Identify the track and artist currently on air, with album art included so the music credit feels like part of the stream design.
Now Playing works in livestreams, DJ sets, radio shows and music-focused video. Upload the correct cover art, preserve the official artist and track styling and use the accent to fit the channel. Confirm that the music is licensed for the destination; a polished credit does not replace permission to broadcast the recording.
Use the track title and artist name as they are released, with the artist in caps on the second line. Upload the actual cover art, square, so the credit looks official. The accent should suit the channel, not the album. And make sure the recording is licensed for where the video is going.
Now Playing is built at 640 × 360, a 16:9 landscape frame, the shape of a YouTube video, a stream layout and most editing timelines, and runs 3 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 0.7 seconds, holds for 1.3 and clears in 1.0, so cue it a beat before the moment it labels. Export it as an MP4 for a timeline or a feed, a GIF where video will not embed, or a MOV with an alpha channel to lay it over footage with nothing behind it. Renders go up to 4K, and the free plan exports at 720p with a watermark.
Yes. Leave the image empty and a plain tile takes its place, which is fine for a podcast or a track without artwork. The text still lands the same way.
No. The card carries the track, the artist and the art. A progress bar would need to know the length of the song, and a fixed one would be wrong for every track.
