User level: Level 1 (4 points)If my Apple subsciption is paid and in good standing, why are prices posted next to songs or albums I wish to download?
Posted on Nov 7, 2026 4:25 PM
User level: Level 9 (55,707 points)Nov 7, 2026 7:13 PM in response to Leavemealone999
Leavemealone999 wrote:
Apple has no answer for this?
This is a user-to-user forum. You are not speaking to Apple.
If you see prices posted next to songs, it is likely because you are viewing those songs in the iTunes Store. The location of the iTunes Store varies. On iPhones and iPads, there is a dedicated app. On Macs, the iTunes Store would be accessed through iTunes (pre-Catalina) or Music (Catalina and later). On Macs, the iTunes application or the Music application handles Apple Music subscriptions, iTunes Store purchases, and the management of other music (such as music from your own CDs).
Subscribing to Apple Music does not eliminate the option to purchase songs from the iTunes Store.
If you are trying to make offline listening copies of Apple Music subscription songs, see
Add music to iPhone and listen offline – Apple Support
Add and download music on Mac – Apple Support
If you are an Apple Music subscriber, it doesn't cost anything extra to make offline listening copies – but if you ever stop subscribing, those copies will be deleted or stop working. They're for convenience, not "for keeps".
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Nov 7, 2026 4:42 PM in response to Leavemealone999
Apple has no answer for this?
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256390504