Thank you for the reply. The issue is isolated to the Apple Music app. All other apps connect seamlessly with the internet through the WiFi connection.
I have Safari, Chrome, and Edge installed on the iPad and have zero issues surfing the web with any of the browsers.
The iPad is running the latest version of IOS - 17.0.3, the router firmware is up to date, my ISP service is operating normally, and the router was given a hard reset (powered cycled off and then on). I have had this issue on a numbered of different WiFi feeds, including tethering to a number of different iPhones and Samsung cell phones. All of this was tried on multiple occasions prior to posting the request for help.
The only issue that I have been having is Apple Music’s inability to “connect” to WiFi when the iPad clearly is on line.
I might have found the source of the problem. I am running ExpressVPN on the iPad. I uninstalled the app and I was able to have Apple Music connect. I reinstalled and reinitialized the VPN and, up until this point in time, I still have Apple Music “connecting”. There may be a bug in iPad OS dealing with VPN’s or it might be on the ExpressVPN side.
The curious issue about the VPN connectivity is that I have ExpressVPN running on my iPhone and I do not experience any issues with Apple Music connecting while the VPN is active.