Gen Xers like me will fondly remember MTV, a cable TV channel dedicated to playing music videos covering a wide range of artists and genres. (Well, not initially, but it got better over time.) MTV still exists, though in debased form, as a repository for tawdry reality TV shows.
MTV in its heyday may have been the high point for music on TV. The best TVs today all feature music streaming apps such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and even Tidal, but let’s be real – streaming music is something most people do with their phones or smart speakers, not their smart TVs.
As a possible effort to fix that situation, LG recently launched Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos support for the Apple Music app on its smart TVs. The feature is supported on “LG OLED TV models launched from 2018 to 2024 and QNED TV models Q90T and above,” according to a press release issued by LG.
That makes LG the only TV maker to feature Dolby Atmos support for music on a built-in smart TV app. Both Amazon Music and Tidal have a fairly extensive amount of spatial audio tracks available in their streaming libraries, but music streaming is stereo-only on their respective TV apps.
LG is so eager for you to experience Atmos music on your TV that it’s offering a three-month trial of Apple Music to get you up and running. The free trial offer is available for 2018 and later LG Smart TVs running webOS 4.0 and higher, and it will last through April 2025.
Radio on the TV
- LG OLED TV models with Dolby Atmos support for Apple Music
- Three-month trial of Apple Music with LG Smart TVs
The sweet sound of OLED
- LG C4 OLED TV's built-in speakers and Dolby Atmos support
- Enhanced sound quality with Klipsch Flexus Dolby Atmos soundbar
- Comparison between LG C4's speakers and Apple TV 4K for Atmos music
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