I'm confused by missing iTunes purchased music is gone after subscription expired. If I paid for songs why are they not available unless I renew?

See Hide and unhide iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store purchases - Apple Support. Your missing purchases may be hidden. Media you buy from the iTunes Store is subject to a lifetime, non-transferable licence. Redownload rights where granted are subject to the content still being available in the iTunes Store, however the rights holders can remove any content at any time without notice. See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy for a recommended backup strategy.

tt2

Hi,

You don't need to renew iTunes Match to recover past purchases. Download your past purchases - Apple Support

If you don't see all your music, read bit about unhiding purchases - link is in get help at bottom of doc.

Jim

Some of my purchased music has also disappeared. Are they licenses if a given term or are they mine forever. Not cool.