Why does Apple Music ask me to repurchase songs I already bought?

I’ve noticed that after purchasing songs—particularly by the artist Nico—I am prompted to repurchase the same tracks again after 2–3 years, as if I had never bought them in the first place 🤔🤔🤔🤔


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Original Title: Purchased Music

Posted on Jun 5, 2025 10:00 AM

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Posted on Jun 5, 2025 10:23 AM

Are you attempting to redownload the purchased music from the iTunes Store, or are you just seeing in the store that the song now has a price attached? It is not unusual to have a song changed where the publisher removes a version and adds a remastered one that is different from your previous purchase. You do not get that new remastered version for free, but should still be able to redownload the previous purchase using iTunes.

Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


There are cases where Apple loses the rights to a song and will not allow you to redownload it, but as noted in this Support Article, it is not likely. Apple does recommend to permanently download any music content when possible where Apple cannot remove it from your device, even if they no longer have the same rights to the music content.

About purchasing movies, TV shows, music, books, and ringtones from Apple - Apple Support



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Jun 5, 2025 10:23 AM in response to KDRants

Are you attempting to redownload the purchased music from the iTunes Store, or are you just seeing in the store that the song now has a price attached? It is not unusual to have a song changed where the publisher removes a version and adds a remastered one that is different from your previous purchase. You do not get that new remastered version for free, but should still be able to redownload the previous purchase using iTunes.

Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


There are cases where Apple loses the rights to a song and will not allow you to redownload it, but as noted in this Support Article, it is not likely. Apple does recommend to permanently download any music content when possible where Apple cannot remove it from your device, even if they no longer have the same rights to the music content.

About purchasing movies, TV shows, music, books, and ringtones from Apple - Apple Support



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