I transferred my music library to a new iPad and some songs will not download.

jonesofAF wrote:

I also have this question. It's crazy random. On the older MacBook, the error message I get when I click on the cloud icon with a line through it is "This item is not eligible for the iCloud Music Library." What does that mean? Why is it not eligible?? How frustrating!

See Identify cloud status icons in your music library on your Mac or PC - Apple Support. Typical reasons for exclusion are tracks that a too long, too short, too large, too low bit rate, duplicates, or purchased with a different Apple ID.

tt2

Try signing out of the iTunes Store on the device and then try syncing again.

Otherwise see this post on erratic syncing.

tt2

I also have this question. It's crazy random. On the older MacBook, the error message I get when I click on the cloud icon with a line through it is "This item is not eligible for the iCloud Music Library." What does that mean? Why is it not eligible?? How frustrating!