How to Move from Beats Music to Apple Music

If you're an active Beats Music subscriber, you can move directly to Apple Music. Your playlists, library, recommendations, and more move with you.

You can move from Beats Music to Apple Music only on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8.4 and the latest update of the Beats music app. When you open Beats Music after you update, you're asked if you'd like to move to Apple Music. If you don't have an active Beats Music account, join Apple Music as a new member.

More about moving to Apple Music

• When you move to Apple Music, your Beats Music account is closed. 
• If you need help, contact Apple Support. Click or tap Get Started, then choose Apple Music, then choose "Migrating from Beats Music" under "Apple Music for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch."

 What moves with you to Apple Music

• Your library
• Your playlists
• Your username (your Beats Music Handle)
  If someone else already has your username in Apple Music, you need to create a new one.
• Your recommendations
• Artists and curators that you follow, if they're available to follow in Apple Music
• Playlists created by editors and curators
• Playlists created by your friends that you subscribe to
   

When you move to Apple Music, you might receive a credit to the iTunes Store. The credit is the difference in cost between your Apple Music membership and your Beats Music subscription, plus any credit that you had in your Beats Music account.

Move from Beats Music to Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Make sure that you're signed in to iTunes on your device with the Apple ID that you use in the iTunes Store.
   To check, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store. If you're signed in, at the top of the screen you'll see Apple ID: [your Apple ID]. If you're not signed in, enter the Apple ID and password that you use with the iTunes Store, then tap Sign In.
2. Open the Beats Music app. If you're not signed in to your Beats Music account, sign in.
3. When you see a message that says Beats Music is now Apple Music, tap Get Started.
   If you don't see the Get Started button, tap View Update to update to the latest version of iOS. After you update, start the move process again with step 1. 
4. Tap Individual membership. You can move to a Family membership only after you join Apple Music.
   Under the button, you'll see how much iTunes Store Credit you'll receive after the move. If you already joined Apple Music with your Apple ID, the next screen shows you how much iTunes Store Credit you'll receive. To finish moving your account to Apple Music, tap Continue, and then enter the password that you use with your Apple ID.
5. Enter the password that you use with your Apple ID to confirm your membership.

After you confirm your Apple Music membership, the Music app opens. This means that your billing is successfully set up for Apple Music. Your recommendations and music library move to Apple Music in the background. If you don't see all of your moved content in Apple Music after 24 hours, contact Apple Support.

If you are billed for Beats Music through AT&T

Follow the steps above to move your Beats Music account to Apple Music. Your Apple Music membership is billed though your iTunes Store account.

If you are an AT&T Family subscriber, moving to Apple Music replaces your Beats Music Family Plan with an Apple Music Individual membership. The other members of your AT&T Family can move to an individual membership of their own at any time, or you can switch to an Apple Music Family membership and invite everyone to join you. Learn more about Family Sharing.