Apple Music, Universal Music Group and Sollos are expanding their audio wellness project with 151 reworked tracks, featuring Olivia Dean, Sam Smith, Shawn Mendes and more.

Apple Music and Universal Music Group (UMG) are expanding their Sound Therapy partnership, bringing more familiar music into the growing world of audio wellness.

First launched last year, Sound Therapy combines well-known songs with specially engineered audio designed to support focus, relaxation and sleep. Developed by Sollos, UMG’s audio wellness venture, the project draws on cognitive science and sound technology to create new listening experiences while preserving the character of the original music.

Now, the partnership is growing with 151 new tracks, offering listeners more ways to experience music they already know in a different setting.

Apple Music and UMG launch “Sound Therapy” to power focus, relaxation, and sleep

151 new tracks bring a fresh take on familiar music

As Digital Music News reports, the latest release contains more than eight hours of re-engineered music from artists including Olivia Dean, Sam Smith, Shawn Mendes, Niall Horan, Jon Batiste and pianist and composer Chad Lawson.

The collection includes extended remixes of songs from Niall Horan and Shawn Mendes, alongside a specially commissioned meditation mix of Jon Batiste’s ‘Always Know’, from his album Monk Meditations. Chad Lawson has also collaborated with Sollos to create a complete reworking of his album hush.

The tracks are designed around three listening goals: Focus, Relax and Sleep. Each category uses different auditory beats informed by research into attention, relaxation and sleep. A recent Sollos study found that 91.9% of participants felt calmer after a Relax session, while 91.5% reported improved focus after a Focus session.

The expansion also includes a new Sollos iOS app, available to download for free in the UK and US. Users can connect an active Apple Music subscription to access the music, track their mood before and after listening, and build a personalised record of their sessions.

What does this mean for independent artists?

The expansion highlights how existing music can find new contexts through collaborations between artists, technology companies and specialist audio platforms.

Rather than creating entirely new songs, the Sound Therapy project reimagines existing recordings for particular listening situations. This opens up another way to think about a music catalogue, where a track’s potential can extend beyond its original release and into new formats, experiences and audiences.

For independent artists and labels, this is a useful reminder to consider the different ways their music might connect with listeners. Instrumental versions, alternate mixes, ambient arrangements and collaborations can all offer creative directions to explore, depending on an artist’s audience and goals.

The key is to approach these opportunities with a clear creative vision. As the Sollos project demonstrates, reworking music can involve more than changing its sound; it can give an existing composition a distinct purpose while retaining its original identity.

Of course, Sound Therapy is a specific partnership involving UMG artists, rather than an open submission opportunity for independent musicians. However, artists can still build their own catalogues and reach listeners across major streaming platforms.

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