1 iCloud ID, Multiple Apple IDs = problem...HELP, cannot make Family Share with iCloud work

So I have music stored in multiple apple IDs.  I have an iPhone & therefore an iCloud ID.  I wanted to use the family share option however I cannot as the other apple IDs do not have iCloud IDs.  Is there a way to get around this?  I believe the only way one can have an iCloud ID is if they currently have a Mac product & register it through that; I have a PC not a Mac.  Please HELP!!!! Thanks.  

You can create an iCloud account using your existing Yahoo.com ID rather than creating a new ID.  (You can use the other one because it has to be in the form of an email address and linked to a verifiable email account.)  To do this you would go to System Preferences>iCloud and sign in with the ID to create the account, then check the data you want to sync with iCloud.  When you check Mail, you will be prompted to create your @icloud.com email address.  This is the email account that goes with your iCloud account, if you wish to use iCloud email.  When you type the name you would like to use for this address, iCloud will search and tell you if it's already taken by someone else, in which case you will have to choose another.  Type carefully, as once created, your @icloud.com address cannot be changed.  Understand that your iCloud account ID will still be your @yahoo.com address.  The @icloud.com address you choose is for email only.
None of this will effect your existing purchased media using your two Apple IDs.  These will stay the same as purchases are permanently tied to the ID used to purchase them.  Also, Apple will not merge IDs.

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