How to Burn Apple Music Playlist to CD

Part 1. Can You Burn a CD from Apple Music?

Unfortunately, Apple removed the burn feature for Apple Music subscribers, meaning you can't burn a CD with Apple Music tracks. While Apple Music offers access to over 100 million songs for a $10.99 monthly subscription, the service only allows streaming and offline listening within its app.

Why Is Apple Music Burn Playlist to Disc Greyed Out?

According to Apple, allowing users to burn CDs from Apple Music would undermine the control they have over their streaming service. If Apple Music CD burning were permitted, users could retain access to the songs even after canceling their subscription, which could result in lost revenue for Apple.

As a result, Apple Music songs are in DRM protection. When you use iTunes to burn them to CD, you will meet the issue of Apple Music burn playlist to disc greyed out. But no worry. In the following part, we will show you how to remove DRM from Apple Music and burn them to CD in details.

Part 2. Preparation for Apple Music CD Burning

What You Will Need to Burn Apple Music to CD

If you're looking to make a CD from your Apple Music playlists or iTunes library, there are a few steps you'll need to follow. In this section, we'll show you exactly what you need to have. Let's take a closer look at the process!

How to Download Apple Music Playlists for Burning to CDs

After understanding the basics of burning Apple Music playlist to CD, we'd like to introduce the most effective method for creating your own CD from Apple Music. The first step is converting your desired playlists or songs into the "MP3" format with the help of DRmare Apple Music Converter. It efficiently removes DRM from Apple Music's M4P files and converts them to MP3 format.

Unlike many average tools, DRmare stands out for its fast conversion speed and superior audio quality. Additionally, it allows you to customize the audio parameters of your Apple Music files, such as bit rate, sample rate, volume, and pitch. Once the conversion is complete, you'll have DRM-free Apple Music files ready to be burned onto a CD.

Step 1Add Apple Music playlists to DRmare Software

Open DRmare Apple Music Converter and authorize your account to access Apple Music library. Now, you can browse and find favorite songs that you'd like to burn to CD. Click the '+' > 'Add to List' button to import them to Convert window.

Step 2Adjust the audio parameters of Apple Music(optional)

DRmare Apple Music Converter has set "Lossless" as the default output format. If you'd like to make the songs more personalized, you can click the 'Preferences' > 'Conversion' to open the setting window, where you can adjust the codec, channel, sample rate, bit rate, and much more.

Step 3Export Apple Music to unprotected files

At last, you can choose an output folder and slightly tap the 'Convert' button. DRmare Apple Music Converter will start to strip DRM protection and encode M4P format to new common audio files you set before. When it is done, you can click the 'Converted' > 'Open Folder' icon to locate and use them as you want.

Part 3. How to Burn a CD on iTunes

With your favorite Apple Music playlists now successfully converted to DRM-free files (such as MP3 or AAC), the hard part is over! The next step is compiling and burning these songs onto a physical disc. Fortunately, the widely used iTunes application (or the Apple Music app on newer macOS systems) provides a simple and familiar built-in function to create an audio CD directly from your library. Let's see how to finish the burning process. (These steps also work on burning CD from purchased iTunes music.)

How to Burn CD from iTunes for Converted Apple Music

Step 1. Open iTunes and hit 'File' > 'New' > 'Playlist' to create a new playlist and rename it.

Step 2. Drag the converted Apple Music songs you want to burn to CD to the new playlist you just created.

Step 3. Insert a blank CD into your computer and right click the 'Playlist', choose 'Burn Playlist to Disc' > 'Burn' to download Apple Music to CD.

Why Doesn't My iTunes CD Burner Work?

If you're encountering issues with burning a CD in iTunes, there are a few common reasons why it might not be working. First and foremost, music downloaded from your Apple Music subscription cannot be burned directly to a disc due to DRM protection. Additionally, you're unable to burn CDs from iTunes library content such as radio stations, shared playlists, or music stored on an iPod.

If you're trying to burn a playlist but the "Burn Playlist to Disc" option is greyed out, or if the wrong songs are burned, follow these steps to troubleshoot:

1. Create a Playlist: Go to the "Create a Playlist" section and make sure all desired tracks are included.
2. Check the Tracks: Ensure the songs you want to burn have a checkmark beside them in your playlist. If not, they won't be added to the burn queue.

Part 4. How to Burn Apple Music to CD without iTunes

If you are a Windows user and prefer not to use iTunes, you're in luck! Windows Media Player (WMP), the media application built into the Windows operating system, offers a straightforward and highly reliable method for burning your converted Apple Music files onto an audio CD.

How to Burn Songs from Apple Music to CD via Windows Media Player

Step 1. Open Windows Media Player and go to the Burn tab at the top right corner.

Step 2. Insert a blank CD into your CD/DVD drive.

Step 3. Drag and drop converted Apple Music files into the Burn list.

Step 4. Click 'Burn' > 'Audio CD' > 'Start Burn' to begin writing the Apple Music to the CD without iTunes.

Part 5. In Conclusion

Although Apple Music tracks come with DRM restrictions, you can unlocl this limitation by converting them with DRmare Apple Music Converter. Once converted, burning them to a CD is easy using iTunes or Windows Media Player. This method allows you to enjoy your favorite Apple Music tracks on CD players or in your car effortlessly.

Now that you know how to burn Apple Music to a CD, you can create your custom playlists and listen to them anytime, anywhere!