How to Play Apple Music on iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic

Summary
Seeking a way to play Apple Music on iPod Nano, Shuffle or Classic? In this article, you will learn how to convert Apple Music to M4A for iPod devices, then sync Apple Music to iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic and other devices. After that, you can listen to Apple Music on iPod devices freely.

“I can offline play Apple Music on iPod Touch freely. Why can’t I sync Apple Music to iPod shuffle for playback? Why is this happening?”

After the early-generation iPod was released in 2001, it became popular all over the world with the help of the iTunes Music Store. Although decades have passed, these iPod devices that do not support network connections are still attracting attention. There are many people want to play Apple Music on iPod Nano, Shuffle, Classic. Over the years, Apple Music has become more and more popular. After subscribing to Apple Music, you can play them on iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV and other iOS devices. iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic is both portable and exquisite. If you transfer Apple Music to iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic, the listening experience must be great. However, when you want to sync Apple Music to iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic, a prompt will be popped up showing that ‘Apple Music songs can’t be copied to an iPod‘. Thus, how can you listen to Apple Music on iPod Nano, Shuffle or Classic?

Users can only access Apple Music library through Apple Music App or iTunes App. Next we will list the devices available for Apple Music:

iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch(iOS 8.4 or later), Apple Watch, Apple TV(4th generation or later), CarPlay, Sonos
Android devices (Android 4.3 or later)
iTunes for Mac or Windows(12.2 or later)

You can install Apple Music App or iTunes App on these devices, then enjoy Apple Music with your Apple account. Thus, you are able to listen to Apple Music on iPod Touch directly via Apple Music App. What about iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic devices? How can you play Apple Music on iPod devices which can not install Apple Music App? Although you can download Apple Music songs for offline playback, you can’t transfer Apple Music to iPod Nano, Shuffle, Classic. That is because Apple Music songs are in DRM protection and encoded as M4P format, which is incompatible with iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic.

If you want to sync Apple Music to iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic devices, the best solution is to use an excellent Apple Music to iPod converter – TunesBank Apple Music Converter to help you remove Apple Music DRM protection and convert Apple Music to M4A, MP3 and other common formats supported by iPod devices.

Best Apple Music to iPod Converter – TunesBank

TunesBank Apple Music Converter is a helpful third-party tool for all Apple Music users. It can easily remove Apple Music DRM protection from all the tracks and convert Apple Music M4P songs to various playable formats, such as M4A, MP3, AAC, FLAC, etc. without hurting any audio quality. Thus you are able to listen to Apple Music on iPod Nano, Shuffle, Classic without any restriction. Besides that, you can get non-DRM Apple Music music files on your local drive, and keep Apple Music playable after canceling subscription. Moreover, TunesBank has the ability to preserve the ID3 tags and metadata info in the output music files, which is convenient for you to manage the output files. And you can transfer Apple Music to iPod devices, Deezer, or upload them to One Drive, Google Drive neatly.

Core Features of TunesBank Apple Music Converter:

Bypass the DRM protection from Apple Music tracks.
Convert Apple Music to M4A, MP3, AAC, FLAC, AU, etc.
Transfer Apple Music to iPod Nano, Shuffle, Classic, etc.
Retain 100% original quality, ID3 Tags and metadata info.
Play Apple Music on iPod and any other devices freely.
Keep Apple Music forever after the subscription expires.

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Tutorial: Sync Apple Music to iPod Devices with TunesBank

The following guide will teach you how to convert Apple Music to M4A via TunesBank Apple Music Converter, then you can get non-DRM Apple Music songs and transfer Apple Music to iPod Nano. Shuffle, Classic with ease.

Step 1. Activate TunesBank Apple Music Converter
After installing TunesBank Apple Music Converter, launch it on your Mac or PC computer. And login to your Apple ID on TunesBank.

launch the converter and sign in Apple ID

Step 2. Import Apple Music Tracks to TunesBank
Click on “Playlist” option from the left column, all Apple Music tracks will be showed up in the main interface. Click/drag it to the “+” icon.

add Apple Music playlist

Select the songs you want to convert via ticking the checkbox of these songs.

Select Apple Music Songs

Step 3. Customize Output Formats as M4A
After importing, you can customize the “Output Setting” from the bottom of the software. To listen to Apple Music on iPod devices, choose “Output Format” as M4A for iPod devices.

Select m4a Output Formats

You are able to set the Output Folder, Bit Rate, Sample Rate, etc. according to your requirements.

customize Bitrate and Sample Rate

Step 4. Start to Convert Apple Music to M4A
After completing the steps above, click the “Convert” button to convert Apple Music to M4A to play Apple Music on iPod devices.

Convert Apple Music to m4a

Step 5. Sync Apple Music to iPod Nano, Shuffle, Classic
Once the conversion process is done, click the “Finished” > “View Output File” to view converted Apple Music M4A songs on your computer.

Apple Music to m4a conversion completed

Then you can transfer Apple Music to iPod devices for listening freely with iTunes App.

transfer apple music to ipod nano

# 1 Run iTunes App, connect iPod device to computer via USB cable.

# 2 Choose “File” > “Add File to Library” to locate the output folder to import converted Apple Music M4A files into iTunes library.

# 3 Just click the “Settings” > “Music” > “Sync Music” > “Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres” to choose the imported Apple Music M4A files to iPod devices. Then touch the “Apply” button. After that, you are able to play Apple Music on iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic without limitations.

Conclusion

Due to restrictions of Apple Music, you can only play Apple Music on iPod Touch directly. If you want to listen to Apple Music on iPod Nano, Shuffle, Classic, you had better to ask help from TunesBank Apple Music Converter to download and convert Apple Music to M4A and other formats which can be compatible with iPod devices. After that, you can transfer Apple Music to iPod devices without restrictions.

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