HT1879 where is my music in itunes after purchase?

why doesn't purchased music appear in itunes? I bought an album- it says "purchased" under the album and next to the songs, but I can't see the music in my collection, and there is no apparent way to get it into my music on itunes. Any ideas?

If you restart itunes, your music should show up. Also you can plug your device in (if your using it for an ipod, iphone,etc) and click on the button that says the device's name. From there you click music and see if its listed under selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres. Hope this helped!

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