> You need the Apple Music activated account and trial That's obviously not accurate. It may be a sufficient workaround for whatever roadblock you hit, but it

> You need the Apple Music activated account and trial That's obviously not accurate. It may be a sufficient workaround for whatever roadblock you hit, but it certainly isn't a requirement; I've never used Apple Music with my Apple ID and had no trouble obtaining Apple TV+ service. A more reasonable hypothesis is that you need to do something with a brand new Apple ID to establish it's authenticity before you can activate a free trial of Apple TV+, and the Apple Music workaround is but one of many options. What kind of error did you hit when trying to go straight to the TV+ trial with a brand new Apple ID?