---
title: applicationMusicPlayer
framework: mediaplayer
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: mediaplayer/mpmusicplayercontroller/applicationmusicplayer
---

# applicationMusicPlayer

Returns the application music player.

## Declaration

```swift
class var applicationMusicPlayer: MPMusicPlayerController { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value The application music player.

## Discussion

Discussion The application music player plays music locally within your app. The music player doesn’t affect the Music app’s state. When your app moves to the background, the music player stops playing the current media.

## See Also

### Getting a music player

- [applicationQueuePlayer](mediaplayer/mpmusicplayercontroller/applicationqueueplayer.md)
- [systemMusicPlayer](mediaplayer/mpmusicplayercontroller/systemmusicplayer.md)