HT201272 my music is missing how can i get it back?

hello?

If you are in a country where music can be re-downloaded, and if it's still in the store, then you should be able to re-download as described on the page that you posted from e.g. via the Purchased tab in the iTunes store app on your phone and the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store home page on your computer's iTunes. If you can't re-download it then you can sync it back from your computer's iTunes or your backup of your downloads. If you can't re-download it and you haven't got a copy of it anywhere and it's still in the store, then you could try contacting iTunes Support and see if they will grant you a re-download : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page

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I found the following information that may be helpful:
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
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