Music Track Bought via iTunes Spontaneously Will Not Play on iPhone.

On my iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 16.5.1... A music track that I purchased via iTunes and have had on my phone for months today will not play. When I try to play it, I get a popup window on the iPhone that states, "Cannot Open. This content is not authorized." Since I bought the track with my money, why on earth would it not be authorized? The track appears on my recently purchased list for 4/3/2023. Strangely enough, when I open iTunes for Windows, the track appears AND it can be played on the PC, which is completely confusing.


I would appreciate some assistance. I've found a couple articles with issues similar to this, but none of those solutions have worked.

Posted on Jul 8, 2023 7:54 PM

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I suspect the song file on your iPhone got corrupted somehow. Delete it and redownload it (for free) directly on your iPhone.

Redownload music - Apple Support


Posted on Jul 8, 2023 8:12 PM

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Music Track Bought via iTunes Spontaneously Will Not Play on iPhone.

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