How to Cancel Apple Music
You cancel Apple Music in your Apple ID subscription settings, not the Music app. If your access comes through Apple One, canceling Apple Music alone does not stop the bundle.
Cancel online
iPhone or iPad: Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Mac: App Store > account > Subscriptions. Web: appleid.apple.com > Subscriptions. Find Apple Music in the list and select Cancel.
Read this before you cancel
Apple Music billing runs through your Apple ID. There is no cancel option inside the Music app, and deleting the app does not stop billing. All subscription changes happen in your Apple account settings. If your Apple Music comes through Apple One, you manage the bundle separately. Canceling a standalone Apple Music subscription does not cancel Apple One, and downgrading Apple One may affect other services like iCloud storage.
After you cancel
Your music keeps playing until the end of the billing period you already paid for. After that, songs added through Apple Music become grayed out and unplayable. Playlists you created still exist but the songs in them will not play. Music purchased separately through iTunes stays yours and is not affected.
What to save as proof
If billing continues, these make the dispute faster.
- 1Screenshot of your Apple ID Subscriptions page showing Apple Music as canceled or expired
- 2Confirmation email or App Store receipt showing the final charge date
- 3If on a family plan, screenshot showing which Apple ID manages the subscription
What goes wrong
- Deleted the Music app and assumed the subscription stopped. The subscription lives in Apple ID settings, not the app.
- Canceled Apple Music but charges continued because Apple One was still active and included it
- On a family plan managed by a different Apple ID. Only the organizer can cancel, not family members.
- Canceled on the wrong Apple ID. The subscription continued on the one actually being billed.
- Confused Apple Music with iTunes Match, which is a separate subscription that bills independently