Songs in the MacOS Music app stop a few seconds before the end

Hello XofOldApple,

Finding the common element between the songs this is happening on is the key to finding a solution.

Are the tracks from the same source? Are they the same artist, the same album?

We would also check to see what happens if you adjust the crossfade time. These steps are from Fade between songs in Music on Mac - Apple Support:

Fade between songs in Music on Mac

You can set Music to fade in each song (gradually increase its volume) while the previous song is fading out. This feature, called crossfading, prevents gaps of silence between songs.

1. In the Music app  on your Mac, choose Music > Settings, then click Playback.

2. Select Crossfade Songs.

3. To change the amount of time it takes for the current song to fade out at the end and the new song to fade in, drag the Seconds slider.

When Music plays consecutive tracks from the same album, crossfading is automatically turned off, with no fading between the songs (or tracks).

We would test by turning this off, and trying other settings.

Have a good day.

Hello XofOldApple,

Are these songs on any other device? Can you play and check if the file has them ending early too?

Also, we asked before, please check your music settings. Are you set to fade the songs? Fade between songs in Music on Mac - Apple Support

Try changing the settings to whatever is not currently set, and see if it works differently. Thanks.

Hi XofOldApple,

If you're finding this only happens on the Mac and persists intermittently even after deleting the files, we recommend getting in touch with us directly so we can further look into the issue: Apple Support

Kind regards.