music search in spotlight doesn't take me to the actual song searched

"I'm glad you've been able to understand my issue. do I report it again, if yes what's the feedback area: also I'd like to know if you can reproduce this error on your end as well"

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Perform a New Signin:

Thanks for wait. I have backed up my Mac, upgraded it to macOS26, and then, I came across this issue. Signing out of Apple Music (using the Account menu in Apple Music), and then signing back in made this all go away. So, that seems how to fix this.

"music search in spotlight doesn't take me to the actual song searched: [...]music search via spotlight not working: running Golden gate here and I'm loving the ability to look up songs in my library directly from the spotlight search (new siri) but it's not as effective as I'd expect. When search results are clicked it just opens the Apple Music window not the song that was previously searched"

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Rebuild the Spotlight Index:

1. Go here: About Spotlight Indexing and Search Results on Apple devices - Apple Support
2. Scroll to: If Spotlight gives unexpected search results
3. Proceed from there as necessary

Screenshot:

“I need to clarify, if I ask Siri to play a song, it does that fine, what I'm pointing out is when I search a song in my library via spotlight search and open it from there it doesn't take me to the song it just opens apple music. do you get the same behaviour or different? I've reported it to apple as you suggested“

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Thank the screenshot and clarifying this! And excellent job in troubleshooting this!

Indeed, it is an issue with Spotlight Search. If you look at the bottom-left corner, it reads “Loading iCloud Library…”. On the top-right corner, Library is not what is selected. So, report it. It’s an issue with the library not loading successfully. If you have any VPNs on, delete them, or just turn them off, if no longer needed.

"I'm glad you've been able to understand my issue. do I report it again, if yes what's the feedback area: also I'd like to know if you can reproduce this error on your end as well"

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Any success? Did a new signing work, like it did for me.

Sign-Ins Fixing Issues:

For the note, the only other time that a new sign-in has fixed an issue for me in the past is when the the pending Music was stuck. I named it a “Playing Next Loop”, and the term has gone viral since. So, I gotta hunch it’s no different, as something was pending(which it was, as it was awaiting the play the songs. As you go about trying to play more while it is not responding, the Paying Next increases. See my User Tip: Fixing the Music App Stalled in a “Playing Next Loop” - User Tip

“I'm on macOS 27, and even after signing out and signing back in it doesn't work”

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Music Not Opening:

My Bad: macOS 27 is what was installed on my Mac while performing this sign out and then sign in. It is still installed, and I still no longer have this issue that you speak of after the new sign in.

Restart your Mac:

Have you restarted your Mac, since installing an update? Backing up your Mac, and then restarting is something to always do, both before and after an update installation.

Boot in Safe Mode:

While in Safe Mode, Login Items do not open at login, and certain system files (caches) are fixed. So, try this new sign out and sign in while booted in Safe Mode. Go Here: Start Ip your Mac in Safe Mode - Apple Support

Apple Subscription:

Are you getting any advertisements for subscribing to Apple Music? If that’s a tantrum, the only way I could get that to stop badgering me is the perform the new sign in.

“I've the same issue. Only working music results are the online suggestions. The library results from Music app doesn't work. Apple need to fix this!”

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So, report this.

"didn't work, does it work on your end?"

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No. I am not having this issue. I'm saying, "Hey Siri! Find [my song] in my music library, and play it." Spotlight Search ought to make it be located. You might be saying the incorrect words here. I remember an Apple Support Rep telling me on a call a few months back, while troubleshooting a iOS26 update install, that iOS27 and macOS 27 are purely AI-based (which is a technology of its own that is still in beta status, as far as I'm concerned). So, report this as a bug, in the meantime.

Report this to Apple:

Do your Part: Inform Apple of your feedback of this issue. Include how you’ve troubleshot this, and your results. Apple wont get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive from its users, the more likely they will know what needs to be fixed, and what their customers prefer in updates, and future macOS versions to come. Apple with know nothing of this occurrence, if you don't report it to them.

1. Go Here: Feedback - macOS - Apple
2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Select: "Software/Firmware Update" for the "Feedback Area"
4. Proceed from there as necessary

I need to clarify, if I ask Siri to play a song, it does that fine, what I'm pointing out is when I search a song in my library via spotlight search and open it from there it doesn't take me to the song it just opens apple music. do you get the same behaviour or different?

I've reported it to apple as you suggested

"I'm glad you've been able to understand my issue. do I report it again, if yes what's the feedback area: also I'd like to know if you can reproduce this error on your end as well"

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Getting this Issue:

I'll have to downgrade, and then upgrade. Need to create. backup first, and then restore from it. Expect a reply in an hour or so.

didn't work, does it work on your end?

I'm glad you've been able to understand my issue. do I report it again, if yes what's the feedback area

also I'd like to know if you can reproduce this error on your end as well

I'm on macOS 27, and even after signing out and signing back in it doesn't work

I've the same issue. Only working music results are the online suggestions. The library results from Music app doesn't work. Apple need to fix this!

Glad to know I’m not the only one who experiencing this and it’s reproducible

thanks for sharing, if you could also give feedback that would be appreciated