kbrinnyc

Q: When I try to AirPlay from iMac to Apple TV, it defaults to playing Radio in Apple Music.

Anytime I try to AirPlay from my iMac (where all my iTunes music is, a library that is a combination of both stuff downloaded from iTunes Store and lots of stuff burnt off of my CD collection) to AppleTV (where the soundbar/surround sound system is) it will play about 30 seconds of whatever track I start in iTunes, then the AppleTV starts playing whatever Radio station I most recently was listening to via the Music app on the Apple TV.  Unless I'm missing something, I can't find anything in the settings on AppleTV or Apple Music to stop this from happening.

 

While I won't also get into how much Apple Music ***** and the free trial screwed up my 14,000 tracks in iTunes (losing cover art I meticulously downloaded, duplicating albums that were also available in iTunes, etc.), I can't help but wonder if this is related. I cancelled my Apple Music subscription after the 3 month free trial as it was such a disaster.  Since then - or rather between then and the latest generation AppleTV - I also can't access the bulk of my iTunes via home sharing on the Apple TV. So, basically, I'm forced to listen to the Radio via the Music app, or nothing.

 

Any advice on correcting any of these issues would be appreciated. ...I used to actually like iTunes, but Apple Music is a disaster - and it's (almost) making me rethink Apple altogether, at least as a delivery method for music.

 

~Kerry

Posted on Jan 10, 2016 11:57 AM