Apple Music on Mac, missing Star Rating and annoying search function

[Buntschwalbe]

Hey there

I have a big Collection of much loved Music on my Mac desktop. I use the apple Music app. Since a few months i miss a few nice features. I cannot rate tracks withs stars anymore. Is there a way to reimplement star rating for songs?
Another problem I've encountered is a annoying way to search for songs or artists in the music app. When i start to search my in music, it sometimes searches online from the apple music store; instead of the wanted search of my own music Library. Is there a way to disable the online search in the Program?
Any help and hints appreciated!

 

[HDFan]

You didn't mention your OS version or Mac versions.



When searching are you selecting "Your Library"?

 

[Buntschwalbe]

Thanks for your reply. I use Monterey 12.3 (21E230) and following Version of Music:

The star Rating doesn't appear on my App:

About the search function. You're right. When I do my first search in Apple Music there appears this Icon on the right side of the window:

So I do my first search, and find something in my own library. Everything good so far.

But if I do a second search, the program starts to search in the Apple Music store (as you can see in the following screenshots):

-this is how my second search looks like:

-that is where my second search leads to:

 

[ItWasNotMe]

There's a setting in 'Preferences' on the 'General' tab - show Star ratings

They have messed about with this over the years though, just like everything else...

I can set it from the 'get info' for a track (or selection of tracks), in song playlists (if that column is visible) or right click on an item in the Playing next list. Probably others...

 

[Buntschwalbe]

There's a setting in 'Preferences' on the 'General' tab - show Star ratings

Thanks! How could I've not seen this setting! I've literally checked it a dozen times! ?‍♂️