Apple has given the Apple Music Classical app a new black-and-white logo, bringing the standalone classical service in line with the redesigned icon of its main Music app. The change was spotted by 9to5Mac. The previous red-and-white logo has been retired.
The Classical icon does not go fully flat the way the main Music app's logo does. It keeps a degree of translucency, echoing the treatment of the G-clef in the earlier red-and-white version. Apple has not attached any separate announcement to the Classical switch.
The move follows Apple's decision last month to replace Music's long-standing red icon with a black-and-white design, part of a rebranding the company described as defining the service's new identity. That earlier change drew criticism from users who disliked the new look. The Classical update has not prompted a comparable outcry, which may reflect the app's much smaller user base.
Apple Music Classical is a separate app from the main Music application, built for a genre whose listeners search by work, performer and rendition. All of the tracks it offers are also available in the main app. The classical app is intended to make it easier to browse the genre and to find specific performances of pieces recorded by many artists over the years.
Access to Apple Music Classical comes at no additional cost with an Apple Music subscription. In the US, that subscription costs $12 a month. A Family plan, which covers up to six people, is priced at $20 a month.
The logo change is a design update rather than a change to the service itself. Apple has not said whether the Classical icon will be adjusted further.
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