How do I Get Apple Music on My Old iPod?

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 16, 2022

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“When I put Apple Music on my iPod nano, it promt: Apple Music songs cannot be copied to an iPod. Is it possible to get Apple Music on my iPod nano?”

If you are an Apple Music fan or iPod user, you may also want to enjoy Apple Music on your iPod. However, when you tried to sync Apple Music to old iPod, such as iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Classic, you may be prompted "Apple Music songs cannot be copied to iPod nano or iPod shuffle!" Puzzled? How do I get Apple music on my old iPod ? How to How to play Apple Music on iPod Nano or Shuffle ? Check it out! This article will provide an effective way to listen to Apple Music on all iPod models.

Why can’t You Put Apple Music to iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic?

Unlike iPod touch 5/6/7, iPod Nano / Shuffle / Classic cannot access Wi-Fi and other online services, so Apple cannot verify that the device has a valid Apple Music subscription. If iPod Shuffle supports Apple Music, you can download all Apple Music and save it on iPod Shuffle during the free trial period of 3 months, then cancel its subscription. Obviously, Apple does not allow you to do this.

Therefore, Apple uses DRM technology to track subscriptions and authorized devices. Once you cancel your Apple Music subscription, the downloaded music will be automatically disappeared from all devices. In order to play Apple Music on iPod, it’s necessary to use an Apple Music Converter to break Apple Music’s DRM restrictions and convert Apple Music to common format like MP3, so that you can import them to iTunes and copy iTunes Apple Music tracks to any iPod models.

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Perfect Apple Music to iPod Converter

Apple Music Converter is a powerful Apple Music DRM Removal software as well as Apple Music to MP3 Converter to enable you put Apple Music songs on iPod Nano, Shuffle or Classic easily. All it does is to unlock DRM from Apple Music songs and then convert Apple Music to DRM-free MP3, AAC and other formats supported by iPod. In this way, you can save converted Apple Music songs on your computer forever, then transfer Apple Music to iPod or import Apple Music to non-Apple MP3 player.

Key Features of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter:

• Remove DRM protection from Apple Music for enjoying on iPod.
• Convert Apple Music/ iTunes purchased M4P songs to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A.
• Preserve original audio quality and all ID3 tags after converting to MP3.
• Convert iTunes M4B audiobooks and Audible AA/AAX audiobooks to MP3, M4A, AC3, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4R and MKA.
• Play Apple music on generic MP3 player, like iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPod Shuffle, iPod Touch, Sony Walkman.
• Transfer Apple Music songs to any device for offline playback.

Part 1: How to Convert Apple Music to iPod

Step 1. Install and Run UkeySoft Apple Music Converter
Click the "Downlaod" button above, to download and install UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on your Mac/Windows. Then launch it on your computer, and iTunes program will be opened automatically.

Step 2. Add Apple Music to Converter
Go to "Playlist" or Music in the left panel, then select tracks you want to play on your iPod, then hit OK.

Step 3. Select Output Format for iPod
In order to make the converted songs compatible with iPod, here we suggest that you select MP3 as output format. By the way, you can customize Codec, Bitrate, Sample rate and Channels of the output file.

Step 4. Start to Convert Apple Music to MP3
Simply click "Convert" button to start converting Apple Music to MP3 for playback on your iPod.

After conversion, you can click "Explore Output File" button to check the converted Apple Music files. Then you can import the Apple Music MP3 files to iTunes.

Part 2: How to Transfer Apple Music to iPod with iTunes

Now you can easily get Apple Music on iPod, just use iTunes to sync converted Apple Music files to your iPod. Please follow these simple steps to sync Apple Music to iPod with iTunes:

Step 1. Launch iTunes and connect your iPod to the computer, then locate and click on your device on the left side of the iTunes window.
Step 2. Click “Music” > “Sync Music” > “selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres”.
Step 3. In Playlists sections, select “Recently added” which you can select DRM-free Apple Music songs that you added to iTunes library.
Step 4. Finally, click “Apply”, then iTunes will automatically sync Apple Music songs to your iPod.

To copy Apple Music songs to iPod without iTunes, please refer this link: How to Play Apple Music on iPod Nano or Shuffle.

After the synchronization is complete, you can freely play Apple Music on your iPod. This method is suitable for all iPod models, and generci MP3 player! Besides, you can transfer the coverted Apple Music files to any device via USB cable.

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

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