# nowPlayingMenuItem Displays information about currently playing audio. ## Overview The `nowPlayingMenuItem` element is used to display information about audio playing in a `menuBarTemplate`. The `nowPlayingMenuItem` element automatically appears and disappears from the menu bar as the audio session starts and stops. Here’s an example of a menu bar with the now playing information and two menu items. ```xml Now Playing Info Item 1 Item 2 ``` ### Subelement of nowPlayingMenuItem - [title](/documentation/TVML/title) ### Elements that Use nowPlayingMenuItem - [menuBar](/documentation/TVML/menubar) ## Topics ### Valid TVML Attributes [binding](/documentation/TVML/binding) Associates information in a data item with an element. [prototype](/documentation/TVML/prototype) Associates a data item type with an element. [theme](/documentation/TVML/theme) Sets the color scheme for an element. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)