Put the lyrics up on the TV

Open the music app on the Apple TV, shows the remote, and ask you if you want to hand off music to play there.

Preview

Scripting Actions

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Wake Apple TV
Wakes the specified Apple TV.
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Open App on Apple TV
Launches an app on the specified Apple TV.
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Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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Hand Off Playback
Hands off music playback between two devices. Source The device to hand off playback from. Destination The device to hand off playback to.
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Show Remote Control
Shows the Apple TV remote in Control Center.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Put%20the%20lyrics%20up%20on%20the%20TV
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Put%20the%20lyrics%20up%20on%20the%20TV
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Put the lyrics up on the TV” end tell

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