Questions tagged [apple-music]
Apple Music is a music streaming service by Apple Inc.
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Get artwork of song Apple Music
I can't seem to be able to get the artwork data of my currently playing songs...
tell application "Music"
if running then
set songArt to data in artwork
end if
end tell
This should ...
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Do not open Apple Music when pressing a media key
How do I prevent Apple Music from opening when pressing a media key?
If I have Sonos or Spotify opened, the media keys control them as they should. If they are closed, annoyingly, Apple Music opens, ...
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What makes a song 'explicit' in Apple's eyes…?
What causes Apple to mark a song as explicit...?
I would have thought that the criteria would be sexual references or swear words, but e.g. Aerosmith's "Dream On" is classified by Apple as 'explicit'...
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How can I turn off YouTube control with the pause button and make it control the Music app?
I've just noticed that the pause button ( on F8) and forwards/backwards (on F7/F9) buttons on my Mac laptop don't work to control the Music app anymore. Before I updated, I could pause and play my ...
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Can I use Apple Store Connect to retrieve reports that I used to retrieve from Itunes Connect
I have musics published on Itunes and AppleMusic, which I managed catalogs and financial data at https://itunesconnect.apple.com/.
Unfortunately, the API really sucks. Do you guys know if I can use ...
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Can I use different Apple ID for Music on Catalina?
I just got a new 16" MBP at work. It runs Catalina of course.
I use a work based Apple ID for this machine. I have a personal Apple ID that I use on my iPhone which recently just got an Apple Music ...
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How do you play music from your iPhone through Apple Music in OS Catalina?
I used to be able to plug my phone in via my USB/lighting cable and from there, there would be a tab where I could play songs exclusively from my phone. Since upgrading to OS Catalina, iTunes is ...
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Can't sign in to Apple Music, TV or Podcast on Mac
I recently did a clean install of macOS Catalina on my MacBook Air and since I can't sign in my Apple Music account in Music App. Neither I can connect to TV although I don't have a subscription ...
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Play all playlists inside Playlist Folder with Apple Music app (iOS) as with iTunes
In iTunes we can create a Playlist Folder (playlist folder) and include regular playlists to it:
Then we can play the entire folder (from the screenshot two playlists are played as one), but in Apple ...
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Sort songs within an Apple Music Playlist - by Artist, Song Name, etc
There was a post on reddit about tracks sorting within an playlist in Apple Music app for iOS but it seems this method doesn't work anymore (at least for me).
When I delete or add songs to playlists ...
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Apple Music streaming subscription - add own CDs?
I have one question concerning the Apple Music subscription. I have a largish collection of ripped CDs which I would like to add to my Album section in Music. Is there a tool which can help me with ...
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Can I change Apple Music radio stations so it doesn't buffer when I pause listening?
I use the Apple Music app on Catalina to stream radio stations.
When I hit the stop/pause button the streams pauses and buffers. If I hit play again, it resumes the playback at the old location.
Is ...
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Apple Music Migration
What’s the most efficient way to replicate my Apple Music library on a different account?
I was thinking of creating a playlist with all my library and then sharing this playlist with the other ...
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Import into macOS 10.15 Catalina's Apple Music does not work: unknown error -54; likely root cause: file access permissions
Something is wrong with my version of Apple Music following an upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina. Importing songs fails with error "Copying files failed. An unknown error occured (-54)".
The problem ...
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After upgrading to Catalina, is there a way to remote control the Apple Music app on my desktop?
I have upgraded to Catalina and I have enabled Home Sharing.
I am able to connect to an airplay speaker from my desktop and from my phone.
I also have a set of non-wifi enabled speakers attached ...
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How can I add > 200Mb/2h tracks to iPhone with iCloud Music Library enabled?
I have a bunch of music tracks that are either longer than two hours or larger than 200Mb (DJ sets) that I'd like to play from my iPhone, along with a whole lot of "normal"-length music. These large ...
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Is the Apple Music app for Android like the iTunes store?
In other words, can I purchase movies, books, and audiobooks on the Apple Music app for Android? Or is the Apple Music app for Android just a portal to the paid streaming service?
Or is there another ...
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If I purchase an album (or song, book, etc) on the Apple Music app for Android, can I download it on iTunes for Windows?
Here is the Apple Music app for Android on the Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.android.music&hl=en
I am running iTunes 12.3 on Windows 7 Pro.
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Apple Music can't play music from my devices after upgrading to MacOS Catalina
I am wondering if you have the same problem as mine with Music app after upgrading to MacOS Catalina. I have no problem playing my music library from hard-drive, but I can't play music from my iPhone/...
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How does Apple Music prevent you from keeping offline music after cancelling your plan?
Apple Music allows you to download an unlimited number of songs onto your phone or computer and then listen to them while not connected to the internet. What prevents someone from subscribing to Apple ...
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Is there a way to hear the name of the song in Apple Music before it is played?
I'm using Apple Music on iPhone to listen music. Before the next song plays, I would like to hear the name of the song to my earphones so that I don't have to get the phone to my hand and check the ...
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Can't unmount external disk used with Music app due to AMPLibraryAgent process
I use an external storage disk for my Music library in macOS 10.15 Catalina, because the required file size is several times my internal SSD. After upgrading to Catalina, now when I connect the drive ...
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How can I listen to Apple Music from my web browser?
Is there a web player for Apple Music I can use to stream songs from my web browser?
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Apple Music in Canada on iOS 12.4. what's with “not available in your region”?
Any way to turn OFF and hide songs you're not getting anyway?
If you look at the screenshot below, it tells me I have 19 songs and 55 minutes of music. But because I live in Canada, only 2 of them ...
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Downloaded music in google music app get “unplayable file” in my 2017 crosstrek
Oddly specific question but I just got an iPhone 6S and with the memory upgrade I decided to download all my music from the google music app into the phone so I don't have to stream and save a little ...
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Sync MP3 files from iTunes on Mac to Apple Music on iPhone
I have a MacBook Air running macOS Mojave and an iPhone 6 running iOS 12.
I have MP3 files from a friend that I put on to my PC using a USB drive. They play fine in iTunes. However, they do not show ...
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Music on iPhone not showing up in iTunes on macOS
If I connect my iPhone to my Mac via USB cable, iTunes launches and shows the iPhone icon in the toolbar. But if I click that, no content whatsoever is displayed under the "On My Device" header (...
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Can I have a library with iCloud Music Library enabled and one with it disabled?
I don't want to enable iCloud Music Library on my iTunes library for a few reasons.
I have carefully curated a fairly large library and I don't want it to get mingled with stuff from Apple Music. I'...
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iOS 12 “Welcome to Apple Music” keeps coming [duplicate]
I just want to listen to my own music on iPhone.
I just want to open Music where it was the last time.
I don't want to join "Apple music". Not now. Not ever.
I don't want to say "Not now" each time ...
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Can't add items to iTunes library
Starting this morning, every time I try to add an item to my iTunes library, a blank window appears. I can close it, and in the main iTunes window there's an exclamation mark in the top right corner. ...
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Apple Music upload/download quality
If high-quality music files are integrated into the iTunes Media/Music/ folder, and the user uploads content to iCloud by subscribing to iTunes Music, and those files are then downloaded to other ...
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How can I set the default audio volume for Siri playing music on HomePod?
I like to ask Siri to play music, a playlist or a specific song. However, (s)he likes 50% volume and that's too loud for me. I looked at the settings and can't find how to set this:
https://support....
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iTunes: The song could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?
I've deleted cached Apple Music files as I've needed to free up some space on my Mac.
Now whenever I try to play a previously cached (and deleted) song from Apple Music, I get the following error:
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Can you play songs from apple music from history which were not added to library?
I'm using Itunes 12.8.2.3 on macOS Sierra. I also have a subscription to apple music. When I click history in Itunes I can play the songs which were already added to my library however songs which ...
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iTunes music Library empty
I was listening to music a couple of minutes ago, and launched music, and noticed that everything was gone. I have tried respringing multiple times and quitting and relaunching mail, but it keeps ...
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Do downloaded songs stay on my phone after the playlist changes?
I have added a dozen playlists to my library on Apple Music, which are managed by Apple or other organizations, so they get updated. When I go on road trips, I use Wi-Fi to download all those ...
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How to stop the Apple Music ads every time I launch the Music app?
Lately, the Music app on my iPhone XR has been showing the "Join Apple Music!" call-to-action interstitial screen pretty much every time I launch it. Usually this happens when I'm in a bad-network ...
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With Apple Music Family Plan, can two devices with the same Apple ID stream at the same time?
Let's say I have the Apple Music Family Plan and two iOS devices signed into the same Apple ID. Can these two devices both stream at the same time?
Background: All the documentation around Apple ...
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Sharing Apple music if I'm not the family organizer
I have an apple music account but I want to share it with the family. We already have a family account but I am not the family organizer. Can I share my apple music account with the family or do I ...
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“The file seems to be corrupted” (Apple Music)
I cannot for the life of me seem to redownload two particular tracks. One of them is "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire.
No matter how many times I try and download it - iTunes will always complain that the ...
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Can I add credit card of non-US bank to my US Apple ID account?
I've registered United States Apple ID.
I want to sign up with Apple Music. It asks for my credit card.
I'm providing Master Card issued by a Ukraine bank.
My US Apple ID account doesn't accept it.
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Incorrectly labelled albums in Apple Music
I sometimes come across albums in Apple Music whose tracks are incorrectly labelled. For instance, the second track of this album is entirely incorrect. Similarly, the first three tracks of this album ...
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Gift free month of Apple Music notification
I got this message and it took me to a website AppleMusic.co, but it was all in Spanish and said that something went wrong when I clicked on it. What does this image mean? Can I gift it to someone ...
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Launch Apple Music radio station directly from command line
I'd like the most direct way, on a Mac, to launch an Apple Music "radio" station e.g.
via the command line, without having to manually navigate to the radio tab in iTunes, waiting for it to load, ...
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How to allow explicit content on Apple Music (family sharing)?
I joined my father's family account (where I am listed as an adult) but I cannot listen to any song with explicit content. I get the following error:
This item can't be played because it contains ...
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Apple Music Smart Playlist not syncing correctly with iPhone
I've just created a very simple Smart Playlist that selects all my "Loved" songs. That's it, not referencing other playlists, not referencing any song outside my library, no nested rules. Just "Love ...
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Can I listen music from USB-C port by using USB-C/Jack adapter trough MacBook Pro?
As mentioned in heading, can I listen to music through my headphones by using USB-C with jack adapter on Macbook PRO??
https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-CONMDEX-Converter-Compatible-Essential/dp/...
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Siri does not recognize Apple Music on macOS
When instructing Siri to play something on macOS that is not in my music library, it says, for instance, "You don't have anything by [artist] in your music".
I can see that it suggests other sources, ...
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Cancel Apple Music subscription > Subscribe in future > Playlists lost or not? [duplicate]
If you cancel your Apple Music subscription and subscribe again in the future (say months or a year later), do the playlists you had created and other account data(?) "reappear"? Or when you cancel ...
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Using two Apple IDs on one Mac
I have a personal Apple ID which I use for iTunes and iCloud on my MacBook Air and iPhone. Now I have a MacBook Pro which uses different iCloud account.
I want to know if I can use my earlier Apple ...
