iPod nano/iPod shuffle Won’t Sync Apple Music songs? Problem Solved!

By Sarah ConnorUpdated on December 25, 2017

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Summary:

Apple Music won’t work on iPod nano/iPod shuffle? Read this post and see how to fix the problem so you can play Apple Music songs on iPod nano/iPod shuffle for enjoying.

“I can’t transfer Apple Music songs to iPod Nano!
I started Apple Music trial, and wanted to add some songs to My Music library. When I connect my iPod Nano 7g and try to sync. It says that song was not copied to the iPod because it is a subscription item.” – an user asked in the Apple community.

It’s hard to get excited about an iPod which has no support for syncing Apple Music tracks, like iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod classic and iPod touch 6th generation. Apple Music tracks are inserted with DRM protection which protect you from playing or syncing them on any other portable MP3 players, as well as iPod nano, iPod shuffle. So it is not surprising that you’ll simply get a warning from iTunes that “Apple Music songs cannot be copied to an iPod.”

How to solve the problem? If you would like to play and sync Apple Music songs to iPod nano, iPod shuffle, your necessary thing to do is get rid of DRM protection from Apple Music and connect M4P Apple Music songs to DRM – free MP3. Here we look at how to transfer Apple Music songs to iPod for enjoying with the help of Apple Music Converter.

Apple Music Converter is the perfect solution to remove the DRM protection on your purchased iTunes or Apple Music M4P, and convert Apple Music to DRM-free audio formats like MP3, AC3, FLAC, AIFF, etc. The conversion keeps with up to 16X conversion speed and as well as CD output quality. By helping you convert the Apple Music songs to plain MP3, you can save the tracks to wherever you like and listen to the music whenever you want, such as iPod nano, iPod shuffle and more.

The Apple Music Converter supports both Windows and Mac. Please download the software on your PC firstly.

Guide of Converting Apple Music Songs to iPod Nano / Shuffle

Step 1 Install and Run the Program Properly

Run the Apple Music Converter on PC and then iTunes will be launched automatically along with the program. After that, you will see all iTunes media files displayed on the main interface of the software.

Step 2 Select Apple Music from Playlist

Go to “Playlists” to select the Apple Music songs you want to convert to DRM-free audio. If you cannot find a song easily, you can use the “Search” box to locate the music you want.

Step 3 Select Output Format

You can now select the output format you like from “Output Settings” > “Output Format” section. It supports different output formats like MP3, AC3, FLAC, AIFF or other audio formats. We choose MP3 as an example. You can also change the output destination or output parameters like codec, bitrate, sample rate, etc. as well.

Step 4 Start Converting Apple Music to DRM-free MP3

After completing the previous steps, click “Convert” to begin converting Apple music to DRM – free MP3.

After that you can find the DRM-free Apple Music songs in the output folder.

Step 5 Sync Apple Music to iPod nano, iPod shuffle with iOS Manager

Now you have got DRM free Apple Music songs, you can use TunesGo iOS Manager to sync these converted Apple Music files to your iPod nano, iPod shuffle. This software focuses on syncing data from computer and iPhone, iPad, iPod devices within one click, such as music, iTunes music and playlist, photos, videos, apps and more.

What you need to do is to connect iPod nano, iPod shuffle to computer with USB drive. After TunesGo iOS Manager detects iPod successfully, click “Music” tab and click “Add” button to copy selected music files to iPod nano, iPod shuffle.

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