"I have a lot of iTunes music on my PC. We're sitting in the den on a lazy Sunday afternoon, my Chromecast in here is connected to my audio system, and I want to listen to a playlist in Chromecast. I picked up my iPhone and realize I have no idea how to play my music on my Chromecast."

Many users may have encountered this problem and have no idea even if look for help from internet. Luckily, here we will show you one effective solution to help you cast your favorite iTunes or Apple Music songs to Chromecast Audio.

Part 1. Why can't directly play iTunes music on Chromecast Audio?

Google Chromecast is a series of three digital media players designed to meet various streaming needs of different people. Each Chromecast model requires an internet connection. Once you connect the device to your TV or stereo, you can control your Chromecast via the Google Home app on your smartphone or tablet. It allows you to cast your favorite music from music services like Spotify, Google Play Music, and Pandora to Speaker. But sadly, iTunes music is not available to stream through the Chromecast device. Why?

ITunes music are not supported by Chromecast Audio because apple refused to support Google Cast ever since the release of Apple music. Except that, iTunes music tracks' Fairplay DRM can prohibit from syncing iTunes music to Chromecast. It is well-known that Apple music songs are encoded with DRM protection that lead to users can't enjoy them on non-Apple devices. Therefore, the music you bought and downloaded from iTunes store is protected by DRM, so iTunes music can't play on Chromecast Audio directly. Although apple music is not supported, there is way to make it through – remove the DRM from iTunes music first.

Part 2. How to remove iTunes DRM and convert itunes M4P music to MP3 with Leawo Prof. DRM?

How to stream and play iTunes music with Chromecast Audio? If you want to play DRM-protected songs on Chromecast Audio, there is an extremely wonderful program comes to you that help you remove DRM from iTunes music before casting iTunes music to Chromecast Audio at unbeatable fast speed with keeping lossless audio quality. The following is the detailed tutorial to guide you to remove DRM from Apple Music songs and play Apple Music with Chromecast Audio.

Leawo Prof. DRM works as the one of most professional iTunes DRM Audio application that used to remove DRM from iTunes M4P music files, 4B audiobooks and M4V video for playing iTunes files on other devices. The following features are from Leawo Prof. DRM:

  • Completely remove DRM from iTunes M4P music/M4B audiobook/M4V video;
  • Convert iTunes music/audiobook files to MP3;
  • Convert iTunes audio and video at 50X faster speed with lossless quality;
  • Easy-to-use with an intuitive and streamlined user interface;
  • Fully compatible with latest Windows 10, and iTunes;

Part 3. How to remove DRM and convert iTunes m4p music to MP3 with Leawo Prof. DRM

The following is the detailed tutorial to guide you to remove DRM from iTunes music and convert to MP3 format. Please download Leawo Prof. DRM first before getting started.

   

Step 1: Add iTunes M4P music to Leawo Prof. DRM

Click "Add Files" button in the middle of main interface or "Add Files" on the sub-menu bar to add your iTunes music. A pop-up window will show that you can get all iTunes music that you want to transfer.

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Please note that these files can be added by drag-and-drop and select at least one file at a time. It supports batch conversion so that you can import multiple music tracks to convert once.

Step 2: Select Channel, Sampling Rate and Bit Rate

All files can be got under the category "music" icon after importing the iTunes music files. Before removing DRM from iTunes M4P to MP3 audio file, you edit your M4P files by clicking "Edit" button to freely choose Channels, Sampling Rates and Bit Rates.

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Step 3: Set Output format and directory

After the successful adding, click "…" button at the bottom of "Home" list to set an output directory in the pop-up window and choose MP3 as the target output format. Please remember the output directory for casting Apple Music to Chromecast audio.

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Step 4: Start removing DRM from iTunes music songs and convert these music to MP3

The final step is clicking the button "Convert" at the bottom right to remove the DRM-ed iTunes music tracks to DRM-free audios and covert M4P to MP3. Just a few second, it will succeed.

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Step 5: Check the converted files

Actually, its conversion speed mainly depends on the amount of the songs you are converting. After converting, find these file in your output directory.

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Part 3: Simple steps to cast iTunes Music songs to Chromecast Audio

When the conversion finishes, you'll get the DRM-free Apple Music songs. Then you can cast the converted Apple Music tracks from your Mac to Chromecast Audio as desire. The solutions below help you stream Apple Music to Google Chromecast.

  • Step 1: Connect your phone to tablet and Chromecast to the same wireless network.
  • Step 2: Download and open the Google Play music app
  • Step 3: Upload your iTunes music to your Google Play music
  • Step 4: Tap on the "Cast" button and connect into your Chrommecast Audio

Now, the process of casting iTunes Music songs to Chromecast Audio is finished.

By following the steps above, you can enjoy all your iTunes music via Chromecast Audio. With Leawo Prof. DRM, it is being possible for us to cast apple music to Chromecast audio for enjoy without limitation. Moreover, by using Leawo Prof. DRM, you can also listen to iTunes video and audiobooks on Chromecast at will. Just enjoy it!