How to set Carplay's default music app?

I have an an called BBC Sounds on my phone, which lets me stream BBC radio stations. I also use it in the car sometimes.

But Carplay has decided for some reason that this is my default music app, not Apple Music.

So if I say "Hey Siri, play some music". It will reply "Now playing music on BBC Sounds" - and immediately fail.

So I have to keep saying "Hey Siri, play music on Apple Music" - which gets a bit old. Any ideas?

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I had problems like this trying to get Spotify to be the app that opens with Carplay/bluetooth. Whenever I install Apple Music, it becomes the default. Apple doesn't even have a way to change defaults for music player or siri.

Found this about Siri default player: https://www.imore.com/how-set-preferred-music-service-siri-iphone-and-ipad
- Siri has never ever heard me request it play anything in the car on BBC Sounds, but it chooses it 70% of the time if I don't specify "On Apple Music"

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