How to buy a song on Apple Music

Is it no longer possible to buy individual songs on Apple Music? I opened Music, hit “iTunes Store”, searched the song I wanted, and was shown a preview page that required me to sign up for Apple Music at 11 bucks a month. All I want to do is buy individual songs like we used to be able to. Suggestions? TIA.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Jan 31, 2025 02:01 PM

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Jan 31, 2025 07:01 PM in response to Swami7825

Okay. Just to confirm, have you followed all of the recommended steps within Buy music from the iTunes Store on your Mac - Apple Support? Also, make sure that you are in a supported country/region: Availability of Apple Media Services - Apple Support.


Next, go to Apple Music and select Preferences...

  • Under General, turn off Apple Music (for now)
  • Under Advanced, select Reset Cache
  • Select OK to apply the settings


Let me know if this works.


Jan 31, 2025 05:29 PM in response to Swami7825

Hello Swami7825,


First, make sure that you are signed in to Apple Music:

  • Open Apple Music
  • In your Menu Bar go to Account -> Sign in... (if applicable)
  • If you are already signed in, all good; otherwise, sign in with your Apple ID


When you select the Search Bar, make sure that you also select iTunes Store on the far right of the Apple Music app page, like so:


Buy music from the iTunes Store on your Mac - Apple Support



The results should show music that you can purchase from iTunes by selecting the price icon next to the song.


Let me know if this works, otherwise I'd be happy to troubleshoot some more.


Have a nice evening!


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