HT203167 i recently had to wipe my hard drive to upgrade os. now i can't find my music. how do i get it back?

I recently had to wipe my hard drive to upgrade os. Now i have no music in my itunes library. How do I get the music back?

If you have lost your previously purchased iTunes data, you can Download Past Purchases - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519.
If for any reason you can't do the above -  Contact the iTunes Store - http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/.  At the bottom left, you will see a "contact support" link.  Just select it, then select "iTunes Store", and the select "purchases, Billing and Redemption".   Follow the on screen instructions.
They will recommend in the future, you back up your data, but usually grant a one time "re-grant" of all your purchases.
Music that was not purchased from the iTunes store, would need to be re-import into iTunes from the discs.

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