[yarcob]

> Use a third party music player.

Any recommendations?

[AlexandrB]

I use SongOwl on iOS. The interface is much nicer than the Apple Music app, but it still depends on iTunes/Music for syncing music from your computer.

[claudiawerner]

Open source: Clementine (and a fork, Strawberry), mpd (and ncmpcpp/Cantata/vimpc), Deadbeef, Sayonara

Closed source: foobar2000