Whether or not your iPhone is nearby, listening to music on your Apple Watch is easy. However, depending on your watch model and OS version, you can listen to your favorite tunes in different ways.  On any Apple Watch running watchOS 4.1 or later, you can listen to albums and playlists created on your iPhone. You can also stream music on Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Apple Music (if you're a member). You can do all of the above with an Apple Watch Series 3 or newer, as well as connect to Apple Radio and any music you've synced via iCloud. You may also listen to songs via the cloud.