Songs I didn’t download or purchase are showing up in my library

Hello Wsqwared,

I see you have questions about music you didn't purchase or add being added to your Apple Music library. I can understand wanting to find out where this unknown music is coming from. If you have Shazam installed on your device, and you use it to locate music information, it is possible this is where the music is coming from. Here's information on how to Use Shazam to identify songs and find new music.

This article goes over how songs from Shazam are automatically added to your Apple Music library: Use Shazam with Apple Music, Snapchat, and more

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Tap the Apple Music button near a Shazam to listen to that song in Apple Music. If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, songs that you've Shazamed are also automatically added to a playlist called My Shazam Tracks in the Music app. To add a Shazam to a different playlist, tap "Add To" next to a Shazam, then tap the playlist that you want to add the song to. If you’re not already a subscriber, learn how to join Apple Music.

If you can’t add songs to a playlist, make sure to sync your music library with Apple Music. If you don’t want Shazam to automatically add songs to Apple Music, in Shazam on iPhone or iPad tap the library button tap the settings button then turn off "Auto-add Shazams to Apple Music."

Do you have any other Apple devices that use your same Apple ID and password? If so, it's possible that you have Sync Library enabled with Apple Music. Here's more information on that: Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music.

Best regards!

Wsqwared,

Thanks for checking those Apple Music/Shazam settings. I know that songs showing up out of the blue is not an expected behavior. Did you get a chance to see if any other devices use your same Apple ID and password? If you're unsure if there are other devices, you may want to check. Here's how to Check your Apple ID device list to see where you're signed in

If you find that your Apple ID is being on other devices, you may want to check to see if Sync Library is enabled with Apple Music. Here's more information on that: Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music.

Cheers!

Wsqwared,

I am glad you were able to unlink any devices that you didn't want to be associated with your Apple ID. Do you know if any of your friends use Apple Music? If so, is it possible that your friend has shared a playlist with you? For more information on this, check out how to Create and share Apple Music playlists.

Cheers!