Library: Browse and play your music on Apple TV

The Library screen in the Apple Music app includes any Apple Music content and playlists you added, iTunes Store purchases and playlists you created, and music synced from your computer, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if you have an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription.

To learn more about syncing your library, see the Apple Support article Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music.

Note: If you have an Apple Music Voice Plan, your library is limited to previous iTunes Store purchases and playlists you created, and music synced from your computer, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if you have an iTunes Match subscription. For more information, see the Apple Support article How to use Apple Music Voice.

Browse and play music from your library

Open Music on Apple TV.
Navigate to Library, then select an option in the list to display your music in categories such as Recently Added, Playlists, Artists, Albums, Songs, and more.
Select a song to play it.

Browse playlists

Open Music on Apple TV, then navigate to Library.
Select Playlists, then select one of your playlists.
Select a song to play it.
In addition to playlists you create on the Now Playing screen, Playlists includes playlists you added from Apple Music, as well as those shared with you.

Sort items in a category or genre

Open Music on Apple TV, then navigate to Library.
Navigate down to highlight a category or genre.
Select Sort at the top of the list, then select Artist, Title, or Recently Added.

Shuffle items in a category or genre

Open Music on Apple TV, then navigate to Library.
Navigate down to highlight a category or genre.
Select Shuffle at the top of the list, then select Play.
Siri: Say something like:
- “Play Bastille shuffled”
- “Play ‘More Rain’ shuffled”

See more options

Open Music on Apple TV, then navigate to Now Playing.
Press the clickpad center (Siri Remote 2nd generation or later) or the touch surface (Siri Remote 1st generation), then navigate up and select the More button to see additional options.
Playlists you create on Apple TV appear on all your iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices when Sync Library is turned on. For more information, see the Apple Support article Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music.

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Apple TV User Guide