Can't add songs or sound effects

Until a few days ago, I was able to drag and drop tracks I'd purchased on iTunes into my iMovie projects.  Now, even royalty-free music tracks are not playable once I import them into iMovie.
What has happened?  These videos are for my own personal use, and I do not sell them to anyone. How may I use the tracks in good faith that I've purchased?
Thank you so much.

UPDATE: Now it appears that I *can* add music and sound effects as long as there is no overlap.  This is different.  How can I *layer* audio tracks on top of one another in iMovie the way I used to be able to do? 
I can't imagine Apple would have changed this critical component of editing overnight for no good reason.  What say you? 

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