Q: I recently purchased an album from itunes store. How do I download it to my shuffle ipod?

Hi carolfromlargo!

I understand you've purchased an album from the iTunes Store and would like to have it on your iPod Shuffle.  I can understand wanting to take your music with you, and I'm happy to help.  To put the album on the iPod Shuffle, you will need to sync the iPod with iTunes.  Here are instructions:

Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes on your computer using USB

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