View albums, playlists, and more in Music on iPad

In the Music app , the library includes music you added or downloaded from Apple Music, music and videos you synced to iPad, TV shows and movies you added from Apple Music, and your iTunes Store purchases.

The Library screen showing the sidebar at the left with the words Recently Added highlighted. Recently added albums appear to the right. The player is at the bottom right.

Browse and play your music

Under the Library heading in the sidebar, tap a category, such as Albums or Songs; tap Downloaded to view only music stored on iPad.
Type in the search field to filter your results and find what you’re looking for.
Tap an item, then tap Play, or tap Shuffle to shuffle an album or playlist.
You can also touch and hold the album art, then tap Play.

To change the list of categories, tap Edit in the sidebar, then select categories you’d like to add, such as Genres and Compilations. Tap any existing categories to remove them.

Sort your music

Under the Library heading in the sidebar, tap Playlists, Albums, Songs, TV & Movies, or Music Videos.
Tap Sort, then choose a sorting method, such as title, artist, recently added, or recently played.

Play music shared on a nearby computer

If a computer on your network shares music through Home Sharing, you can stream its music to your iPad.

Go to Settings > Music, tap Sign In below Home Sharing, then sign in with your Apple ID.
Open the Music app , tap Edit in the sidebar, select Home Sharing, then tap Done.
Tap Home Sharing, then choose a shared library.

Remove Apple Music songs from iPad

Go to Settings > Music, then turn off Sync Library.

The songs are removed from iPad, but remain in iCloud. Music you purchased or synced also remains.

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iPad User Guide

View albums, playlists, and more in Music on iPad

Browse and play your music

Sort your music

Play music shared on a nearby computer

Remove Apple Music songs from iPad