How do my husband and I share music on our iPhones

How can I setup iTunes so all our music is downloaded to one account that both of us can use on our phones?  I want to keep separate iCloud accounts for our contacts, reminders etc.
thanks :)

Hi,
the content was purchased using two different Apple-IDs / Accounts?
If above is the case, then I fear you cannot merge the content using now one combined account. Content always belongs to one dedicated account. As well as a iTunes library can only belong to one dedicated Apple-ID. And also the iPhone can only belong to one dedicated iTunes library and also Apple ID (for the store stuff, for iCloud stuff you can use a second ID)

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