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Can't get iTunes to appear in Apple Music to buy a song on my Mac?

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I've read both Apple pages on how to buy songs and how to get iTunes to appear and have followed those steps. my top right corner has no iTunes option.

What happened to iTunes? Not an app. Can't find way to buy songs anymore.

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Posted on Feb 14, 2024 8:20 AM

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Feb 14, 2024 8:41 AM in response to ArmandoWyo

The iTunes app for Mac computers was discontinued and replaced when macOS Catalina was released. It cannot be installed on Macs that are running Catalina or later.

Functionality that used to be in the iTunes App on Macs is now in the Music app, Finder, and other apps.


In the Music app menu bar, choose Music > Settings or Preferences > General and insure Show iTunes Store is selected.

Then click in the search box at the top of the left sidebar and then click the iTunes Store option at the top right of the main window as shown in the example in Buy music from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

 

If the 3 options don't appear at the top right of the main window after doing the above, 2 things to try:

1) If the View menu in the menu bar contains "Hide Playing Next" or "Hide Lyrics" then click that item so that it changes to "Show Playing Next" or "Show Lyrics."

2) If there is a very small “<” at the top left of the main window (to the right of the sidebar search box), click it one or more times until there is no “<” there.

 

Closing and reopening the Music app has also been reported to be needed in some cases.

 


Can't get iTunes to appear in Apple Music to buy a song on my Mac?

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