How To Use Apple Music On Mac

How to use Apple Music on Mac

Apple Music is one of the most popular music streaming services that is all around the world. Though you might spend most of your time listening to your favorite tunes on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV, the service is also available on other devices, which includes your Mac device. 

Signing up for Apple Music on Mac

If you are not already using an Apple Music subscriber, you can become one fro the macOS Music application. To subscribe, click on the Music application on your computer, then choose Account > Join Apple Music from the menu bar above. 

Introduction

Apple Music would allow you to play unlimited content across several platforms, including Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Apple Watch, the web and Android devices . it is also available through HomePod players and it also supports smart televisions. 

The Music application on Mac is also where you will find iTunes music purchases and other audio content. The iTunes Store is also in the Music application in macOS Big Sur. 

Apple Music content is also divided into three major sections on Mac: Listen Now, Browse, and the Radio section.  There is also a search box that is located at the top left of the Music application. 

Listen Now

In the Apple Music application, click 'Listen Now' on the left side of the app. Under this section, you will find a mixture of historical and recommended content that changes over time and most times, depending on your listening patterns.

Browse

The Apple Music 'Browse' section depends slightly less on your listening experiences to generate new content. Instead, this section depends heavily on your recently released content, editor recommendations, and the best new songs. 'Browse' also includes Apple Radio episodes, music that is based on moods, and content that is just added. 

Radio

When the iPhone maker first launched Apple Music in 1995, one of their biggest selling points was the 'Beats 1' radio channel which is now called 'Apple Music 1', the 24/7 radio station airs worldwide and it has features presenters in Los Angeles, New York City, London,  and Nashville.

Playing Music

Each album, song, and playlist in Apple Music offers several tools and options that are the same throughout and are based on the type of content. Playing content requires you to click on it. 

Song options

When you right-click on a Song that is in Apple Music, you are given several options, which includes:

1. Add to Library: This would let you add the song to your overall Music library. 
2. Download: The song would get downloaded to your Mac. 
3. Add to Playlist: Put the song into an existing or new Apple Music playlist. 
4. Play Next: The song would be the next one to play. 
5. Play Later: You are adding the song to your music queue.
6. Create Station: Apple would create a special channel that is based on the song. 
7. Get Info: Everything that you ever wanted to know about a song is presented here. 
8. Love: When you 'love' a song, it would become part of your future recommendations. 
9. Dislike: Apple would not play this song again and would try to remove similar songs from future recommendations, mixes, and from playlists. 

Album options

Options that are available when right-clicking on Albums follow a very similar format to Songs. However, there are not as many options. These include:

1. Download.
2. Add to Playlist.
3. Play Next.
4. Play Later.
5. Create Station.
6. Love.
7. Dislike.
8. Show Album in Library.
9. Share.
10. Delete from Library.