iTunes says that I'm not signed into Apple Music

I have downloaded to albums on iTunes to be told I can't play them because I am not signed into Apple Music. So why did it let me download them. Will request a refund and off to spotify or somewhere less complicated.

Don't have time for all the manoeuvring. The joy of apple used to be its simplicity.

I have downloaded to albums on iTunes to be told I can't play them because I am not signed into Apple Music. So why did it let me download them. Will request a refund and off to spotify or somewhere less complicated.

You are replying to an older thread with perhaps a different issue.

iTunes and Apple Music are 2 seats systems.

If you describe your issue issue in more detail on a NEW thread, you may get some help.

What I don't understand is why I need to sign into Apple Music to play songs I have burned to my library from CDs.

Apple Music tracks are fully DRM protected. You can't play them without being authenticated to iTunes.

You only have the right to listen to them during an active, paid subscription to Apple Music. It is not a $10 a month plan to buy unlimited music. It is a music streaming service that allows for offline listening in certain conditions. A paid subscription is one of them.

What happens if I cancel Apple music?

You lose access to the music.

Than I can't explain this. Using Apple Music and CD in the same sentence lead me to the wrong conclusion. My apologies.

My theory would be file format. In the source tracks you used to burn the disc... any .m4p files?

If you export the same files to MP3 before you create a disc, does Apple Music ask for authentication?

Even in 2018 this problem still occurs from time to time.

For me, this solution worked:

1. Quit iTunes

2. Go to ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.iTunes/

3. Delete folder ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.iTunes/SubscriptionPlayCache

4. Start iTunes

This works for me. My Apple Music then plays all day until my Mac is asleep and then I just redo the process. Literally only have to be listening to the radio for a second. Pretty much as soon as the radio station loads, my music plays! Thanks for this!

You're a miracle, I have been trying to fix this with no hope, every single website I go to never tells me the correct way to fix it, and I'm lucky to have stumbled upon this one comment.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I've no idea why apple hides this setting.

I was able to fix the problem by going into the iTunes Preferences → Deactivate Apple Music → "OK".

Then I opened up the preferences again and reactivated Apple Music.

After all the data got synched, it worked flawless.

Click on your profile on top right side of the iTunes window (besides the search box), and go to 'Account Info'.

It should ask you for password. Enter it and in a few moments, you're able to access the Apple Music.

It's weirdly unnecessary, I know. I hope Apple can fix this in future updates.

I have the same problem. I've done this, I tried quitting the app and, signing out of my itunes account then signing in as well but the pop-up is still there. I have the latest version of itunes. I dont have this problem with my iphone. Hope someone can help, even a temporary fix will do.

I've got the same and it didn't fix it either. Funny thing was it was only on 2 particular albums this was happening. Deleted the 2 albums and re-added them and all was fine. But what an inconvenience.

Had the same problem, the Account Info suggestion did not solve it. The solution for me was to go to the Radio section and start listening to any radio station. This has made me sign in and all songs played alright after this.

Have the same problem and nothing seems to solve it. Waiting for the fix desperately 😐

I had the same problem, it told me I wasn't signed in to Apple Music when trying to play a song. After trying to play some songs in my list, my music list changed to only my previously purchased music (none of my Apple Music songs were showing in my list). I tried logging in using the steps eiyu describes above, but my apple music list didn't come back.

Then I opened up Edit>Preferences>General, and saw that the 'iCloud Music Library' flag was turned off. I made sure it was enabled, closed the preferences, and my Apple Music list is now back and functioning again.

Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately, this flag has been turned on all the time. Still looking forward to the fix 😟