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# nowPlayingItem

The currently-playing media item, or the media item in a queue that you designated to begin playback with.

```
@NSCopying var nowPlayingItem: MPMediaItem? { get set }
```

## Discussion

To specify that playback should begin at a particular media item in the playback queue, set this property to that item while the music player is in a stopped or paused state.

If no media item is playing or designated to play, this property’s value is `nil`.

If you use the system music player and the user plays an item from another library using Home Sharing, the value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/ObjectiveC/nil-227m0>.

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