Item available for purchase, but not in Apple Music?

[Vlad Soare]

Hi,

I'm looking for a particular album that doesn't appear to be in Apple Music. No matter how I search for it in the Music app, it won't find it. However, I can find it on the iTunes web site, and when I click 'view in iTunes' it opens in the Music app and gives me the option to buy it.
What gives? I thought an Apple Music subscription was supposed to give me access to all of Apple's music library. Is my expectation incorrect? Does a subscription only cover one part of the library, while the rest must be bought separately?
Or am I doing something wrong?

Thank you.

 

[jpn]

Hi,

I'm looking for a particular album that doesn't appear to be in Apple Music. No matter how I search for it in the Music app, it won't find it. However, I can find it on the iTunes web site, and when I click 'view in iTunes' it opens in the Music app and gives me the option to buy it.
What gives? I thought an Apple Music subscription was supposed to give me access to all of Apple's music library. Is my expectation incorrect? Does a subscription only cover one part of the library, while the rest must be bought separately?
Or am I doing something wrong?

Thank you.

apple Music does not give you access to apple's entire music library.
apple Music only gives you access to the parts of it that it has the current license to sell in yr market.
the music owner decides what albums are available for streaming/download vs. only available for purchase.

i have had a lot of examples of this - even examples where an album has been available in apple music, but (apparently) the licensing agreement changes, and when i go to re-download for some reason, its not there in apple music any longer.
or, even parts (certain songs) of an album that simply aren't available for download but other tracks on the same album can be streamed/downloaded.

 

[Vlad Soare]

OK, I can understand if an album is not licensed for my country, but then why can I see it for sale in iTunes?
I am not allowed to listen to it for licensing reasons, but if I pay a bit extra all those reasons will vanish?

 

[-Gonzo-]

Simple answer is because the content owner doesn’t wish it to be made available under a streaming service.
Same reason why some albums have some tracks greyed out and unplayable via Apple Music or even Spotify & Amazon.