Availability of some albums on Apple Music

Hi. I’m based in the UK. Why is it that some albums (e.g. Diamond D “Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop” or DJ Quik “Safe + Sound”) are available on Spotify in the UK and on Apple Music in the US yet unavailable to Apple Music subscribers in the UK? I’d really like to understand as it doesn’t make sense to me. Thanks.

Posted on May 1, 2023 3:26 PM

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May 2, 2023 7:29 AM in response to neil3012

Hi there,


Availability of music albums may depend on the artist, your region, and the streaming music service.

As such, some songs may be available on Spotify, Apple Music US and yet not on Apple Music UK.

Nevertheless, there might be other reasons why some songs or albums aren’t available:

  • Artists and content providers might release some songs from an album in advance, but not all of them. If you add the entire album to your library, the songs will become available as they're released.
  • Artists and content providers might change or remove music from the Apple Music catalog. Search Apple Music to see if that song is available under a different name or file. If it is, add the song to your library so it's no longer grayed out.
  • The song might not be available in your country or region and will appear in gray text when you search for it in Apple Music.
  • If an explicit song is grayed out, you might have restrictions turned on for your device. You can use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or Screen Time on your Mac to turn off restrictions. You can also add the clean version from Apple Music to your library.


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