Apple Music updates Date Added instead of Date Modified

Anyone else having this issue where Apple Music updates Date Added when it should be Date Modified?

Also, if I quit the Music app on Mac, then relaunch, the Date Added is changed on some songs to the exact date and time of the relaunch.

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 11:10 AM

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pm623 Author

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9 points

Sep 10, 2021 7:35 PM in response to pm623

Songs that had this issue needed to be added to the library.

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