iPad

Enjoy music stored on iPad as well as music streamed over the internet. You can build a music library—your collection of songs and albums—in many ways, from subscribing to Apple Music to transferring music from other services or buying music.

With an Apple Music subscription, you can start listening to millions of songs right away, and everyone in your Family Sharing group can share a family subscription. After you subscribe, you can bring your music from other music services, or you can buy and download music from the iTunes Store.

Note: Services and features aren’t available in all countries or regions, and features may vary by region. Additional charges may apply when using a cellular connection.

Subscribe to Apple Music

When you subscribe to Apple Music, you can start listening to millions of songs from the Apple Music catalog right away. To access your music library on all your devices, turn on Sync Library (go to Settings > Apps > Music). Then, add and download songs so that you can play your favorites any time, even when you’re offline.

Quick tip: Purchasing an Apple Music family subscription lets everyone in your Family Sharing group share an Apple Music subscription.

Transfer existing music from other music services

After you subscribe, you can easily bring your music from other music services to Apple Music. Tap your profile icon in the lower-left corner of the sidebar, then tap Transfer Music from Other Services. Follow the onscreen instructions to transfer your existing library or playlists.

Buy music from the iTunes Store

Without an Apple Music subscription, you can still add your favorite songs or albums when you buy and download music from the iTunes Store. And if you’ve purchased items from the iTunes Store before, you can download them to as many as 10 authorized computers and devices.

Transfer music from your Mac or Windows device

Connect your Mac or Windows device to transfer and update music between your iPad and your device. To sync supported content, use Music (macOS 10.15 or later) or iTunes (macOS 10.14 or earlier and Windows devices).

When you purchase access to movies, TV shows, music, music videos, ebooks, audiobooks, or ringtones from Apple, you also have the option to permanently download these items to a compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC. Apple cannot revoke your downloaded content, and you can always access your downloaded content without an internet connection.

See also

• Play music on iPad
• Intro to playlists in Music on iPad

Playlists are custom compilations of songs and music videos, made to suit a specific mood or occasion, to select certain songs to share with others, or to organize your music library, so you might create a playlist to do the following:

• Suit a specific mood or occasion. For example, you could create a playlist for a dinner party, a wedding, or your morning workout.
• Select certain songs to share with others on your local network or to sync with your Mac or Windows device.
• Organize your music library.

A few other types of playlists become available when you subscribe to Apple Music:

• Favorite Songs playlist: See Mark items as favorites.
• Playlists created by any Apple Music contributor: See Add music and listen offline.
• Playlists created by other subscribers that you follow: See what your friends are listening to.
• Special playlists (like Replay): See Discover your most-played music of the year.
• Collaborative playlists: See Collaborate on a playlist and Join a collaborative playlist.

Changes you make to your music library (creating playlists or playlist folders, for example) are updated across all your devices when Sync Library is turned on (go to Settings > Apps > Music, then turn on Sync Library). If you’re not an Apple Music subscriber, the changes appear in your library the next time you sync with your computer.

Siri: Ask Siri something like, “Add this song to my Workout playlist” while playing a song or album. Learn how to use Siri.

See also

• Play music on iPad
• Adjust the sound quality in Music on iPad