How to Easily Get Apple Music Play on Apple TV

It’s common if you have the request to play Apple Music on your Apple TV model as an Apple addict. But it’s no easy job if your are not using the latest Apple TV 4th that supports built-in Music app. For other older Apple TV models, you may need to use some third-party apps to help you get Apple Music on Apple TV. No matter what Apple TV model you are using now, here in this post, we’ll show you the popular and quick solutions to play Apple Music on any Apple TV with ease.

Method 1. How to Play Apple Music on Apple TV 4

This method is exclusive to Apple TV 4 users. The Music app here on Apple TV will not only let you listen to all your own music through iCloud Music Library in the My Music section, but also enable you access all the tracks made available through Apple Music service, including radio stations. To access all your own music on the system and play Apple Music on Apple TV 4, you need to enable iCloud Music Library with the following steps.

Step 1. Open your Apple TV 4 and go to Settings > Accounts. Then log into the account with the same Apple ID you used for subscribing Apple Music.

Step 2. Go to Settings > Apps > Music and turn on iCloud Music Library.

Step 3. Since you have enabled access to all your Apple Music catalog through Apple TV 4, you can now start playing them directly on your TV.

Method 2. How to Get Apple Music on Apple TV 1/2/3

If you are using older Apple TV models like the 1-3 generations, then you won’t find any app available on Apple TV to access the Apple Music. But this doesn’t mean it’s impossible to play Apple Music on your Apple TV at all. In contrary, there’s still a way out to easily stream Apple Music to Apple TV. All you’ll need is a third-party Apple Music tool like TunesKit Audio Converter. As a smart audio solution, it’s able to completely remove DRM lock from all Apple Music songs and convert them to common MP3 and other formats that can be easily synced to Apple TV with Home Sharing. In addition to an Apple Music converter, it’s also capable of converting iTunes, Audible audiobooks and other popular audio formats.

Now the following instruction will show you the complete tutorial to play Apple Music songs on Apple TV 1/2/3, including removing DRM from Apple Music and the steps to sync DRM-free Apple Music to Apple TV with Home Sharing.

Step 1. Install and launch TunesKit DRM Audio Converter on your Mac or PC. Click the second “+” button to import the downloaded Apple Music from your iTunes library to the conversion interface. Then click “Format” panel to choose the output audio format as well as set other preferences, like codec, audio channel, bit rate, sample rate, etc. After that, simply start removing DRM and converting the Apple Music M4P tracks to non-DRM common formats by pressing “Convert” button at the bottom right.

Step 2. Now, you can click the “history” icon next to the “add” button to locate those DRM-free Apple Music songs on your local computer. Then you can directly enable Home Sharing on your computer and begin to play all the music on your Apple TV.

To set up Home Sharing on your Mac or PC, simply open iTunes and sign in with your Apple ID. Next, go to File > Home Sharing and click Turn on Home Sharing. Once enabled, you can freely stream your Apple Music to any Apple TV model without any limit.