iTunes Match always matches to wrong album

I purchased many Jamey Aebersold backing tracks on his website, and I would like to upload them to iTunes. However, iTunes Match matches every single one of them to the same incorrect album. The Jamey Aebersold albums are only in iTunes, not Apple Music. I would like them to match correctly because the iTunes files seem to have higher quality than the ones from the website. Is there a way to force Apple Music match the songs to the correct album?

Posted on Jun 15, 2025 11:38 AM

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