iPhone Apple Music requires subscription for purchased music

[phonohead]

I’ve uploaded/synced my music collection (29 GB) on to my iPhone. However, when trying to play some of the songs I’m prompted to “choose my subscription” - as if I need Apple Music to listen to my own, legally obtained, music.

For instance: Track 1 on David Bowie’s Blackstar requires a subscription, track 2 and onwards are playable.

Any ideas what could be causing this?

PS. This is not the case if the songs are played from my MacBook Pro.

 

[Super Spartan]

I have never and will never use iTunes/Music.


I want to have control of my music. I tried many apps which were all clunky and looked liked similar organization for music tools like Music. Then I stumbled upon foobar2000 for iOS! Works like a charm, I copied all my MP3s to it and I just hit SHUFFLE and it plays them all in random order.

 

[StellarVixen]

I’ve uploaded/synced my music collection (29 GB) on to my iPhone. However, when trying to play some of the songs I’m prompted to “choose my subscription” - as if I need Apple Music to listen to my own, legally obtained, music.

For instance: Track 1 on David Bowie’s Blackstar requires a subscription, track 2 and onwards are playable.

Any ideas what could be causing this?

PS. This is not the case if the songs are played from my MacBook Pro.

I am hoping, I am really hoping that this is some kind of bug or oversight, and not how they intend things to be.

You cannot lock me out of my purchased songs, that I have PURCHASED, which means I PAID for individual songs to listen to to as much as I want, wherever I want.

My PURCHASED songs have nothing to do with you subscription, Apple!

 

[bransoj]

My phone has a mix of synced stuff and apple music stuff and this isnt happening on my phone. Not sure whats causing it on yours but it seems to be a bug or account issue of some sort.

 

[COMTB]

Ahh this is reminiscent of the whole mytunes and apple adding drm liscensing to songs I physically added to itunes from cds etc back in the day. That debacle pissed me off enough to never use any apple products for music again. Most I do is play pandora or music from another provider. Apple will never touch my music library again.

I also don’t use iTunes to manage my iPad, it’s never been connected to a computer and I don’t have iTunes installed anywhere.