Q: Do I have to join Apple Music to buy and download the songs that I want? I can't see how to get to iTunes Store without joining Apple Music and paying a monthly fee? Is this right?

No, that's not right. You don't need to subscribe to Apple Music. You can continue to purchase music from the iTunes Store. Just switch your iTunes over to the iTunes Store option along the  top of the window. Decline Apple Music.

I am not able to do this.  My screen just shows "Join Apple Music" "View Apple ID" or "Sign Out". I logged off and back on, same thing.  Is there somewhere else I can decline Apple Music?

I'm having the same problem. Can't seem to find where I can decline Apple Music.

To hide Apple Music :

- on an iOS device : Settings > Music > Show Apple Music 'off'

- on a computer's iTunes : Edit > Preferences (iTunes > Preferences on a Mac), General tab, untick 'Show Apple Music'

To access the iTunes store :

- on an iOS device use the iTunes store app

- on a computer's iTunes click the 'iTunes Store' button/link tab along the top of the iTunes screen

If you've signed up to the 3 month free trial of Apple Music and don't want it to auto-renew when it becomes paid for : View, change, or cancel your subscriptions - Apple Support

I am having the same problem. I have turned off Apple music in my settings (IOS 8.4.1) but still have no option to go to the iTunes Store from my music app.

There no longer is a link in the Music app to get to the iTunes store, you have to use the iTunes Store app

Thanks king penguin. Yes I discovered this last night when,after tearing my hair out for a couple of hours I noticed the iTunes Store app right next to the settings icon. D'uh, I've never even noticed it before! Thanks for your help.x

Hey King, thanks for the tip, I needed to add one more step to make your instructions work and that was to do a systems reset on the phone by hitting the off button and the front bottom circle button and holding them down until the iphone restarted, at which point the selection of un-ticiking Apple Music finally worked.

I swear, when I saw an article that said Apple was building a huge new corporate headquarters and they said all great companies do this and then crater, I laughed, but now I believe it's true. Apple is no longer about serving its customers, it has morphed into Microsoft and their corporate ethic is now how can we trick people into giving us money on a monthly basis!

I have declined Apple Music in my settings and searched the app store.  When I click 'visit itunes store' nothing happens.    All I want to do is get some tunes but Apple doesn;t want some of my money, just all of it,  Samsung looks better all the time.  I have neither the time nor patience to go through a labyrinth just because of some marketing guru/developer .

It is this simple.  If I decline Apple Music it should default to itunes store.  Period.

Get with it Apple

Apple doesn;t want some of my money, just all of it,  Samsung looks better all the time.  I

Samsung has a music store now?

If not, just buy your music from a source other than iTunes Store, such as Amazon Digital Music or Google Play Music.

All I want to do is play music from my iTunes radio and I keep getting prompted to join Apple Music!!! WTH??? I have disabled AM from my settings and I still can't just play music from my radio....it's ALWAYS SOMETHING!!! Samsung here I come.

cguardi717 wrote:

 

All I want to do is play music from my iTunes radio and I keep getting prompted to join Apple Music!!! WTH??? I have disabled AM from my settings and I still can't just play music from my radio....Samsung here I come.

iTunes Radio is now only available as part of iTunes Music. I don't believe Samsung offers a free radio service at all (but haven't checked lately) There are plenty of other free streaming music options: Pandora, TuneIn. I'm partial to Radio Paradise.

Very helpful, thank tou very much!!