, and a red subscribe banner is pinned below it at the very bottom edge — two separate floating bars, not one.
- density: Song rows run ~56px tall with a 44px square thumbnail; comfortable gaps replace dividers as the only separator between rows.
- color: White canvas, black and grey text only. The single saturated brand colour — Apple Music red — is spent on exactly two things: the Sign In button and the bottom subscribe banner. Every other colour on screen is artwork.
- typography: Tracked-out grey uppercase eyebrows (NEW ALBUM, NEW RADIO SHOW) at ~11px, a bold ~34px H1, bold ~15px song titles over grey ~13px artist names. Hierarchy comes entirely from size and weight — no colour is used to rank text.
- pattern: Metadata lives in the whitespace above each hero card, never stamped on top of the image itself — the artwork stays exactly as its creator delivered it.
- states: Logged out: the sidebar shows 'Open in Music ↗' and a red 'Sign In' pill instead of an account switcher; the transport bar renders with no track loaded, just idle icons; a full-width red banner pushes the 1-month free trial.
- dont: Don't caption the featured cards with your own headline text. The moment you stamp UI copy on the artwork, two different art styles sitting side by side (portrait photo, illustrated poster) start to clash instead of coexisting.

Useful for: The eyebrow-title-subtitle stack floating above an unmodified media card, instead of overlaid caption text — steal this any time the images you're showcasing already have their own art direction and shouldn't be captioned over. Also take the three-column song list: square thumbnail, bold title, grey artist, a single overflow icon, no dividers, no borders — pure whitespace-separated rows.

## Acceptance criteria
- Existing project conventions, design tokens, working functionality, and unrelated changes are preserved.
- Two or three reference principles clearly support the user's task; conflicts are resolved in favor of usability and the existing product.
- Reusable components and semantic HTML express the interface. Available licensed assets are used; important UI text is never rendered as a bitmap.
- Every visible control has a defined behavior. Loading, empty, error, success, disabled, and long-content states are specified where relevant. Demo data is clearly labeled.
- Navigation and content adapt at 375px, 768px, and 1440px without horizontal page overflow. Keyboard use, visible focus, labeled inputs, at least 44px touch targets, readable contrast, and reduced motion are supported.
- Verification distinguishes rendered behavior from proposals and identifies anything still requiring a backend or external service.

## Quality bar
Clear hierarchy, consistent spacing, restrained surfaces, and purposeful motion. Avoid decorative gradients, excessive cards, placeholder buttons, and invented metrics unless the project calls for them. Do not claim a feature is connected or tested without evidence.

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## Objective
Adapt the interaction and layout patterns below to my project. Use my own content and identity. Do not reproduce logos, proprietary copy, or brand assets.

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