Music App File Kind Changed From Apple Lossless to Internet Audio Stream? Do Not Play?

See About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support. Lossless audio files from an Apple Music subscription come in the .movpkg format and will only play though the Apple Music app while you have an active subscription.

I have seen a bug where iTunes content that was stored on a network changed from a file reference to a streaming reference, but I don't think that is the issue here.

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Hello grievous angel.wtj,

To help us better assist you, can you let us know more about what happens when you try to play music? For example, do you receive a specific error message or code? If so, what does the error say? That information will help us proceed.

If you're experiencing issues playing music on Mac, please check out this link, which has some information that may be helpful: If you have problems playing music on Mac

If you can’t play a song

* If you can’t play a song purchased from the iTunes Store: You may have exceeded the number of computers on which you can play your purchases.

* If the song isn’t an iTunes Plus version, you can play it on up to five authorized computers. After you authorize five computers, you can’t play the song on a sixth computer until you deauthorize one of the five authorized computers. (For instructions on deauthorizing a computer, see the Apple Support article Authorize or deauthorize your computer for iTunes Store purchases.)

* If the song is available as an iTunes Plus download, you can upgrade the song at the iTunes Store. See Usage rights for iTunes Store purchases.

* If you’re listening to a shared library or playlist: Music skips iTunes Store purchases if your computer hasn’t been authorized to play them. To listen to a purchased song in a shared library or playlist, double-click the song. If your computer isn’t authorized to play songs purchased by the person who is sharing the song, to hear it you’ll need to enter that person’s Apple ID and password. See Share songs from a shared library in Music.

* If you’re trying to play an AAC file that was not created using Music or downloaded from the iTunes Store: Songs you download from the iTunes Store or import into your library using the AAC encoder are encoded using the MPEG-4 AAC format. Songs in this format play in Music and on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Other AAC files that you find on the internet or elsewhere won’t play in Music. See Choose import settings.

* If you’re trying to play a song on a CD that you burned using Music: You can’t play DVDs burned using Music on most consumer DVD players. So make sure the playback equipment you’re using is appropriate for the disc’s format. For example, if you burned a CD-RW disc, you can play it only on your computer and some newer CD players. If you burned an MP3 disc, it should work in your computer and on special MP3 CD players but not on standard consumer audio CD players. See Intro to burning CDs and DVDs.

* If you’re listening to a playlist that includes a song preview: The playlist stops after the song preview. Double-click the next song in the playlist to resume playing the rest of the playlist. A song preview in your library or a playlist has a button next to it showing the price.

If songs are missing or dimmed, see the Apple Support article If songs are missing from your music library after you turn on Sync Library.

Thanks!