When I open the music icon, I can click on the iTunes store - but I can't find the search field for the iTunes store.
There's a search field for Apple Music at the top of the menu for the music icon - but it takes me only to the "Buy an Apple Subscription" option, which I don't want and will not buy.
Hi roslynfromthornhill,
We understand you're not able to purchase a song as expected. We have great information to help.
Buy or download music from the iTunes Store in Music on Mac
This section will help further.
"Buy or download an individual item
on your Mac, search the iTunes Store. See Search for music.
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If you happen to be using an iOS device or PC, check out the steps in this article instead: Buy music from the iTunes Store - Apple Support
Have a great week!
I click on it and up comes the one and only option to buy a monthly subscription to Apple Music. You can then click on "Try it Free" or "Not Now".
Roslyn,
Sounds like you are looking on the Apple Music tab. make sure you are in the iTunes Store by clicking the iTunes Store icon. See picture below.
Long ago and far away iTunes worked like that.
Now on my 2020 MBP I go to that itunes app (the red one with the white notes. When it opens I click on iTunes store on the left tool bar. No music search field comes up - no , nada. The only search field is at the top of the left tool bar. I put the name of the song or album I want there and it shows in the main window. I click on it and up comes the one and only option to buy a monthly subscription to Apple Music. You can then click on "Try it Free" or "Not Now". There's no option to buy any more. Long ago and far away.
Many thanks, that does do the trick. But those tabs didn't show up when I filled in the search field and then hit search. It was just blank there.
After I went back and forth between the search field and the iTunes store several times, and then suddenly for no reason I could tell, the tabs showed up.
But once I did get the tabs, then hitting on iTunes Store did allow me to buy items separately or as an album.
I've tried it several times now and sometimes the tabs show up and sometimes they don't. Again I have to go back and forth several times and it seems to be just random whether the tabs will show or not.
Not clear why they make it so hard, but glad you were able to get into the Store.
I want to buy a single tune on iTunes but can't find the search field for iTunes
