Can't convert my apple music to MP3 format in spite of following directions from Apple support

I recently upgraded to Big Sur from Mojave (and the Music apps from iTunes). I just tried the procedure in the 'Convert songs in your music library' section of:

Convert a song to a different file format with the Apple Music app or iTunes for Windows - Apple Support

and it worked for me. Are you sure the song(s) you are trying to convert are PURCHASED from the iTunes Store (or imported from a CD, etc.). Music that you LEASE with an Apple Music subscription are DRM copy protected and cannot be converted. That is the only explanation I can think of. If you still have problems, use the 'Get Support' link at the top-right corner of this page.

You cannot turn a wav, aac, or aiff file into .mp3 format simply by changing the file extension. The file may be able to import and play in applications which inspect the internal structure rather than relying on the extension to identify the proper handler, but you won't make an mp3 file that is compatible with a third party mp3 player for example, that is only able to play valid mp3 files.

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Bethies_1 Said:

"Can't convert my apple music to MP3 format in spite of following directions from Apple support"

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Modify the Extension:

Change the extension of a duplicate to MP3. Here is how to do to...

1. Right-Click: on the icon
2. Select: Duplicate
3. Right-Click: on the duplicate
4. Select: Rename
5. Modify: the extension to mp3

That creates a duplicate copy of the file where the format of the file implied by the file extension differs from the format defined by the internal structure of the file. It won't work. As noted above DRM protected content from the Apple Music subscription service cannot be converted to a new format.

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turningtest2 Said:

“That creates a duplicate copy of the file where the format of the file implied by the file extension differs from the format defined by the internal structure of the file. It won't work. As noted above DRM protected content from the Apple Music subscription service cannot be converted to a new format.”

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Works just fine for me :)