The Apple Music App destroyed my music library

See Empty/corrupt iTunes/Music library after upgrade/crash - Apple Community. When was the library last working correctly? Has there been a recent OS update or have you swapped computers? Do you have any form of backup?

tt2

I assume that you are having issues with Music on a Mac computer.

I would suggest calling Apple Support and ask to speak to a MacOS - Music senior support advisor. Your problem is much bigger than the current "beginner" support advisors.

See Recover media from an iPod - Apple Community for tips on reclaiming your media.

tt2

Just want to add a "me, too." When I left the US to teach abroad 22 years ago, I uploaded my giant library of CDs to iTunes and have continued to add to it since, including a lot of rare material such as promotional CDs made by bands who never caught on. In addition, I had scores of carefully-compiled playlists. I managed to preserve this archive through multiple iterations of iTunes, but now, thanks to Apple Music, ALL I own is a little digital music purchased from the iTunes store over the years. It even managed to wipe all my playlists (though not the music, thank heavens) off the 6th-generation iPod Classic that holds my music collection, circa about 8 years ago. All I did was connect the iPod to my computer to charge it--as I had done without incident hundreds of times--but the last time, after a system update, Apple Music had changed its own settings and was trying to remake my iPod in its own threadbare image. I can only assume that all this engineering has one goal: to force me to pay for streaming. And I will, of course, because I know when I'm beaten, but it'll never in a million years be Apple's service I pay for!