diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MusicController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MusicController.php
index 1c7ff2d..245876f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MusicController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MusicController.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
                 'type' => 'nullable|in:public,private',
                 'image_id' => 'nullable|exists:images,id',
                 'playlist_id' => 'nullable|exists:music_playlists,id',
-                'duration' => 'nullable|string|regex:/^(?:\d+:)?[0-5]?\d:[0-5]\d$/', // validates mm:ss or hh:mm:ss
+                'duration' => 'nullable|integer|min:1', // validates mm:ss or hh:mm:ss
             ]);
 
             // Handle file upload
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public function update(Request $request, $id)
                 'file' => 'nullable|mimes:mp3,wav,ogg,flac|max:20971520',
                 'image_id' => 'nullable|exists:images,id',
                 'playlist_id' => 'nullable|exists:music_playlists,id',
-                'duration' => 'nullable|string|regex:/^(?:\d+:)?[0-5]?\d:[0-5]\d$/',
+                'duration' => 'nullable|integer|min:1',
                 'order' => 'nullable|integer',
                 'is_active' => 'nullable|boolean',
             ]);
diff --git a/app/Models/Music.php b/app/Models/Music.php
index 0dbb00c..123798f 100644
--- a/app/Models/Music.php
+++ b/app/Models/Music.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Music extends Model
         'playlist_id', 'image_id', 'duration', 'order', 'is_active'
     ];
  protected $casts = [
-        'duration' => 'string',
+        'duration' => 'integer',
         'order' => 'integer',
         'is_active' => 'boolean',
     ];
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ public function tags(): BelongsToMany
         return $this->belongsToMany(Tag::class, 'music_tags');
     }
     
-    protected $appends = ['url', 'image_url' , 'average_rating', 'user_rating', 'comments_count' ,     'has_user_commented',      // Add this
-    'user_comment',            // Add this
-    'user_comment_id',         // Add this
-    'has_user_rated'           // Add this];
+    protected $appends = ['url', 'image_url' , 'average_rating', 'user_rating', 'comments_count' , 'has_user_commented',  
+    'user_comment',         
+    'user_comment_id',         
+    'has_user_rated'          
     ];
 
     public function getUrlAttribute()
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_05_22_175608_change_duration_to_integer_in_music_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_05_22_175608_change_duration_to_integer_in_music_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89c1f06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_05_22_175608_change_duration_to_integer_in_music_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('music', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->integer('duration')->nullable()->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('music', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('duration')->nullable()->change();
+        });
+    }
+};