ITunes match songs won't load in iTunes anymore

I purchased iTunes match a while ago and was very happy with it. Normally, I could just open iTunes on my computer and in a second or two all my songs could be streamed or downloaded. Just today though, when I open iTunes, my songs aren't loading. All of cloud tracks appear as in below. You can't stream or download anything and by the Music tab there is a smal cloud icon that keeps appearing as if it's loading. Is anybody else encountering this same problem?

I had an issue similar to this. I think the cause was an interruption in downloading a song from the cloud. After that, it would not let me download any more. Resetting the iTunes store cache under Preferences > Advanced, then restarting iTunes seemed to resolve the issue for me.

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That approach works when I am loading new music.
I have found it doesn't work for music that has been loaded much earlier in time. For those songs, the swiping my finger to the left approach doesn't work.
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I checked the source files on my iMAC, and they are 100 percent perfect.
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The service operates by comparing the selected iTunes Library with the iTunes Store content and 'matching' or 'uploading' - it is very straightforward a 'match' provides equivalent access to iTunes Store content as a recognised 'purchase'; upload simply copies a 256k AAC variant into the cloud. There are no elements of this activity that can erase the local library content.
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iTunes 11 for Mac: Access all your music anytime, anywhere with iTunes Match
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12284
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iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
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