How to Play Music on Xbox One S/X as BGM

Want some new familiar music while playing Tom Clancy's The Division 2, Forza Horizeon 4, Assassin's Creed on Xbox One? Xbox One is surely a good game console for an amazing gaming experience. What if you want to listen to music on Xbox One while playing games? There is no need to worry about that.

Here we shall share 3 best methods on how to play music on Xbox One. With these best background music apps and our recommended software, you can play your favorite music directly on Xbox One, Xbox One S, or Xbox One X at ease.

Part 1. Brief list of some commonly used music apps

If you want to play music on Xbox One, you need to download apps that support background music playback on Xbox One. There are increasing lists of music apps supporting background music playing. The commonly used apps include Groove, Pandora, VLC, Spotify, SoundCloud, iHeartRadio, or Simple Background Music Player. These apps are available to download from Xbox Store.

Groove Music

Groove Music is the music player software that allows you to listen to your favorite music on Windows, iOS, and Android devices. You can pick your desired background music on Xbox One.

Pros

1. It is easy to add music tracks and manage music library.

2. You can get over 40 million tracks.

Cons

1. The sound output setting is not available to change.

Pandora

As the world's most powerful music discovery platform, Pandora gives you the best music experience according to your tastes. With Pandora, you can also easily play music on Xbox One without your phone. It is a good app to search and play favorite songs and playlists. As most music apps do, you are also allowed to download music for offline listening.

Pros

1. It offers free and premium service. You can choose a free service.

2. Users can search for specific songs and albums they would like to listen to.

3. With Pandora Premium, you can access to millions of songs on Xbox One.

Cons

1. For the free version, it has a limit of six songs per hour.

VLC for Xbox One

VLC Media Player is a free and open source multimedia player that can play multimedia files. It supports various audio and video file formats and runs on all platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X/11/12, iOS, and Android devices. With VLC, you can play music on your Xbox One.

Pros

1. It is a totally free software that supports almost all video or audio formats.

2. The main interface is simple. It is easy to play music on Xbox One.

Cons

1. Not all features are included in this version.

Spotify

Spotify is an audio streaming platform. With Spotify, you can play music in the background while playing games. It is easy to browse playlists from different moods, and search for any album, song, or playlist. You can play your own song from your music on Xbox One.

Pros

1. It offers free and premium service.

2. With the Spotify premium service, you can listen to music anytime.

3. Access to over 30 million songs on Xbox One.

Cons

1. The song can't be downloaded with the Spotify premium service.

SoundCloud

SoundCloud provides users millions of music or playlists available on platform service. You can listen to music in the background while playing a game. This app seamlessly fits into your gaming experience. You are able to play your favorite songs, tracks, or playlists on Xbox One.

Pros

1. Available on many platforms including Web, iOS, Android, Sonos, Chromecast and Xbox One.

2. You can share your own music privately with friends, or blogs, and social networking services.

Cons

1. If you want the full version, you need to pay a lot.

iHeartRadio

iHeartRadio is a free radio service that provides you more than 1,500 live radio stations. After installing iHeartRadio, you can play music on your Xbox One.

Pros

1. Stream radio from over 1,500 live audio stations, or create customized stations.

Cons

1. It has the limitation in play, pause, or record controls.

Part 2. Professional music converter recommended

To play music on Xbox One well, you can also convert your favorite music to audio formats that are supported on Xbox One. First, you should learn about what kind of audios Xbox One supports. The supported audio formats include 3GP audio, ADTS, MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA Lossless, WMA Pro, WMA Voice.

It becomes much easier to play compatible music on Xbox One. With AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate, you can convert any kind of music formats to the music format you want. AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate is a powerful music converter to convert nearly all kinds of videos or audios in various formats. Here, follow our steps to get your wanted music format and play it on Xbox One.

Step 1. Free download, install and launch Video Converter Ultimate on your computer.

Step 2. Click "Add Files" button to add the audio files you want to convert.

Step 3. Click "Convert All to" and choose the right audio format. Here, you can select 3GP, ADTS, MP3, AAC, WMA. Click Browse and select the output folder.

Step 4. After all settings done, click "Convert All" button. Wait a few seconds, and the music will be converted successfully.

You are allowed to clip your music file or adjust the volume of it.

You can use a USB to transport the exported music file to your Xbox One. Then play the music with an installed music supporting app.

Part 3. How to play background music on Xbox One while playing games

Play music on Xbox One directly without other external drive

For many music apps operate the same as playing music on Xbox One. Here, We will take Groove as an example to explain how to play background music on Xbox One while playing games.

1. Download Groove Music from Xbox Store on your Xbox One

2. Launch Groove Music and log in. The music will be played on Xbox One automatically.

3. You can play, pause, or skip the song by pressing Xbox button.

4. Open a game on Xbox One. Then the music will be shown in the background.

Play music on Xbox One with a USB drive

You can also use Simple Background Music Player to play background music on Xbox One with a USB drive. First, you should get a USB drive and music files prepared.

1. Format a USB drive as NTFS or FAT32.

2. Open your USB drive and create a new folder "Xbox One Library".

3. Add your favorite songs to "Xbox One Library" folder.

The audio formats that Xbox One supports are MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC.

You need to download Simple Background Music from Xbox Store.

After preparation, you need to make sure that Simple Background Music Player is shut down.

1. Insert your USB drive into Xbox One.

2. Open Simple Background Player.

3. Press Y on your controller.

The music files will be automatically played on Xbox One. Then operate your games while the music still on.

Part 4. How to play music from iPhone/iPad on Xbox One

Or you want to play music on Xbox One from your iPhone, iPad, or iOS devices. Not like Groove music can be directly opened on Xbox One, Apple Music is not available on Xbox One. But how do you make it accessible? Well, AirPlay Music is the best tool to enable you to play music from your iPhone on Xbox One.

1. Download AirPlay Music from Xbox store on Xbox One.

2. Install and launch AirPlay Music on Xbox One.

3. Press "A" button on your controller. A QR Code will be displayed.

4. Get and open AirServer Connect from App Store on your iPhone or iPad.

5. Scan the QR Code that is displayed on your TV from Xbox One.

Then a screen will pop up to notice that your Xbox is discovered as an AirPlay device.

Open your iOS Control Center. You will see Xbox listed as a device.

Now you can send music, videos, podcasts, or other files to Xbox One.

Conclusion

With these solutions, you can enjoy background music while playing a game? Isn't it so cool? This professional music converter helps you to convert any video or audio formats. After getting your wanted music format, you can choose one of the music players and download on your Xbox One. Or you can also play the music from your iOS devices on Xbox One. We hope that this article is really helpful for you.