Why doesn't my "Favourite Song" Playlist appear automatically in Apple Music on my MacBookPro

My Favourite Song Playlist does not appear automatically in Apple Music on my MacBookPro. I thought it might have been an update issue so I have updated the software from MacOS 26 to MacOS 27.0. but that has done nothing. I have deleted the following file from the library: Music Library.musiclibrary. After closing Apple Music version 1.7.0.161 and then opening it again, that has done nothing either. I have gone through my song catalog and selected my favourite songs by clicking on the star, so I have a lot of favourites selected but they just do not show up as an automated playlist. What is going on, why can't I find it, can anyone help?

Posted on Sep 27, 2026 7:25 PM

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Pixel_16 Author

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Sep 27, 2026 8:37 PM in response to Pixel_16

It's okay, I have found the solution! I found a great YouTube tutorial that gave me the answer. You need to make a Smart Playlist. Go to the top menu bar of the Apple Music app on your desktop or laptop and select "File". Then Select "New" and go to "Smart Playlist" and select it. A Smart Playlist window will open. A tick should be next to "Match for the following rule:" Below that you can see a grey box that says "Artist", click on the arrows in that box and go down to "Favourite / Suggest Less" the next box should say "is" and the box after that should say "Favourite". (If the grey boxes are different you can change the selection by using the arrows in the boxes.) There should be a tick beside "Live updating" so you can keep adding to you favourites as you continue using the app. Then hit "OK" and your "Smart Playlist" will show up in the left-hand menu under "All Playlists". You can rename the playlist by clicking on the smart playlist icon on the left and a larger picture square appears in the main box. Above it you can see a pencil icon. Click on that and you are able to rename your playlist. I hope this helps others who have had a similar experience. Here is the link to the video that helped me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRgMWF82QE4 (copy and paste it into you browser).