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have an individual Apple Music subscription. However, I am prevented from importing a song that I have downloaded into iMovie. Where am I supposed to get music to use in iMovie?

Why can't I use songs from Apple Music in iMovie?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 6, 2020 3:23 PM

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Posted on Jun 6, 2020 3:47 PM

Apple Music cannot be used in iMovie because the songs are DRM protected. Also, Apple Music is a subscription streaming service and therefore access to the songs depends on keeping up the subscription. So, you can’t put a streaming service song into a project because if you cancelled the subscription the access to the song would disappear. Your right is to listen to the song, not use it elsewhere.


However, you can still purchase a song from iTunes and use that song in iMovie.


— Rich



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Jun 6, 2020 3:47 PM in response to Pieter Visscher

Apple Music cannot be used in iMovie because the songs are DRM protected. Also, Apple Music is a subscription streaming service and therefore access to the songs depends on keeping up the subscription. So, you can’t put a streaming service song into a project because if you cancelled the subscription the access to the song would disappear. Your right is to listen to the song, not use it elsewhere.


However, you can still purchase a song from iTunes and use that song in iMovie.


— Rich



have an individual Apple Music subscription. However, I am prevented from importing a song that I have downloaded into iMovie. Where am I supposed to get music to use in iMovie?

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